Enacted originally in 1948, the Act was amended many times until it was reorganized and expanded in 1972. Primary authority for the implementation and enforcement of the Clean Water Act is now the responsibility of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Under the Clean Water Act, the states have the primary responsibility for preventing, reducing, and eliminating water pollution. The states have to do this within a national framework and, EPA is empowered to move in if the states do not fulfill their responsibilities. (Ch52,pg1355) Works Cited: Business Law 14th Edition, Mallor, Barnes, Bowers, Langvardt, Chapter 52, page 1355.
A positive trend shows that total liabilities have dropped $1.7 million, which is accounted for by a $2 million, or 42%, decrease in long-term debt. Total stockholder’s equity has increased over $600,000 to $22.1 million, which represents a 3% improvement (“University of Phoenix,” 2006). Riordan has made significant strides in paying off debt and reducing liabilities by 12% and increasing stockholder’s equity in these 3 years. These positives continue to make Riordan Manufacturing a valued company to be sought after by investors. Income Statement Analysis Table
Regulatory Risks and Tort Liability LAW 531 Business Law Bernard Cookson, Jr March 16, 2009 Regulatory Risks In every business market there is some type of regulatory system in place to promote safe practices for the company and for the community it exists. Whereas, most of the regulations have been created to address a deficiency that existed at the time of it creation, the overall objectives are to safeguard the environment from various populates. The EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) is the authority that Alumina falls under, and the regulations that their business falls under is the Clean Water Act. The Clean Water Act is the 1977 amended version of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972. Understanding that during the course of daily business, companies may discharge pollutes into the waterways,
RUNNING Head: RIORDAN COMPLIANCE PLAN Riordan Compliance Plan University of Phoenix LAW 531 – Business Law Marnita Robertson June 27, 2009 Riordan Compliance Plane Introduction Riordan Manufacturing with the advice of the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) has assigned a Corporate Compliance Officer (CCO) to create a Corporate Compliance Plan customized to the organization’s specialized field of plastic manufacturing. The corporate compliance plan’s purpose is to detail the importance of internal regulations put in place to minimize enterprise risks by applying the principles recommended by COSO and the CCO. Going forward the mission of the corporate compliance plan
He then continued his education at Purdue University, recieving a master's degree in computer science. Cain also worked for the U.S. Navy where he helped design fire control systems. As time proceeded, Cain became a systems analyst for Coca-Cola. Then in 1977, he moved to Pillsbury where he became vice president by working really hard. Going from information technology to business management, Cain went to work at
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Task 1 1.0 Identify the persons who are responsible for health and safety on the project described above: List the main site personell. Identify their roles and responsibilities in respect of health, safety and welfafe. Client: The client, whether a landlord, private individual or acompany, has many health and safety responsibilities.They must demonstrate an acceptable standard of health and safety. Under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 1994 (usually referred to as the CDM Regulations), they have specific responsibilities: They have to appoint the planning supervisor. They must provide all health and safety information about the workplace where the work is to be carried out.
Burglary and robbery crimes have also been steadily decreasing. Juvenile felony arrests in San Mateo County dropped considerably in the late 1990s, and have varied slightly in recent years. In 2010, there were 9.3 felony arrests for every 1,000 San Mateo County juveniles. Felony DUI arrests have been on the rise every year since 2005. In a 2013 survey, when asked how safe they feel in their neighborhood, 62.7% of county residents stated “excellent” or “very good” as
The murder rate has done more increasing than decreasing over the last few years. In 2009 Philadelphia ended the year with 406 murders, about 70% of them went unsolved. As time passed the murder rate only decreased by a few people. Murders weren’t the only thing that increased, in 2008 the cities rape rate went high it reached a maximum of 1,038 cases. The lowest the city had in the past few years was in 2009, it ended with 896 cases.
Lake Huron, the hardest-hit of the five lakes, experienced record low levels this past winter. These conditions are troubling to the shipping industry, which spent the last year struggling to move cargo into ports with low water levels—a situation similar to the disruption of barge traffic on the Mississippi River (Schwartz, 2013). The irregular weather, while specific to one year, illustrates a larger trend. Extreme drought and high temperatures have kept water levels in the Great Lakes below their long-term averages for the past 14 years. Over the past 43 years, Michigan has been the second-fastest-warming state in the country, followed by Minnesota and Wisconsin (Kalish, 2012).