How Laws Affect Businesses

In addition to the laws that govern all citizens of the United States, there are specific laws that pertain more directly to businesses. Business law consists of laws that directly affect business activities. Once a legal business structure is determined (see Chapter 6), a wide variety of laws affect how the business is run as well as how it treats its employees and consumers. Finally, there are laws that determine what happens when a business needs to stop operating.

Running a Business: Essential Concepts of Business Law

Even before a business opens its doors, various business laws affect it. There are laws that regulate how the business are to be established and how it interacts with other businesses, its employees, ...

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