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| Food and Drug Administration | Federal agency that regulated labeling and safety of food, drugs, and cosmetics sold in the United States. |
| Consumer Product Safety Commission | Federal agency responsible for oeverseeing the safety of all products except food, drugs, and cosmetics, medical devices, tobacco products, firearms and ammunition, motor vehicles, pesticides, airecraft, boats, and fixed site amusement rides. |
| Equal Employment Opportunity Commission | Federal agency responsible for the fiar and equitable treatment of employees with regard to hiring, firing, and promtions. |
| Occupational Safety and Health Administration | Federal agency that provides guidelines for workplace safety and enforces those regulations. |
| Securities and Exchange Commission | Federal agency that regulates the sale of securities (stocks and bonds), licenses brokerage firms and financial adivsers, and investigates dealings among corporations. |
| Environmental Protection Agency | Federal agency that protects human health and our environment. |
| Federal Trade Commission | Federal agency responsible for enforcing the principles of a free enterprise system and protecting consumers from unfair or deceptive business practices. |
| Flextime | A program that allows workers to choose their work hours. |
| Telecommuting | A program that involves working at home, usually on a computer, with ompleted jobs transmitted by e-mail or mail-in disk. |
| Ad Council | A nonprofit organization that helps produce public service advertising campaigns for government agencies and other qualified sponsors. |
| Green marketing | Producing and promoting environmentally safe products. |
| Ethics | Basic values and moral principles that guide the behavior of individuals and groups. |
| Better Business Bureau | One of the oldest nonprofit organizations that establishes self-regulation among businesses. |
| Price gouging | Pricing products unreasonably high when there is a high demand resulting from a monopoly or a ntural disaster. |
| Whistle Blowing | Reporting an illegal action by one's employer. |
