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Automatic Renewal
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Regulatory Oversight
Vermont AG Secures $60,000 Settlement With UniFirst Over Auto-Renewal Allegations
By Troutman Pepper Locke State Attorneys General Team
On October 14, 2026, Vermont Attorney General (AG) Charity Clark announced a settlement with UniFirst based on allegations that the company did not comply with Vermont's auto-renewal law. While the…
Traverse Legal Expert Articles
Automatic Renewal Law Compliance: Demand Letters, Class Actions, and What Subscription Businesses Must Do
If you run a subscription business and a plaintiff’s lawyer or a state attorney general has flagged how you handle sign-ups or cancellations, you are looking at real exposure, not…
All About Advertising Law
Automatic Renewal Compliance: What Lawyers Aren’t Telling You About Your Biggest Legal Risks
By Shahin O. Rothermel, Ellen T. Berge
Nearly every automatic renewal article gives companies the same advice: make your disclosures clear and conspicuous, obtain affirmative consent, send acknowledgment notices, and offer a simple cancellation mechanism. This advice…
Consumer Protection Insights
NYC Finalizes Click-to-Cancel and Hotel Junk Fees Rules, Proposes New Junk Fees Rule
By Timothy A. Butler, Matthew White, Tessa Cierny, Cody B. Davis, Ellen M. Gustafson, Greenberg Traurig, LLP
On July 10, 2026, New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) finalized and adopted its “Click-to-Cancel Rule,” which takes effect on Oct. 1, 2026.
Ogletree Deakins Insights
Colorado Updates Requirements for Consumer- and Business-Facing Automatically Renewing Contracts
By By: Michael H. Bell, Tyler C. Strobel
Quick Hits Colorado’s law governing automatic renewal clauses in contracts now applies to businesses and individuals, rather than just individuals. Online automatic renewal contracts must have an online method of…
Consumer Protection Insights
Virginia Enacts Automatic Renewal Consumer Protection Law
By Shirin Afsous, Tonya Esposito, Michael R. Sklaire, Magdalene Eollonardo
Virginia's HB1022/SB493 amends the Virginia Consumer Protection Act to impose new auto-renewal compliance obligations on businesses serving consumers in the Commonwealth, effective July 1, 2026. Sellers must now offer cancellation…
Consumer Financial Services Law Monitor
New York City Proposed “Click to Cancel” Rule Marks First Municipal Effort to Regulate Automatic Subscription Renewals
By Chris Capurso, Caleb Rosenberg, Taylor Gess, Colin Wilson
Marking the latest development in the trend toward increased regulation of automatically renewing subscription offers, on April 8, the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) proposed…
Davis+Gilbert PERKS
Key Trends and Next Steps Surrounding Subscription Business Compliance
Subscription businesses beware: the compliance landscape is shifting quickly, and regulators are paying close attention. Even with uncertainty around the FTC’s “click to cancel” rule, enforcement isn’t slowing down. Federal…
Financial Services Observer
NYC Proposes New Rules for Auto-Renewal Subscriptions
By Timothy A. Butler, Matthew White, Cody B. Davis, Nanette Aguirre
NYC advances proposed rules on subscription cancellations, expanding enforcement against negative option offers and outlining new disclosure and notice requirements.
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Click to Join, Hard to Leave: FTC Reopens Negative Option Rulemaking
By Roma Patel
On March 11, 2026, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) highlighting its Rule Concerning the Use of Prenotification Negative Option Plans, seeking comment…