Other Areas of Law

On June 29, 1946, Congress enacted legislation to "facilitate the admission into the United States the fiancees or fiances of members of the armed forces of the United States."

According to Black's Law Dictionary, a general power of attorney authorizes someone to act on your behalf in financial matters, while a durable power of attorney is one that remains in effect when...

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) "prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in employment, transportation, public accommodation, communications and governmental...

The term public information refers to information collected and held by various levels of government that are available to public inspection by virtue of its nature, or at the request of...

The Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) was originally created during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s for the purpose of eliminating discrimination based on race. It was updated in 1988...

The Judicial Conduct and Disability Act was signed into law by Jimmy Carter on October 1, 1980. Under this Act, any individual can file a complaint against any federal judge whose court room...

A general look at the Americans With Disabilities Act and how it relates to toilet height.

The Official Secrets Act, which can refer to the laws of a half dozen nations, is designed to protect official information from disclosure. The most notable country to enact such a law is the...

Civil aviation in Canada is governed by the Aeronautics Act. The agency responsible for implementation of the Act is Transport Canada, which is done primarily through establishing standards and...

The purpose of a power of attorney is to authorize someone to act on your behalf. California's Power of Attorney Law governs the creation and amendment of powers of attorney. The person who...

A few countries have enacted the International Insurance Act. These countries include St. Lucia, Belize, Samoa, Botswana and Grenada. The purpose of these acts is to facilitate offshore banking...

Heart and lung problems caused by London's Great Smog of 1952 killed roughly 4,000 people. The Clean Air Act of 1968, Control of Pollution Act of 1974 and Environmental Protection Act of 1990...

The Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax Act, also known as the HEART Act, was passed by Congress and signed by President George W. Bush in 2008. The act allows tax and retirement-account...

The New Jersey Soil Erosion and Sediment Control Act is a piece of legislation created in the 1970s to prevent the spread of soil erosion. The Act is located in Title 4, Section 24 of New Jersey...

Renouncing United States citizenship is a serious act, but may be required to enter a different country or receive a foreign citizenship. The act of renunciation must be performed in front of a...

Record retention concerns the federal government requiring businesses, organizations and government bodies keeping copies of records that may or may not be immediately relevant to day-to-day...

Due to the complex nature of land survey regulations, the California legislature adopted The California Professional Land Surveyors Act in order to govern the land surveyor industry. It is...

The Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007, also known as the Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2007, is the bill passed by the 110th U.S. Congress (H.R. 3996). It became public law 110-166 Dec. 20, 2007....

The Infertility Treatment Act 1995 was created to regulate infertility treatment within the State of Victoria, Australia. A statutory body called the Infertility Treatment Authority was...

The Tax Consolidation Act of 1997 was a comprehensive set of taxation reforms passed by the parliament of Ireland. It was aimed at bringing about unprecedented changes into the nature of the...

Civil right laws have helped ensure equal opportunities for handicapped individuals. It's illegal to discriminate against handicapped individuals in areas of employment, public transportation,...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Modernization Act of 1997 modified regulations on food, drugs, medical devices and other products. The bill was signed by President Bill Clinton on November...

Uniform Construction Code Act governs all construction-related work and construction work sites in the state of Pennsylvania. The Act also ensures uniform, modern construction standards and...

The Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008, also known as the FHA Modernization Act of 2008, was finally signed into law by former President George Bush on July 30, 2008 after many failed...

The Energy Independence & Tax Relief Act of 2008 contains several provisions to extend or allow tax credits for clean energy or renewable energy technologies. Some of these technologies are:...

The Unfair Claims Practices Act, also known as the Unfair Claims Settlement Practices Act, is legislation designed to protect consumers from inappropriate conduct of insurance companies. The act...

Trash disposal is a pressing environmental issue for regions worldwide. In addition to growth in population and consumerism, disposal of all the trash that we generate is a growing problem....

U.S. immigration law considers children accompanying parents who enter the United States illegally also to be illegal aliens regardless of the duration of their own stay in the United States. Two...

The Rent Control Act of 2009 in The Philippines was signed into law on July 14, 2009, by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

The Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 (EGTRRA), a piece of tax legislation passed in 2001, made several changes in the U.S. Internal Revenue Code. A second tax law, passed...

The Uniform Power of Attorney Act of 2006 "provides a simple way for people to deal with their property in case of incapacity," according to the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform...

The Americans with Disabilities Act ensures that disabled Americans are not discriminated against for their disability by setting minimum standards of accessibility for all facilities utilized by...

Congress enacted the Negotiated Rulemaking Act in 1990 to encourage federal administrative agencies to engage in negotiated rulemaking. Negotiated rulemaking is an administrative process where a...

The Colorectal Cancer Prevention, Early Detection and Treatment Act of 2009, also known as H.R. 1189, is a bill before Congress that bill seeks to establish a national screening program for...

Discrimination is a word that we hear too much at times, and there are many groups that suffer from it. People with disabilities, although intellectually equal or superior to those physically...

The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) regulates and controls the distribution, sale and use of pesticides. FIFRA is administered by the Environmental Protection Agency in...

The Rent Control Act of 2009, also known as the Republic Act (RA) Number 9653, is a legislative act signed by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo that creates a year-long moratorium on increasing...

The Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act was enacted in 2001, providing $1.7 trillion in tax reductions through 2008. The bill added a new 10 percent tax bracket and reduced taxes...

The growth of massage therapy both as a profession and a service has grown significantly in the United States. The proliferation of massage therapy led to an increase in the regulation of the...

Age discrimination can be devastating in the workplace. The U.S. Congress and numerous state legislatures have determined a need to protect people from discrimination on the basis of age....

In many countries, such as Australia, consumer and labor laws are enforced and administered by a single governmental agency. However, in the United States, labor laws are administered and enforced...

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) was designed to protect the rights of infants, toddlers, children and young people with disabilities. It was also created to meet their needs...

The United States has several federal laws to provide disabled individuals equal opportunities in living, working and educational environments.

Privacy advocates have long resisted efforts to implement a national identification card system in the United States. However, the Real ID Act of 2005 would come close to establishing a national...

Power of attorney is a legal document that protects the interests of an individual who has given another person authority to act on his behalf. Some powers of attorney are used for a short period...

The growth of human influence over the environment has led to many fish, plants and wildlife being so depleted that they border on extinction. Congress passed the Endangered Species Act in 1973 in...

The Homestead Act was a United States federal law, signed into law by President Abraham Lincoln in May 1862, that allowed applicants to obtain title rights to 160 acres of land in regions located...

Congress has not been idle in providing the handicapped with rights to alleviate their disabilities. They have passed a number of laws that prohibit many forms of discrimination as well as...

The Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 was created to protect government employees who disclose information relating to "fraud, waste, abuse and unnecessary government expenditures." The authors...

In 1990, President George H. W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act into law. The act ensures that disabled persons receive the same opportunities as every one else. The act defines a...