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Q: What is the goal of the FTC, and how does it

What is the goal of the FTC, and how does it achieve its goal? What are some pieces of legislation that enable the FTC to achieve its goal?

Q: List the protected classes under the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (

List the protected classes under the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (as amended in 1991).

Q: Taxpayers in the state of Kentucky alleged that a tax on out

Taxpayers in the state of Kentucky alleged that a tax on out-of-state municipal bonds that excluded interest from in-state bonds was a violation of the commerce clause. Representatives of the state ar...

Q: Whom does the Age Discrimination in Employment Act protect?

Whom does the Age Discrimination in Employment Act protect?

Q: What is required for an employee to be eligible for benefits under

What is required for an employee to be eligible for benefits under the Family and Medical Leave Act?

Q: What is the current amount of the federal minimum wage? When

What is the current amount of the federal minimum wage? When was the last time the federal minimum wage was increased?

Q: Does Title VII apply to same-sex harassment?

Does Title VII apply to same-sex harassment?

Q: Meadows worked as an assistant manager at a Dollar General store.

Meadows worked as an assistant manager at a Dollar General store. While she was ringing up an order for a customer, he became verbally abusive. After she finished ringing up the sale, the customer thr...

Q: Lisa Harrison (Harrison) was hired by Defendant at Family House

Lisa Harrison (Harrison) was hired by Defendant at Family House of Louisiana (Family House), a long term residential treatment facility for chemically dependent women and their children, on November 2...

Q: Baxter Pharmacy paid its pharmacists a salary but no overtime pay.

Baxter Pharmacy paid its pharmacists a salary but no overtime pay. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), employers must pay employees overtime for hours worked in excess of 40 hours per week. Bax...