Government Regulations

  • Sherman Anti-trust Act

    The Sherman Anti-Trust Act was the first Federal act that outlawed monopolistic business practices.
  • Clayton Antitrust Act

    Clayton Act sought to prevent anticompetitive practices in their incipiency.
  • Prohibition

    U.U. Government Prohibited alcohol in an attemp to lessen crime. The result was actually opposite of what was intended.
  • The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938

  • Immigration and Nationality Act

    Also known as The Hart-Celler Act, abolished the national origins quota system that was American immigration policy since the 1920s, replacing it with a preference system that focused on immigrants' skills and family relationships with citizens or U.S. residents.
  • Fair Packaging and Labeling Act of 1966

  • The Safety and Health Act of 1970

    To assure safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women
  • Union Rules Rule

    New rules require government contractors to give first preference in hiring to the workers of the company that lost the contract
  • Essential Benefits Rule

    insures in the individual and small group markets will be forced to cover services that the government deems to be essential
  • Post Mandates

    The U.S. Postal Service is a government-owned enterprise and is heavily regulated by Congress. No wonder the operation is losing loads of money and putting taxpayers at risk.