laws regulating competition,laws protecting consumers, and laws promoting equity and safety

By jbelgarde

  • Sherman Antitrust Act

    Prohibits monopolies

  • Pure Food and Drug Act

    Prohibits adulteration and mislabeling of foods and drugs sold in interstate commerce

  • Clayton Act & Federal trade commission act

    Prohibits price discrimination, exclusive dealing, and other efforts to restrict competition.
    Created the federal trade commission to help enforce antitrust laws

  • Robinson Patman Act

    Bans price discrimination between retailers and wholesalers

  • Lanham Act

    Protects and regulates brand names, brand marks, trade names, and trademarks.

  • Equal Pay Act

    prohibits discrimination in pay on the basis of sex

  • Title VII of the Civil Rights Act

    prohibits discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, or national religion.

  • Truth in Lending Act

    Requires full disclosure of credit terms to purchasers

  • Title IX of Education

    Prohibits discrimination based on sex in education programs or activities that receive federal financial assistance

  • Consumer goods pricing act

    prohibits price maintenance agreements among manufacturers and re sellers in interstate commerce

  • Age Discrimination Act

    prohibits discrimination on the basis of age in federally assisted programs

  • Antitrust improvements act

    strengthens earlier antitrust law; gives justice department more investigative authority.

  • Toy Safety Act

    Gives the government the power to recall dangerous toys quickly

  • Children's Online Privacy Protection Act

    Requires the FTC to formulate rules for collecting online information from children under age 13

  • Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act

    Promotes financial reform to increase accountability and transparency in the financial industry protects consumers from deceptive financial practices, and establishes the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection