consumer protection

Polling Results: A Barrier to Justice for Taxpayers Harmed by Corporate Misconduct

Recent polling data from Lake Research Partners answered two overall questions:

(1) How do voters view consumer protection and access to justice?
(2) How do voters view an existing but an obscure tax issue* once it is explained to them?

NACA urges the 117th Congress to (1) remove obstacles that block legal accountability for harmful practices, (2) ensure the tax system does not penalize harmed consumers who stand up for themselves, (3) encourage an active regulatory system that adequately safeguards consumers, and (4) strengthen consumer remedies and protections in critical consumer laws. 

Call for Credit and Debt Protections to Address Financial Distress From COVID-19

Consumer, civil rights, housing, and labor organizations wrote to congressional leaders to recommend that the stimulus package for COVID-19 provide substantial relief for workers, consumers, and small businesses.