Consumer Product Safety Commission

S. in 1890 created antitrust laws through the Sherman Act. This law wanted to preserve free trade from the competition by restraining monopolistic activities (FTC, N.d.). Congress enacted two additional antitrust laws in 1914, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Clayton Act (FTC, N.d.).…

the chain currently operates 215 club locations and more than 120 gas stations across 15 states. The company says that its mission is “to provide brand named products to their customers at prices that are lower than the prices found at department stores, retail operations”. There are two types of members, small business operators and consumer members. While all the other competing clubs considers small business operator to be their foremost member, BJ’s focuses more on retail customers and this…

made her discriminatory actions blatantly obvious. Since Eve Ann Jellical’s behavior was so bad that Adam Upps had to leave the company he could argue constructive discharge. Constructive discharge is defined by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) as: “forcing an employee to resign by making the work environment so intolerable a reasonable person would not be able to stay” (EEOC Prohibited…

A study reveals that crime and safety concerns have been regarded by 82% of mothers with children from 3 to 12 years old as one of the primary reasons they keep children indoors (White 2004). Because of the fear of strangers, a great amount of children are no longer free to roam their neighborhoods or even their own yards unless accompanied by adults (Moore and Wong 1997). It is justified that parental perception of safety has a profound impact on children’s outdoor experiences…

and safety, can demonstrate to their employees how they are valued, committed, and supported. The desired outcome of this proposed intervention is to promote organizational citizenship behavior which may facilitate employee commitment to the goals and values of the organization, job satisfaction, and enthusiasm for success of the program and thereby improving…

residents since it would potentially cause more food-borne illnesses. As a Rhode Islander, you should understand the role of our state government is to ensure food are safe to be consumed. You should not solely focus on your own pleasure and ignoring food safety concerns. If nutritional quality is your main reason supporting raw milk sale, then I will tell you we have an easy fix to that. Under this technologically advanced world, vitamins and nutrients lost can be easily added back to…

My Favorite Molecule It is interesting to think how the human race is so dependent on today’s technology. Many of the machines that we use function with combustion. Combustion is key to the success and growth of our development. On the other hand, that same concept that builds us can also kill us. Even worse, it is nearly undetectable! As hazardous as it is to people, it’s just as hazardous to the environment. Carbon monoxide is to blame for being such a nuisance, but that’s what makes it so…

Increasingly smaller medical practices with the solo practitioner are going by the way side. Physicians are faced with increasing government regulations, ever-changing insurance mandates and higher operating costs. With the ACA tying the physicians’ performance into variable payment reimbursement, maintaining the bottom line will prove more and more difficult. In 2009 the government passed the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act to support the widespread…

The Australian Consumer Law (ACL), common law and equity play essential roles in enforcing the appropriate standards of conduct in contractual dealings in Australia. The ACL is consumer protection legislation that sets the appropriate standard of conduct required in commercial dealings of trade or commerce. Common law and equity ensure appropriate standards are adhered to in all transactions not covered by this legislation. Common law is also important in interpreting some of the broader…

impaired quality of life for the little girl. è Robert’s case is a litigation It is a kind of liability issue, and it is a kind of litigation case. From the above story, I cannot get all information whether or not the company provided clear safety warnings and the product did not cause harm when used as…