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sherman anti-trust act
It prohibits certain business activities that federal government regulators deem to be anti-competitive, and requires the federal government to investigate and pursue trusts. -
pure food and drug act
The Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 was the first of a series of significant consumer protection laws enacted by the Federal Government in the twentieth century -
clayton antitrust act
part of United States antitrust law with the goal of adding further substance to the U.S. antitrust law regime; the Clayton Act sought to prevent anticompetitive practices in their incipiency. -
pure food and drug act
The FTC Act was one of President Woodrow Wilson's major acts against trusts. This commission was authorized “cease and desist” orders to large corporations to curb unfair trade practices. Some of the unfair methods of competition that were targeted include deceptive advertisements and pricing. -
national prohibition act
established prohibition -
fair labor and standards act
introduced the forty-hour workweek, established a national minimum wage, guaranteed "time-and-a-half" for overtime in certain jobs, and prohibited most employment of minors in "oppressive child labor" -
office of price administration
The functions of the OPA were originally to control money (price controls) and rents after the outbreak of World War II -
equal pay act
United States federal law amending the Fair Labor Standards Act, aimed at abolishing wage disparity based on sex -
oil pollution act
The law stated that companies must have a "plan to prevent spills that may occur" and have a "detailed containment and cleanup plan" for oil spills. The law also includes a clause that prohibits any vessel that, after March 22, 1989, has caused an oil spill of more than one million U.S. gallons (3,800 m³) in any marine area, from operating in Prince William Sound