THE EMPLOYEES’ SOCIAL SECURITY ACT 1969 (“SOCSO”) WHAT IS SOCSO? It is an organization set up to administer‚ enforce and implement the Employees’ Social Security Act‚ 1969 and the Employees’ Social Security (General) Regulations 1971. WHAT IS IT IMPORTANT? It provides social security protection by social insurance including: • • • • medical and cash benefits‚ provision of artificial aids‚ rehabilitation to employees to reduce the sufferings‚ provide financial guarantees and protection
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HITECH Act – Privacy and Security What is the HITECH Act? Protecting the privacy of patient information is one of the top priorities of all healthcare providers and is specifically required by various state and federal laws. On February 17‚ 2009 the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA‚ sometimes referred to as “the stimulus”) included provisions making significant improvement in the privacy and security standards for health information was signed into law by the federal
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Thu United States Social Security Act of 1935‚ was a law signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt‚ on August 14‚ 1935‚ in the throes of the Great Depression. Previous to the act‚ the federal government did not have any plan for pensions‚ public assistance‚ unemployment or health insurance (except for war veterans)‚ but the Great Depression generated misery across the country. The response to this situation was the Social Security Act‚ which was funded by payroll taxes mainly‚ besides
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ISSUES………………………………………………………………………......XI SUMMARY OF PLEADINGS………………………………………………………………………XII PLEADINGS………………………………………………………………………………………….1 1. Whether the rule 74(2) and bye-law 24(5) are in accordance with the principal act laid down by the legislature that is‚ The Sale of Goods Act‚1930? 2. Whether the sale is concluded in Kerala or in Hyderabad (where weighment of Copra was done)? PRAYER…………………………….......…………..………………………………………………XIII INDEX OF ABBREVIATIONS A.P. : Andhra
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Final Energy Independence and Security Act 2007 Michael Swirtz ECN 201 December 12‚ 2012 Introduction Signed on December 19‚ 2007 by President Bush‚ the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA) aims to move the United States toward greater energy independence and security while increasing the production of clean renewable fuels. With prolonged demonstration and a commitment from both government as well as citizens’‚ to protect consumers from the inflation of oil prices when there
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The Social Security Act was brought into effect on August 14‚ 1935. Taxes had been collected for the first time in January 1937‚ and the first lump-sum payment was made that same month. Regular ongoing monthly benefits started January 1940. In 1939‚ the law included benefits for the retiree’s spouse and children‚ called “Survivors Benefits” (New York Life 1). Disability benefits were then added in 1956. The current version of the Act has been reformed to include social welfare and social insurance
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The Social Security Act was created August 14‚ 1935. This Act was made during President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s first term as president of the United States by the President’s Committee on Economic Security and by Frances Perkins‚ and also passed by Congress as part of the New Deal Act. The Act was an attempt to restrict what were seen as a threats in the modern American lifestyle‚ including older people‚ Poverty‚ unemployment‚ and the struggles of single women with fatherless children was another
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The Social Security Act of 1935‚ enacted during President Franklin D. Roosevelt‚ has become a third rail in today’s American society. By third rail‚ various scholars explain that if a politician these days were to try to alter or change the structure of the law dramatically‚ then they could essentially destroy their political career. One must understand how the United States gained this transformative law through our country’s history‚ both the official and non official actors involved in enacting
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Some of the ways that the Private Securities Reform Act of 1995 changed both the responsibilities and at the same time benefited auditors The Reform Act: Places a cap on damages that would potentially reduce the maximum amount that auditor’s could be liable for. Requires plaintiffs to pay defendant’s reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses directly related to litigation found by the court to be frivolous and unwarranted. This may make it unlikely that auditor’s will be sued for deep pockets
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1933 to 1939 was a horrific time for the Jewish population. During this time Adolf Hitler released the Nuremberg Laws. To start‚ these consisted of a “Law against Overcrowding in Schools and Universities limits the number of Jewish students in public schools.” (“Examples of Antisemitic Legislation‚ 1933-1939”).To clarify‚ this law showed that Jews were not welcome in “non-Jewish” schools or universities. This caused the Jews to have a small opportunity in the school life. To add on‚ in 1937 “The
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