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Corporations want profits without consequences. Courts are giving it to them.
The administrative state is the alphabet soup of agencies that make up most of the United States government, and it has one main job: to police the powerful. The role of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is to break up illegal monopolies and enforce consumer protections. The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) enforces workplace…
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How Presidents affect labor law
Presidential administrations have many options at their disposal to influence the relationship between workers and their employers. As administrations come and go, they often end up turning the same dials back and forth, depending on the party in power. These dials exist where the law is subject to interpretation, allowing the person tasked with enforcing…