Care.com FTC Settlement

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Care.com to pay customers $8.5M in FTC settlement for deceiving caregivers, families | TechCrunch

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The FTC is requiring Care.com to pay $8.5 million in refunds for misleading customers about the number of jobs available on its platform and the amount of money caregivers could expect to receive.

The FTC also ordered the company to provide users with a simple way to cancel their paid memberships.

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