Junk fees — those bogus charges such as “convenience” and “service” fees —are more than just a nuisance. Now ubiquitous across the economy, junk fees add up to a massive wealth transfer from local communities to corporate profits, disadvantaging honest businesses and costing American families tens of billions of dollars annually.

States are leading the way with durable legislative solutions to eliminate junk fees for good, alongside regulatory action from the FTC, CFPB, and the Biden Administration.

On January 18 at 1 PM ET, join the American Economic Liberties Project for a virtual workshop on how state lawmakers can end this exploitative, unfair practice that big corporations use to extract money from consumers and undermine fair competition. The event will debut Economic Liberties’ new campaign to promote junk fee legislation in statehouses across the country, with additional materials and resources to be made available.

We’ll be joined for discussion and Q&A by Pennsylvania State Rep. Nick Pisciottano and Arizona State Rep. Analise Ortiz, who are championing junk fees bans in their respective states, and closing remarks will be provided by Jon Donenberg, Deputy Director of the National Economic Council at the White House.

Moderated by: Pat Garofalo, Director of State and Local Policy, American Economic Liberties Project.