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== =Waupaca High School Introduction to Business= =Business Ethics and Social Responsibility= Business ethics are rules based on moral principles about how businesses and employees ought to to conduct themselves. While it is the social responsibility of businesses to uphold their code of ethics, there are government agencies to protect consumers and employees. Some of these government agencies are listed below:

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Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
The FDA is responsible for protecting the public health by making sure the safety, efficacy, and security of human and veterinary drugs, medical devices, food supply, and cosmetics and by regulating the manufacture, marketing, and distribution of tobacco products. The FDA is also responsible for advancing the public health by helping to speed up technology that make medicines and foods more effective, safer, and affordable; and helping the public get the accurate information they need to use medicines and foods, and to reduce tobacco use to improve health. The FDA is obligated to the general public making it safer to consume food products and drugs. The Food and Drug Administartion regulates these items, Most of the laws involving the FDA are part of the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. Other significant laws enforced by the FDA include the Public Health Services Act, which consolidated and revised all existing legislation relating to the Public Health Service. Also parts of the Controlled Substances Act, is the federal U.S drug policy under which the manufacture, importation, possession, use and distribution of certain substances is regulated and also parts of the Federal Anti- Tampering Act, which require that cosmetic liquid oral hygiene products, contact lens solutions, and most over-the-counter drugs to be packaged in tamper-resistant packages.
 * foods, except for most meat and poultry products
 * infant formulas
 * dietary supplements
 * human drugs
 * vaccines and blood products
 * medical device
 * electronic products that give off radiation, such as microwave ovens and X-ray equipment
 * cosmetics
 * feed, drugs, and devices used in pets, farm animals, and other animals
 * tobacco products

Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
The CPSC protects consumers from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard or can injure children. They try to keep families and children away from harm of risky consumer products. They ensure the safety of things such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters, and household chemicals. Acts to regulate: Flammable Fabrics Act (FFA), Federal Hazardous Substances Act (FHSA), Poison Prevention Packaging Act (PPPA), Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act (PSSA), Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA), and Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA).

Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
The Federal Trade Commission is an indipendent organization and was established in 1914 by the Federal Trade commission Act. It promotes consumer protection and the elimination and prevention of what is thought to be harmful anti competive practices such as coesrsive monopoly. It helps consumers. It regulates things like monopolies. It has passed acts such as the Consumer Advertising law which bans false advertising.

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Acts that have been established: Civil Rights Act of 1964 - This law makes it illegal to discriminate against someone on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, or sex. The Pregnacy Discrimination Act - This law amended Title VII to make it illegal to discriminate against a woman because of pregnancy, childbirth, or a medical condition related to pregnancy or childbirth. The Equal Pay Act of 1963(EPA) ﻿-This law makes it illegal to pay different wages to men and women if they perform equal work in the same workplace. The Age of Discrimination in Employment Act of 1769(ADEA) - ﻿This law protects people who are 40 or older from discrimination because of age. Americans With Diabilites Act of 1990(ADA) - This law makes it illegal to discriminate against a qualified person with a disability in the private sector and in state and local governments. The Federal agenciesand they provide leadership and guidence to the frederal angency. -The EEOC has the authority to investigate charges of discrimination against employers who are covered by the law. -They also work to prevent discrimination before it occurs through outreach, education and technical assistance programs. - The EEOC provides leadership and guidance to federal agencies on all aspects of the federal government's equal employment opportunity program. **What they regulate:** **-**discrimination laws -age is a factor in retirement
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Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
The Occupational Safety and Health Adminishtration (OSHA) is the agency that deals with labor forces. Pasting act that help the working class. The **Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)** prescribes standards for wages and overtime pay, which affect most private and public employment.

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
The **U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission** (frequently abbreviated **SEC**) is a federal agency which holds primary responsibility for enforcing the federal securities laws and regulating the securities industry, the nation's stock and options exchanges, and other electronic securities markets in the United States.

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
EPA issued the Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Rule (74 FR 5620) which requires reporting of greenhouse gas (GHG) data and other relevant information from large sources and suppliers in the United States.The purpose of the rule is to collect accurate and timely GHG data to inform future policy decisions.