Personal Business Law Timeline 2

By Drew Schappell

  • Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

    Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
    Created or stemmed off of the Revenue Act of 1862. The IRS is responsible for collecting taxes and the interpretation and enforcement of the Internal Revenue Code.

  • Justice Department

    Justice Department
    Created through the Judiciary Act of 1789 DOJ is the U.S. federal executive department responsible for the enforcement of the law and administration of justice.

  • Food and Drug Administration

    Food and Drug Administration
    Theodore Roosevelt signed the Food and Drug Act, AKA the "Wiley Act" in 1906. The FDA is responsible for protecting and promoting public health through the regulation and supervision of food safety, tobacco products, dietary supplements, prescription and over-the-counter pharmaceutical drugs (medications), vaccines, biopharmaceuticals, blood transfusions, medical devices, electromagnetic radiation,cosmetics, emitting devices (ERED), and veterinary products.

  • Federal Trade Commssion

    Federal Trade Commssion
    Established through the Federal Trade Commission Act. Its principal mission is the promotion of consumer protection and the elimination and prevention of anticompetitive business practices, such as coercive monopoly.

  • National Labor Relations Board

    National Labor Relations Board
    Created through the National Industrial Revovery Act of 1933 NLRB is an independent agency of the United States government charged with conducting elections for labor union representation and with investigating and remedying unfair labor practices. Unfair labor practices may involve union-related situations or instances of protected concerted activity.

  • Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

    Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
    Created through Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and in 1961 President John F. Kennedy signed Executive Order 10925, which required government contractors to "take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed and that employees are treated during employment without regard to their race, creed, color, or national origin." (EEOC) is a federal law enforcement agency, that enforces laws against workplace discrimination.

  • Consumer Product Safety Commission

    Consumer Product Safety Commission
    Created through the Consumer Product Safety Act The CPSC regulates the sale and manufacture of more than 15,000 different consumer products, from cribs to all-terrain vehicles. Its authority ranges from barbecue grills to swimming pools.The CSPC is a regulator of products.