This chapter highlights that the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 (HSW Act) is probably the most important piece of Health and Safety (H&S) legislation in recent decades and forms the basis of the H&S law. As well as setting out general duties on employers and others is concerned, ...
The Trade Act of 1974 is a piece of legislation passed by the U.S. Congress to expand American participation in international trade and reduce trade disputes. The enactment of the law happened on Jan. 3, 1975. The act provided the authority to reduce or eliminate trade barriers and to impr...
Privacy Act of 1974.This law includes a code of fair information practices that govern the collection, maintenance, use and dissemination of information about individuals. ThePrivacy Actrequires Federal agencies to contain personal data in systems of records, which is a collection of records from whi...
Talent gap.Compounding the problem of technical complexity, there is a significant shortage of professionals trained in AI and machine learning compared with the growing need for such skills. Thisgap between AI talent supply and demandmeans that, even though interest in AI applications is growing, ...
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is like giving computers or machines the ability to think and make decisions similar to how humans do, but usingalgorithmsanddata. It’s all about teaching computers to learn from experiences, solve problems, and even understand and respond to human language. AI is ...
I.A - What is anarchism? Anarchism is a political theory which aims to create anarchy,“the absence of a master, of a sovereign.”[P-J Proudhon,What is Property, p. 264]In other words, anarchism is a political theory which aims to create a society within which individuals freely coopera...
A letter of determination is a document from the IRS that shows a retirement plan qualifies for tax-advantaged status.
The Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) is a federal civil rights law designed to ensure fair lending practices. Passed in 1974, it prohibits lenders from discriminating against applicants based on personal characteristics, with the exception of their ability to repay the loan. ...
“Also, some real estate agents may steer clients away from certain neighborhoods based on their racial makeup.” This practice, known as steering, is also now illegal. Bias also impacts the home appraisal industry. Because home appraisals look at past property value trends in neighborhoods, ...
Let’s explore some of the main laws that regulate futures contracts: Commodity Exchange Act (CEA):The CEA is a federal law in the United States that provides the regulatory framework for futures and options trading. It grants the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) the authority to ove...