unfair practices
Rigged game moves
Unfair practices are business or competitive behaviors considered deceptive, unethical, or harmful—price fixing, false advertising, discrimination, or exploitation of workers.
The phrase appears frequently in legal and regulatory contexts: The company was cited for unfair labor practices.
What counts as unfair varies by jurisdiction and evolves with social standards.
- wage theftEmployer withholding earned compensation
- under the tableWithout official documentation
- fakeNot the real thing
- bait-and-switchFraudulent substitution tactic
- hidden feesConcealed additional costs
trick · deceptive marketing · bribery · kickback scheme · predatory lending · steal · forced labor · counterfeit goods · discrimination · double standards · racism · false advertising · insider trading · embezzlement · coercion · redlining · cheat · misrepresentation
- labor relationslabor relations, labor disputes, collective agreement, union elections, bargaining
- regulationregulators, rules, laws, regulatory oversight, standards
- ad rulesad disclosure, false advertising, ad ban, deceptive ads, misleading labels
- Insurance Regulationstate regulation, federal oversight, insurance commissioner, market regulation, filing requirements
- trade regulationantitrust, monopoly, monopolies, mergers, price fixing
- union bustingunion busting, strikebreaker, strikebreaking, scabs, scab
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Right conduct guidelines
ethical conduct · fair dealing · integrity · ethical business practices · equitable treatment
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Contest without unfair advantage
level playing field · fair trade · square dealing · fair play · sportsmanship
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