Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977
The purpose of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 is to make it unlawful for certain classes of people to make payments to foreign government officials to assist in retaining business according to ("Foreign corrupt practices," 1977). In other words it means it will be unlawful for businesses to accept bribery payments. The Act was violated when a South Korean businessman according to ("Justice News," 2009) was indicted for his role in a bribery conspiracy for $206 million dollar telecommunications contract that involved employees of the Army and Air force Exchange Services. The businessman was a foreign man had allegedly paid two members of the United States AAFES officials payments in the form of cash, travel , and entertainment expenses in exchange for their aid in securing and maintaining a $206 million telecommunications contract for the Jeong’s company, Samsung Rental Ltd ("Justice news," 2009).
References
Foreign corrupt practices act. (1977). Retrieved from http://www.justice.gov/criminal/fraud/fcpa/
Justice News. (2009, May 06). Retrieved from http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2009/May/09-crm-445.html
Organization doesn’t suppose too hire employees based on their religion, sex, or national origin. There are laws against them doing just that. The Civil Rights Act of 1964, The Age Discrimination Act of 1967 and The American with Disabilities Act of 1990 were put in place to avoid discrimination of an individual ("Employment discrimination law"). The laws apply to the whole country and states may add to the laws for more protection but can never limit the protection. The Civil Rights Act is enforced by all employers, labor organization and employment agencies ("Employment discrimination law"). They protect individuals from being discriminating against race, religion, sex and national origin. The Bona Fide Occupational Defense provides employers with certain situations when they can discrimination based on religion, sex, or national origin, but
References
Foreign corrupt practices act. (1977). Retrieved from http://www.justice.gov/criminal/fraud/fcpa/
Justice News. (2009, May 06). Retrieved from http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2009/May/09-crm-445.html
Organization doesn’t suppose too hire employees based on their religion, sex, or national origin. There are laws against them doing just that. The Civil Rights Act of 1964, The Age Discrimination Act of 1967 and The American with Disabilities Act of 1990 were put in place to avoid discrimination of an individual ("Employment discrimination law"). The laws apply to the whole country and states may add to the laws for more protection but can never limit the protection. The Civil Rights Act is enforced by all employers, labor organization and employment agencies ("Employment discrimination law"). They protect individuals from being discriminating against race, religion, sex and national origin. The Bona Fide Occupational Defense provides employers with certain situations when they can discrimination based on religion, sex, or national origin, but
References: Foreign corrupt practices act. (1977). Retrieved from http://www.justice.gov/criminal/fraud/fcpa/ Justice News. (2009, May 06). Retrieved from http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2009/May/09-crm-445.html Organization doesn’t suppose too hire employees based on their religion, sex, or national origin. There are laws against them doing just that. The Civil Rights Act of 1964, The Age Discrimination Act of 1967 and The American with Disabilities Act of 1990 were put in place to avoid discrimination of an individual ("Employment discrimination law"). The laws apply to the whole country and states may add to the laws for more protection but can never limit the protection. The Civil Rights Act is enforced by all employers, labor organization and employment agencies ("Employment discrimination law"). They protect individuals from being discriminating against race, religion, sex and national origin. The Bona Fide Occupational Defense provides employers with certain situations when they can discrimination based on religion, sex, or national origin, but there is no BFOQ defense for discrimination against race ("Employment discrimination law"). Also according to ("Employment discrimination law") there was a patient that argued that intimate personal care should be performed by a female counselors because female inmates who has been abused by men. Therefore the BFOQ agreed with the request and the Department of Health could discriminate based on sex. I would assume that if religion interfere with your work it would possible under the BFOQ for employer to discriminate. Reference Employment Discrimination Law. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Jul 2012. http://www.lawclass.net/chapter-sample/employment-discrimination.html.