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Laws concerning business ethics are delineated in the major codes of Jewish law ( e. g. Mishneh Torah, 12th c .; Shulhan Arukh, particularly Choshen Mishpat, 16th c .).

A wide array of topics on business ethics are discussed in the responsa literature.

Business ethics received special emphasis in the teaching of Rabbi Yisrael Lipkin Salanter ( 19th century ), founder of the Musar movement in Eastern Europe.

Enforcing laws regarding the proper treatment of workers in the food industry has been central to the efforts of Conservative Judaism's Hekhsher Tzedek commission and its 2008 approval of a responsum by Rabbi Jill Jacobs which required paying workers in accordance with Jewish law and treating workers with dignity and respect.