Two Federal Trade Commission decisions indicate nonprofit groups are still viewed as enablers of anticompetitive activities Two recent orders by the Federal Trade Commission show the agency is keeping a close eye on associations in its attempt to stamp out potential antitrust violations, and for groups caught in its crosshairs, the results can be costly. Such was the lesson learned by the Music Teachers National Association, a $2.5 million-revenue organization contacted by the FTC last year about a provision in its code of ethics that restricted members from soliciting clients from rival music teachers. Even though the association had never enforced the code and its board… Read More