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FTC Prohibits Use of Broad Environmental Marketing Claims Without Substantiation
In 1992, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued the "Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims" (the Environmental Marketing (more...)
Discrimination Prohibited by the Equal Credit Opportunity Act
In response to concerns that women and minorities were unfairly discriminated against in applications for loans and credit, Congress enacted (more...)
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