The settlement would also require Allied to provide each of its present and future employees a notice, and to retain a signed acknowledgment from each such employee. Individual debt collectors may be financially liable for their violations of the Act. On behalf of the FTC, the Department of Justice today filed the complaint and proposed settlement in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia. The Commission vote to refer the complaint and proposed settlement to the DOJ for filing was 5-0. This consent decree is for settlement purposes only and does not constitute an admission by the defendant of a law violation.
Consent decrees have the force of law when signed by the judge.