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
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Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 Jacqueline Arnold HCA 322 Instructor: Ken Feifer Date: May 26‚ 2015 GINA of 2008 1 The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008‚ also referred to as GINA‚ is a new federal law that protects Americans from being treated unfairly because of differences in their DNA that may affect their health. The new law prevents discrimination from health insurers and employers. The President George W.Bush‚ signed the act into federal
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The Aadhaar Act: A distressed remedy!?! ‘R ight to privacy’ is a term which has been assumed and ignored upon since immemorial times. It is vested within right to life and liberty under Article 21 of the Constitution of India. There are numerous followers who have been constant supporters of this right. Shakespeare also had his own notions of privacy which means ‘undeclared’ which includes sense of ‘social secrecy’. Many known jurists have described privacy as the existence of private element in
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and values to uphold at all times‚ unprofessional acts in a work environment should be at its utmost minimum to prevent a hostile environment. These acts range from insubordination to bullying and intimidation‚ no one deserves to experience such acts and proper consequences should follow. Corporations all over the world experience unprofessional acts on a daily basis from employees and higher officials‚ their policies should not approve of these acts therefore the policies should be held to a higher
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violated the FTC Act because they caused substantial financial loss to consumers with something they couldn’t reasonably avoid (ftc.gov‚ Item 32‚ p. 10 (n.d.). Amazon sold these items without requiring a password so the charges were in the millions of dollars. Apple settled with the FTC for a similar issue in the sum of $32.5 million (ftc.gov‚ 2014). But Apple didn’t settle like Apple did and they claimed that their case was different because their facts were different than the Apple case (FoxNews‚ 2014)
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whether it is Act or Rule‚ is to promote the greatest overall utility for the given situation. If we look in terms of Utilitarianism‚ one would be in favor of killing Tom to save the other four children. Even though‚ Tom would be killed‚ he would promote overall utility by saving four people through his one body. This reminds me a lot of the Trolley problem we studied in Unit five. They killed one man to save multiple. This may be considered immoral in a way‚ but according to Act Utilitarianism
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The Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act‚ known as Public Law 101-496‚ is an amendment to Public Law 91-517 Mental Retardation Facilities and Community Health Centers Construction Act of 1963. This law has had numerous amendments over the years with the most recent being in 2000 transforming into Public Law 106-402. At any rate‚ Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act effect on education enables disabled students to be provided services and support in
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Should Congress have enacted the patriot act to combat terrorism and protect citizens after 9/11/2001‚ or was it an extreme measure of legislation that violated our civil liberties? As a patriotic citizen‚ I feel as though sacrifices are necessary when large-scale devastation occurs. So‚ yes‚ they should have enacted the patriot act which allowed them to invade our privacy and impose unusual treatment of suspected terrorists at that time. Furthermore‚ as long as ISIS is a threat they should use
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Week 1 Case Study Summary Joanne Zippittelli was a 63 year old woman who filed a claim of against J.C. Penney and her employer‚ James Johnson‚ in 2004. She decided to file a claim when she was not promoted to Shift 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
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Introduction This is a case study about an older woman (Gladys) with dementia but has mental capacity. She receives care and assistance in her home‚ she has a cleaner who comes in to clean once a week‚ a neighbour who makes her dinner (Gladys pays for it) and a granddaughter who is her advocate. She has mobility difficulties but can walk short distances with a trolley/Zimmer frame. She spent 5 weeks in the hospital receiving treatment for a urinary tract infection (UTI) and was appointed a care manager
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