In Indian legislative history the year 1986 will be remembered for passing a revolutionary Act for consumers i.e. The Consumer Protection Act, 1986. After enactment of this statute the vacuum in law fulfilled with respect to any specific law for settlement of consumer disputes. This act provides three-tier redressal machinery for speedy settlement of grievances of consumers. Year 2013 is the si...

Undergraduate students are increasingly engaged in developing products, technologies, and services that are commercially viable through their involvement in courses and experiential programs focused on entrepreneurship and product design. Little is known about the degree to which these activities are creating protectable intellectual property (IP) or the degree to which student involvement in t...

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Moral rights amendments to the Australian Copyright Act present a challenge and an opportunity for large public sector agencies. Their implementation is not straightforward and can be interpreted in a number of ways. Moral rights amendments require a proactive response, as much of the work in public sector agencies is governed by the Copyright Act. The interpretation of the moral rights legisla...

In order to know if new electronic voting systems truly represent a gain in usability, it is necessary to have information about the usability of more traditional voting methods. The usability of three different voting methods was evaluated using the metrics recommended by the National Institute of Standards and Technology: efficiency, effectiveness, and satisfaction. Participants voted with tw...

The One-Stop service delivery system was established under the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998 (Public Law 105–220, 29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.). One of the core principles of WIA was to provide universal access to services by “giving all Americans [including those with disabilities] access to comprehensive services, information and resources that can help them in achieving their career goals...

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Legislation prohibiting age discrimination in the United States dates back to the 1960s, when along with the Equal Pay Act and the Civil Rights Act barring discrimination against women and minorities, Congress passed the 1967 Age Discrimination in Employment Act. Questions regarding the rationale for and effectiveness of age discrimination legislation are likely to become increasingly important...

Since the early 1980s, the U.S. banking industry has seen a strong trend toward consolidation, partly because of state regulatory changes permitting out-of-state bank acquisitions. There were 6,157 bank mergers and acquisitions (M&As) between 1981 and 1994 (Rhoades [1996]). Consolidation of this magnitude has brought significant changes to the banking sector that are in themselves worth investi...

This research was supported by funds granted to. the Institute for Research on Poverty pursuant to the provisions of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964. We wish to t~ank the Office of Economic Opportunity, the Planning Research Corporation, and the Census Bureau for providing the data necessary for this study. John Conlisk, Robinson Hollister and Arthur Goldberger offered valuable suggestions...