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Interstate Commerce
Created the Interstate Commerce Commision to oversee railroad freight business. Abolished in 1995. -
Sherman Antitrust Act
banned any agreements and actions "in restraint of trade". Milestone in the fight against trusts and set the tone of antitrust legislation -
Federal Trade Commision Act
created the Federal Trade Commision to investigate charges of unfair methods of competition and commerce -
Clayton Antitrust Act
further defined the principples in the Sherman Antitrust Act. Prohibited a number of specific unfair business practices, including price setting and price discrimination -
Fair Labor Standards Act
set minimum wages, benefits, safety and health compliance, work for non-citizens, working conditions, equal opportunity, employment and privacy regulations -
The Robinson-Patman Act
reinforced the section of the Clayton Antitrust Act dealing with price discrimination -
Celler-Kefauver Act
Amended the Clayton Act to prohibit corporate aquisitions when they substationally decrease competition -
Immigration and Nationality Act
ensures that only U.S. Citizens and individuals with work visas can be hired -
Fair Packaging and Labeling
All product lables must contain info about the product such as nutrition, sixe and distributioon and manufacturing -
The Safety and Health Act
ensures that employers provide safe and sanitary work environment through inspections and grading scale -
Employee Retirement Income Security Act
ensures that employees receive retirement plan options and healthcare benefitdto which they are entitiled -
Antitrust Procedures and Penalties Act
increased penalties for violating antitrust laws -
Parens Patriae Act
gives states the right to sue companies on behalf of citizen harmed by company violations