Securities Exchange Act of 1934

one that is both legal and morally acceptable to the larger community and immoral decision as either illegal or morally unacceptable to the larger community. In my opinion, Beth’s only choice was between blowing the whistle on an illegal, immoral act perpetrated by Roger or to keep quiet in the continuance of the cover-up, which is against both the law and the code of conduct of her profession. While this could potentially affect the terminally ill patients, I believe they weren’t part of her…

avoid fines or restrictions. One of the recent laws, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act signed in February 2016, puts a strict regulation on the import of goods in the U.S. that are produced with the help of the forced labor thus eliminating the hole in the old Tariff Act. Previously, it was possible to import such goods if domestic production was not able to fully cover the demand. Also, the act requires all the corporations to conduct annual reports that provide the information about…

Franklin Delano Roosevelt lead the country through some of the roughest times, including the Great Depression and World War II. What Roosevelt is known for is being the only president to serve longer than two terms. He combated the Great Depression with the New Deal, strengthened the ties with Latin America, and lead the country though WWII. Although, he died before the war was over, he still was the leader through the majority of it. Franklin Roosevelt was one of the most important leaders the…

with a near unanimous vote what is considered by many to be “the most comprehensive financial reporting legislation since the Securities Acts of 1933 and 1934” (Louwers at al., 2015). The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, commonly referred to as “SOX”, was named after its two main creators U.S. Senator Paul Sarbanes and U.S. Representative Michael G. Oxley. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act has a goal “To protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures…” and was passed with…

having less children and retiring at early ages. Because of these factors, individuals are utilizing Social Security funds more quickly than ever before; it is predicted that Social Security will exhaust its funds by 2034. The end of Social Security will be injurious to those, such as retirees and the disabled, who are currently relying on the agency. As a result, many argue that Social Security will no longer exist when Generation Y reaches retirement…

The Affordable Care Act also known as ObamaCare has been a big issue in healthcare for the past couple of years. It is important to understand the individual mandate that is involved in ObamaCare Act because it will help you understand the problem the individuals are facing while getting health insurance. What I am searching for in ObamaCare to better understand is the individual mandate by looking at the Political history involvement of the act, the actions taken by congress, president, and the…

physical lifestyles change, but also their mental, hence the name, The Great Depression. Some even turned to murder and robbery. The infamous Bonnie and Clyde duo swept the nation robbing, murdering, and kidnapping until they were shot to death in 1934. However, to this day they remain legendary. Not only did The Great Depression affect the United States, but also other countries that traded with us due to the gold standard. The gold standard is a system in which the value of money was…

Supreme Court decided that this applies to state and local government overturning a 30 year old Chicago gun law (Duignan n.d.). Most federal gun laws were enacted through one or more of these acts: the National Firearms Act (NFA) signed into effect in 1934 and amended in 1968, charges taxes on the production and exchange of, and orders the…

C O N D I T I O N L E A D I N G T O T H E D E P R E S S I O N Proceeding the Great Depression the world had found itself in an economic boom. The 1920’s, referred to as the Roaring Twenties the economy was in a state of technological achievement and growth. “Things such as electricity, radio, telephone and cars were being produced for the masses” (DeGrace). Many people had decided to move into cites to more easily surround themselves with these technologies and to find jobs in…

Ulta Salon, Cosmetics, & Fragrance, Inc., now known as Ulta Beauty, Inc., was founded by Dick George and Terry Hanson. The two founders, once executives at Osco Drug, became business partners and launched a business plan made to revolutionize the way women shop for cosmetics (Kukec, 2017). George, once the president of Osco, had developed a new retail concept that would offer high-end cosmetics and fragrances, including services like hair salons and nails. The idea was to provide a convenient…