Mugged by the law
Article Abstract:
Instances when the implementation of existing US laws aimed at protecting certain sectors of the population actually resulted in damages to other individuals are presented. These regulations include the equal employment opportunity, tenancy and affordable housing laws.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0375
Year: 1999
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Mugged by the law
Article Abstract:
The legal system has too many regulations that often fail to protect the innocent and poor. The cases of a bakery owner being charged excessively by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and a homeowner forcibly evicted from her own home illustrate this.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0375
Year: 1997
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Meet some Americans who have been ... mugged by the law
Article Abstract:
Several laws have hindered the business success and self-sufficiency of a number of Americans. Such laws have made criminals out of hard-working entrepreneurs and have limited their economic choices.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0375
Year: 1999
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