: any of various acts by an employer or labor organization that violate a right or protection under applicable labor laws Note: The unfair labor practices that are specified in the National Labor Relations Act are the following: 1) the interference, restraint, or coercion of employees in the...
Page 1. Whatever Happened to the Small Businessman? The California Unfair PracticesAct by J. Thomas McCarthy* I INTRODUCTION : THE PRICE WAR BLITZKRIEG -CaulRetailer runs a small "super market" grocery1 operatingMcCarthy, J. Thomasu.s.f.l.rev...
Both federal and state laws regulate deceptive advertising. The Lanham Trademark Act regulates false advertising at the federal level. Many states have adopted the Uniform Deceptive Trade Practices Act, which prohibits three specific types of representations: (1) false representations that goods or servi...
Also, most states have enacted a version of this model law. Called the Unfair Claims Settlement Practices Act, it protects insurance buyers from unjust behavior by insurers in the claims settlement process. Specifics of the law vary from state to state. Unfair Claims Settlement Practices Acts (U...
9 RegisterLog in Sign up with one click: Facebook Twitter Google Share on Facebook unfair Also found in:Dictionary,Thesaurus,Wikipedia. for the purposes of the Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts regulations unfairness arises where, contrary to the requirement ofGOOD FAITH, the term causes a signi...
In 1972 the California legislature enacted an Unfair Practices Act, derived from the Model Unfair Claims Practices Act of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, as part of the California Insurance Code. Fidelity and surety law More results ► Financial browser ? ▲ unearned income unea...
UDAAP is an acronym that stands for unfair, deceptive, or abusive acts or practices by the providers of financial products and services. They are illegal as per the Dodd-Frank Act. The law gives authority to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to come up with rules surrounding these illega...
The California Consumer Legal Remedies Act is often used as an alternative to the Unfair Competition Law and False Advertising Law, and was enacted to protect consumers against unfair and deceptive business practices. Unlike the UCL, the CLRA contains no general proscription against “unfair” or...
Alaska adopted its consumer protection statute, the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Act (UTPCPA), amid a national movement to strengthen consumer protection laws. The UTPCPA uses broad language to encompass a wide range of conduct. However, creative pleading and recent applications of...
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