The Companies Act 2006 which received Royal Assent in November 2006 consists of 1300 sections and is the thought to be the single largest piece of legislation ever made. This Act restates and replaces most of the company law provisions brought in by the previous Acts. The 2006 Act introduces an extensive range of changes to areas of company law such as the formation of a company‚ directors’ duties and liabilities‚ members/shareholders rights and share capital maintenance. Although the majority
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sexual harassment‚ and promotion issues. One particular challenge women face is the fundamental right to have a family‚ which includes the Pregnancy Discrimination Act. Managers in every organization should be familiar with this important act and the associated legal issues. In this paper‚ I will discuss the Pregnancy Discrimination Act by reviewing the history‚ presenting the employer’s and employee’s perspective‚ and I will conclude with suggestions for all managers and employers. History In
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Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act or CISPA is legislation that is currently being resurrected in the House of Representatives after failing to make it to a vote in the senate last year as reported as previously threatened with veto by President Obama.(WILHELM‚ 2013). According to the bill’s author‚ as reported by Wilhelm (2013) the bill aims to allow more sharing of “cyber threat intelligence” between the U.S. government and private
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Primer on Sarbanes Oxley What is the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and why was its enactment necessary? The Sarbanes-Oxley Act was enacted on July 2012 under the administration of President George W. Bush. The passage of this law was a reaction to a number of major corporate and accounting scandals that included Enron‚ Tyco International‚ WorldCom and Adelphia. What the myriads of corporate scandals have in common was skewed and questionable reporting of financial transactions that cost investors billions
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[Type the company name] | Why the Sarbanes-Oxley Act should not be repealed. | [Type the document subtitle] | | Introduction of Sarbanes Oxley On March 5th‚ 2001‚ Fortune magazine released an article by Bethany McLean. The theme of this article was that Enron’s stocks were overpriced. She stated that Enron’s stocks were really popular and that its numbers were really impressive. Its revenues had doubled to over $100 billion‚ earnings were increasing by 25% and stocks were returning
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Deanna Parkin 8 February 2013 Summarising key aspects of the Equality Act 2010 The primary purpose of the Act is to codify the complicated and numerous array of Acts and Regulations‚ which formed the basis of anti-discrimination law in Great Britain. This was‚ primarily‚ the Equal Pay Act 1970‚ the Sex Discrimination Act 1975‚ the Race Relations Act 1976‚ the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 and three major statutory instruments protecting discrimination in employment on grounds of
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Republic Act No. 9231 Main goals * Elimination of child labor * Protection for the working children Responsibility of the State * Provide special protection to children to keep them safe from all forms of harm such as: * Abuse * Neglect * Cruelty * Exploitation * Discrimination * The responsibility for the normal development of the children gravely threatened or endangered by circumstances will came from the parents/legal guardian on behalf of
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PAYMENT OF GRATUITY ACT‚ 1972 Section Particulars s Introduction 1. 2. 2A. 3. 4. 4A. 5. 6. 7. 7A. 7B. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Short title‚ extent‚ application and commencement Definitions Continuous service Controlling authority Payment of gratuity Compulsory insurance Power to exempt Nomination Determination of the amount of gratuity Inspectors Powers of Inspectors Recovery of gratuity Penalties Exemption of employer from liability in certain cases Cognizance of offences Protection of action taken
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The Endangered Species Act (ESA) was passed into law on the 28th December 1973. It was enforced by the United States of America to protect critically jeopardized species from extinction‚ from a consequence of development and economic growth and the conservation of the environment they depend on. There are two main federal agencies that are administered to the act: the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). A species is considered
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DEFAMATION ACT 2013 ! The Defamation Act 2013 enacts significant reform‚ but does not try to replace the common law and start afresh. At the time of July 2013 the Act has not yet ‘commenced’ (came into force)‚ so that for the moment‚ the law remains strictly unchanged but it received a royal assent in April by Lord McNally stated the new act will take effect on 1 January 2014‚ bravely tries to codify large parts of case law as well as introducing some modest reforms.The Defamation Act 2013 creates
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