Question

hypothetical discussion sheet between two individuals or a team of employees for each of the following:

Regulatory Factors Governing Procurement
Tax Laws
Conformance to Law
Workplace Discrimination and Harassment

300 words, no copy and paste , no handwriten work

Answer 1

Procurement

Frequently cited regulations & laws

• Uniform Civil Code, United States - It governs business dealings, and, transactions
• As per the World Bank, all bidders should get equal access
• There should be publicity for contract opportunities, and, rules
• There should be a mechanism for rule-based decision making, verification, and, enforcement
• Competition for best contract terms, and, transparency
• Facilitate access to Federal Government procurement opportunity
• Commercial practices based on Federal Acquisition Act Streamlining Act of 1964
• Provide universal access through a single point of entry
• Facilitate access to disadvantaged small business concerns

Tax laws

• Jurisprudence on taxation
• Tax laws passed by the Congress
• National Internal Revenue Code
• Can be exercised without the Constitution; power regulated by the Constitution
• There are statutes granting exceptions
• Tax court created in 1969; cases come from Treasury department agencies, and, the Internal Revenue Service
• Income tax is a direct tax; Excise, service tax, VAT, import export code are indirect taxes; the treasury is responsible for paying for the Government expenses.
• Congress & the President, Internal Revenue Service are responsible for approving, and, writing tax laws, and, the Federal budget; enforcing, and, collecting taxes, processing tax returns respectively.

Conformance to Law

Following recognized methods such as ring test, or, the agreed test under ISO 17025, or, the standards such as ISO 9001. Compliance is meeting legislative requirements, and, abiding by the law. There are metrics for conformance to quality for the product to meet ISO, and, other standards. Organizations take steps to comply with policies, and, laws.

Workplace discrimination, and, harassment

Employment discrimination that violates the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA), Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.It is unwelcome conduct based on religion, race, colour, and, gender, age, genetic information or disability. Harassment at a workplace is unlawful when the conduct is severe enough that the person will consider intimidating, and, enduring the discrimination becomes a condition for employment. Laws also do not allow retaliation for reporting harassment. Laws protect those with additional characteristics. Employer's liability comes from the actions of the supervisory employees. The employer can exercise defence if the employer exercised reasonable care.