provide order and efficiency for financial markets‚ insidious plans are still developed by companies which ultimately result in turmoil to the economy. To provide a safeguard to investors‚ the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) was passed by congress in 2002‚ which was constructed because of fraudulent acts of well-known companies such as Enron. Before the SOX was inaugurated‚ two sets of accounting rules were used as guides for CPA firms. These two practices were GAAP‚ which stands for Generally Accepted
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Random Locker Searches without Student Permission Searching of lockers by any education staff is not a pleasant experience for either party involved. In fact it would be one less item to think about if schools were to remove them. In today’s high technology driven world we may even be able to get rid of them all together. Just a thought on how to save money! No lockers? Some may still want them to store their personal items along with books (we are going to CD’s rather than books). This would
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should schools be allowed to conduct random drug tests on students? Many parents rub off on their kids. If the child’s parents do drugs in front of their kids then the kids will think that it’s cool to do drugs. Schools should be allowed to conduct random drug tests because peer pressure‚ prevent a better future for them‚ and cause a safer environment for the students. Schools should conduct random drug tests because kids get peer
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Operations Manager. The reason she cited for the claim is that she was passed over for a promotion that she felt she was most qualified for because of her age which is a clear violation of title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Age Discrimination Act in Employment Act (ADEA) of 1967. The job was given to another female under the age of 40. Since the plaintiff could not provide sufficient evidence that Anita played a role in the decision-making process or that the defendant used discriminatory
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If you have the Princeton Review Book it will cover the same topic. 1. What was the first important cash crop in the colonies? 2. What was the main purpose of mercantilist policies? 3. What were the consequences of the trade and navigation acts in the colonies? 4. Define the Age of Salutary Neglect. When did it end and why. 5. Why was John Peter Zenger acquitted at his trial (on what grounds)? 6. Why was the Great Awakening significant? 7. Why did the colonists object to taxation
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The Indian Reorganization Act In 1887 Congress adopted the Dawes Act‚ also known as the General Allotment Act or the Dawes Severalty Act. It was made so that the Native American Indians could assimilate into American society as landowners and citizens‚ and thus‚ eradicate the fight between the Indians and the U.S. settlers. To do this‚ the government had to give American Indians pieces of land to farm. This act granted to each head of household 160 acres of reservation land for farming (single adults
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Criminal law often prohibits specific acts. Therefore‚ the evidence must be reasonably demonstrate actions caused by the suspects. This particular action is called guilty act - Latin: actus reus. Prohibited acts can constituted by an act or an act of intimidation‚ or in some extreme cases‚ the non-action as well. For example‚ parent starved newborn is also a forbidden act. If the offense is a no action as mentioned above‚ it should be accompanied by a duty. This duty may be due to contracts‚ voluntary
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Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 or Republic Act No. 10175 was signed into law on 12 September 2012. What are the Cybercrime Offenses? offenses against confidentiality‚ integrity and availability of computer data and systems includes illegal access‚ illegal interception‚ data interference‚ system interference‚ misuse of device and cybersquatting computer related offenses this includes computer-related forgery‚ fraud‚ identity theft content-related offenses this includes cybersex‚ child
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Antitrust act in the year 1890. That act strove to control the market environment by putting a tight leash on trusts‚ organizations and companies which went against that act. To complement and strengthen this Sherman act‚ which later on turned out to be the basis of anti trust litigation by Federal government‚ another Act was passed sometime later‚ in the year 1914. This was the Clayton Antitrust act‚ passed by the Congress of the United States‚ drafted by Henry Clayton which explains the
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Information Technology Act The Information Technology Act 2000 (ITA-2000)(IT ACT) is an Act of the Indian Parliament (No 21 of 2000) notified on October 17‚ 2000. History of the Act The United Nations General Assembly by resolution A/RES/51/162‚ dated the 30 January 1997 has adopted the Model Law on Electronic Commerce adopted by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law. This is referred to as the UNCITRAL Model Law on E-Commerce. Following the UN Resolution India passed the Information
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