The classical social-regulation domain: statutes protecting a person's health, workplace safety, employment terms or standing as a consumer, distinct from the economic regulation of a market's structure or a firm's finances. Belongs here: the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, the Occupational Safety and Health Act, and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as the federal employment anti-discrimination statute. Does not belong here: a statute whose primary subject is data privacy rather than health, safety or employment terms, grouped under data privacy and protection law instead.
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Defining CharacteristicConsumer protection is the practice of safeguarding buyers of goods and services against unfair marketplace practices. 1 Browse By
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1. Consumer protection (Wikipedia)
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Consumer protection is the practice of safeguarding buyers of goods and services, and the public, against unfair practices in the marketplace.
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