The FTC alleges that LA Fitness' parent company is using "opaque and complicated" methods to make it difficult for customers to cancel memberships.

Under the Biden administration, the FTC adopted a “click to cancel” rule, which would have made it easier for consumers to end unwanted subscriptions. But last month, days before that rule was poised to go into effect, a federal appeals court blocked the proposed changes.

The agency’s lawsuit cited tens of thousands of LA Fitness customers who reported it was “exceedingly difficult” to cancel memberships and were charged unwanted fees.