Sentence examples for fair business practice from inspiring English sources

Not soon enough, however, to avoid lawsuits from the Federal Trade Commission, multiple state attorneys general, and several class actions, alleging that Sony's CDs violated state laws defining fair business practice and prohibiting spyware.

As Cory at BoingBoingAnotes, these posts are little more than a "strategy guide for patent trolls" and that the real tactic here is to bonk the little guys while making quiet deals with the bigger guys while explaining their actions in the realm of fair business practice.

"The GIPSA rider was a congressional attempt, on behalf of the poultry integrators, to override fair business practice regulations that address the way the industry treats the farmers that produce chickens for them," said Steve Etka of the Campaign for Contract Agriculture Reform.

In the United States, there is no single agency dedicated to privacy, and while the Federal Trade Commission and the Federal Communications Commission can deal with violations of privacy, those agencies are mainly focused on enforcing fair business practices.

Seller and buyer must respect the law and fair business practices, but because each party wants to maximize its benefit at the other's expense, both must also heed the rule of caveat emptor.

"Fighting for ethical and fair business practices," it reads, "Rowland set an investigation in motion that eventually resulted in the conviction of the mayor and many of his associates for conspiring to defraud the city".

The bigger fashion houses that commission work from artisans hold much of the power within the industry, but new brands and programmes are working to incorporate fair business practices to empower these skilled workers.

To ensure that I would be dealing with reputable dealers, I visited the International Vintage Poster Dealers Association's site (www.IVPDA.com); its members have agreed to adhere to "strict guidelines to ensure the authenticity of the posters they offer for sale and to promote ethical and fair business practices".

These ground rules include laws and regulations and in effect reflect society's view of "codified ethics" in that they articulate fundamental notions of fair business practices as established by lawmakers at federal, state and local levels.

In recent gatherings, including the World Economic Forum in Davos, I found myself listening to people around me make the appropriate remarks about equality — or more precisely inequality — labour markets, executive pay, health and welfare, fair business practices and more.

In May L.L. Bean sued Nordstrom, J.C. Penney, Atkins and Gevalia for pop-ups that appeared on Bean's Web site courtesy of Claria; the complaint alleges the ads crossed the line of fair business practices.