The Affordable Care Act The Affordable Care Act‚ also known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act‚ or Obamacare‚ was put into law by President Barack Obama on March 23‚ 2010. The focus of the Act is a health care law geared towards improving the health care system of the United States by broadening medical coverage to more Americans‚ as well as protecting the existing health insurance policy holders. The Obama Administration‚ states that those people that already have
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U.S.A. Patriot Act. The title for this bill is an acronym for "the United and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act" (USA Patriot Act). In the years since the passing of the Patriot Act‚ there has been much controversy and debate regarding the positive and negative advantages‚ and consequences of this bill. As a member of the law enforcement community I have experienced firsthand some of the changes the Patriot Act has brought upon
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passed the Patriot Act in 2001. Citizen privacy was abridged. The government had increased its ability to intrude on peoples’ private lives. Security policies of the United States were‚ supposedly‚ strengthened by being able to wiretap and use various other surveillance techniques without warning or acknowledgement‚ thereby infringing on individuals’ daily lives and lessening their personal freedom. President George W. Bush signed into law the USA Patriot Act. The Patriot Act by all means is one
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THE EMPLOYEES’ STATE INSURANCE ACT‚ 1948 [Act No. 34 of 1948]1 [19th April‚ 1948 An Act to provide for certain benefits to employees in case of sickness‚ maternity and ‘ employment injury ’ and to make provision for certain other matters in relation thereto. WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for certain benefits to employees in case of sickness‚ maternity and employment injury and to make provision for certain other matters in relation thereto
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Sarbanes-Oxley Act (Sox) 2002: CEOs & CFOs The Sox Act in 2002 enhanced the responsibilities of the CEOs and CFOs by requiring them to certify the accuracy of the financial statements and making sure that there is no intention of fraudulence. Furthermore‚ they could significant penalties such as that they could face up to 10 years for “knowing” violations and up to 20 years if “willing” as well as criminal charges for certifying false information. In addition‚ they will be prohibited from holding
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1.0 Introduction In this Act‚ Government means the Government of Malaysia and of any State in Malaysia. Publication includes all written or printed matter and everything whether of a nature similar to written or printed matter or not containing any visible representation or by its form‚ shape or in any other manner capable of suggesting words or ideas‚ and every copy and reproduction or substantial reproduction of any publication. Ruler means the Yang di-Pertuan Agong or the Ruler or Yang di-Pertua
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* Human rights act (1998) * Disability discrimination act(1995) * Sex discrimination act (1975) * Protection of children act(1999) * Health and safety at work act (1974) * (COSHH) control of substances hazardous to health regulations(2002) * Data protection act (1998) Human rights act(1998)-human right gives you the right to live to certain freedoms on what you can say and do anyone in uk has to respect theses rules cannot be gone against as its a law. Human right gives
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Higher Education Act: INCREASING AFFORDABILITY? Lawmakers have recently reauthorized the Higher Education Act‚ is an attempt to increase enrollment rates by improving the affordability of a college education through raising financial aid eligibility to in need students. Over the last four years this rise in the federal budget for student financial aid has inflated the cost of a college education to an all time high. Due to these increases in student loan availability‚ not only has the student debt
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THE PREVENTION OF MONEY-LAUNDERING (AMENDMENT)ACT‚ 2009 NO. 21 OF 2009 [6th March‚ 2009.] An Act further to amend the Prevention of Money-laundering Act‚ 2002. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Sixtieth Year of the Republic of India as follows:@ 1. ! Short title and commencement. ! 1. Short title and commencement. – (1) This Act may be called the Prevention of Money-laundering (Amendment) Act‚ 2009. (2) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may‚ by notification in the Official
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refused to release and FLQ prisoners. Québec Labour Minister Pierre LaPorte was then kidnapped by the FLQ members. Trudeau took drastic action and imposed the War Measures Act. The FLQ became an illegal act and separatist Québécois were arrested and held without charge. After all the rights legislation that had
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