Fair Credit Report Act Fair Credit Reporting Act 1970 University Of Phoenix BIS/220 Professor Bob Branch Congress enacted the Fair Credit Reporting Act in 1970 because the improper use of credit records. The reporting agencies put in place procedures for meeting the needs of commerce for consumer credit‚ personal insurance‚ and other information in a manner that is fair to the consumer‚ which is confidential‚ accurate‚ relevant‚ and properly used (Maurer & Thomas‚ 1997). The fair
Premium Fair Credit Reporting Act Employment
the right to have access or received a copy of their personal information held and can seek compensation for damages or distress suffered as result of a breach of the Data Protection Act. The Information Commissioner’s Office also has the power to issue monetary penalties to organisations for serious breaches of the Act. 2 Types of data to be collected and explain how each support HR Two of the key data collected and recorded are training records and appraisals. A progressive employment history
Premium Data Protection Act 1998 Disability Discrimination Act 1995 Human resources
’m just sick and tired of being sick and tired. No one can honestly say Negroes are satisfied. We ’ve only been patient‚ but how much more patience can we have?" Mrs. Hamer said these words in 1964‚ a month and a day before the historic Civil Rights Act of 1964 would be signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson. She speaks for the mood of a race‚ a race that for centuries has built the nation of America‚ literally‚ with blood‚ sweat‚ and passive acceptance. She speaks for black Americans who have
Premium Lyndon B. Johnson Civil Rights Act of 1964 Brown v. Board of Education
My choice topic for the benefits legislation paper is Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 also referred to as GINA. This new federal law will protect society from being treated unfairly because of the differences in their DNA that may affect their health. Genetic discrimination is the misuse of genetic information. Genetic information as defined by GINA including the following: An person’s genetic tests or the genetic tests of the individual’s family members‚ and the manifestation
Premium Health care Genetics Discrimination
------------------------------------------------- The Data Protection Act (UK – 1998‚ Malta – 2001): The DPA concerns the “collection‚ recording‚ organization‚ storage‚ adaptation‚ alteration‚ retrieval‚ gathering‚ use‚ disclosure‚ blocking‚ erasure or destruction of personal data”. The purpose of the Data Protection Act: a. The purpose of the DPA is to protect living individuals against the misuse of their personal data. Examples of such misuse could include exposing of personal data
Premium Data Protection Act 1998 Law Human rights
National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)‚ also known as the Wagner Act‚ was enacted in Congress in 1935 and became one of the most important legacies of the New Deal. Prior to the passage of the NLRA‚ employers had been free to spy on‚ interrogate‚ discipline‚ discharge‚ and blacklist union members. Reversing years of federal opposition‚ the statute guaranteed the right of employees to organize labor unions‚ to engage in collective bargaining‚ and to take part in strikes. The act also created a National
Premium Trade union National Labor Relations Act Collective bargaining
No Child Left Behind Act As a result of America’s struggling education system‚ the children of our country are failing to acquire essential skills and knowledge necessary for success in our world today. Students are lacking proper preparation and determination that is required to go after their goals. There are many absent credentials in the education field. Students in our country need to be more prepared for future events‚ starting with an increase in test scores of individual students.
Premium Education Democratic Party No Child Left Behind Act
Equal Pay Act Assignment HRM6010 – Total Compensation Submitted by Prapatsorn Ratanasait Presented to October 28‚ 2014 College of Professional Studies Northeastern University Research the Equal Pay Act of 1963: why is it important to know this law when designing the internal alignment piece of your compensation program? The Equal Pay Act (EPA) means men and women receive the same amount of payment for doing the same work‚ which it will be illegal if employers pay women less than men or
Premium Employment Fair Labor Standards Act Gender
1. Definition of the Policy The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) signed into law by President George W. Bush on January 8‚ 2002‚ is a comprehensive overhaul of the federal governments requirements of state and local education systems (www.nclb.gov). It reauthorizes the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and replaces the 1994 Improving Americas Schools Act. 2. General Background Information President Bush has made education his number one domestic priority (www.ed.gov). On
Premium George W. Bush President of the United States United States
Child Left Behind The No Child Left Behind Law was passed by Congress in 2001in an attempt to increase the federal role in education and mandate requirements that will affect every public school in America‚ including Texas. The goal of the NCLB act was to create procedures intended to shut achievement gaps between different groups of students. States are mandated to increase student testing‚ gather and publicize subgroup results‚ guarantee a highly qualified teacher in every classroom‚ and guarantee
Premium Education No Child Left Behind Act Teacher