Business laws
Consolidated Omnibus Reconciliation Act - 1986 (COBRA)
In 1986, Congress passed the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) which provides continuation of health insurance coverage that otherwise might be terminated after leaving employment.
Regulatory Compliance
In general, compliance means conforming to a rule, such as a specification, policy, standard or law. Regulatory compliance describes the goal that organisations aspire to achieve in their efforts to ensure that they are aware of and take steps to comply with relevant laws and regulations.
Bank Protection Act
Office of Thrift Supervision December 1999 Examination Handbook 1405.1. Bank Protection Act. The purpose of the Bank Protection Act of 1968 (BPA) is to discourage robberies, burglaries and. larcenies committed against financial institutions.
Americans with Disabilities Act - 1990 (ADA)
Passed by Congress in 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is the nation's first comprehensive civil rights law addressing the needs of people with disabilities, prohibiting discrimination in employment, public services, public accommodations, and telecommunications.
Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act
Passed by the United States Congress in 1974 and codified as Title 12, Chapter 27 of the United States Code, 12 U.S.C. §§ 2601-2617, the main objective of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) was to protect homeowners by assisting them in becoming better educated while shopping for real estate services, and eliminating kickbacks and referral fees which add unnecessary costs to settlement services.
Immigrant Reform and Control Act - 1986, 1990, 1996 (IRCA)
Public Law 99-603 (Act of 11/6/86), which was passed in order to control and deter illegal immigration to the United States. Its major provisions stipulate legalization of undocumented aliens who had been continuously unlawfully present since 1982, legalization of certain agricultural workers, sanctions for employers who knowingly hire undocumented workers, and increased enforcement at U.S. borders.
Age Discrimination in Employment Act - 1967 (ADEA)
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) protects individuals who are 40 years of age or older from employment discrimination based on age. The ADEA's protections apply to both employees and job applicants.
Bank Bribery Act
The Bank Bribery Amendments Act of 1985 (Pub. L. 99--370, Aug. 4, 1985) amends the federal bank bribery law, 18 U.S.C. 215, and requires that the financial institution regulatory agencies publish guidelines to assist employees, officers, directors, agents and attorneys of financial institutions in complying with the law.
Bank Secrecy Act
The Bank Secrecy Act of 1970 (or BSA, or otherwise known as the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act) requires financial institutions in the United States to assist U.S. government agencies to detect and prevent money laundering.
BASEL Accords 1-3
The Basel Accords (see alternative spellings below) refer to the banking supervision Accords (recommendations on banking regulations)—Basel I, Basel II and Basel III—issued by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS).
Dodd-Frank Act
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Pub.L. 111-203, H.R. 4173; commonly referred to as Dodd-Frank) was signed into federal law by President Barack Obama on July 21, 2010, at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, DC.
Electronic Funds Transfer Act
The Electronic Fund Transfer Act was passed by the U.S. Congress in 1978 and signed by President Jimmy Carter, to establish the rights and liabilities of consumers as well as the responsibilities of all participants in electronic funds transfer activities.
Equal Pay Act - 1963Law
The Equal Pay Act of 1963 is a United States labor law amending the Fair Labor Standards Act, aimed at abolishing wage disparity based on sex (see Gender pay gap).
Fair Credit Reporting Act
The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) is a federal law that regulates credit reporting agencies and compels them to insure the information they gather and distribute is a fair and accurate summary of a consumer's credit history.
Fair Lending
The Fair Housing Act (FHA) and Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) protect consumers by prohibiting unfair and discriminatory practices. Read OCC's Answers about Consumer Loans and Answers about Consumer Mortgages for more information.
Fair Housing Act
The Fair Housing Act is a federal act in the United States intended to protect the buyer or renter of a dwelling from seller or landlord discrimination.
Fair Labor Standards Act - 1938 (FLSA)
The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29U.S.C.A. § 201 et seq.) was federal legislation enacted in 1938 by Congress, pursuant to its power under the Commerce Clause, that mandated a Minimum Wage and maximum 40-hour work week for employees of those businesses engaged in interstate commerce.
Family Medical Leave Act - 1993 (FMLA)
The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) is a United Statesfederal law requiring covered employers to provide employees job-protected and unpaid leave for qualified medical and family reasons.
FDIC Deposit Insurance
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is a United States government corporation providing deposit insurance to depositors in US banks.
Glass-Steagall Act of 1933
The Glass-Steagall Act describes four provisions of the U.S. Banking Act of 1933 that limited securities, activities, and affiliations within commercial banks and securities firms.
Financial Services Modernization Act of 1999
The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA), also known as the Financial Services Modernization Act of 1999 and commonly pronounced ″glibba″, (Pub.L. 106-102, 113 Stat. 1338, enacted November 12, 1999) is an act of the 106th United States Congress (1999-2001).
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act - 1996 (HIPAA)
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA; Pub.L. 104-191, 110 Stat.1936, enacted August 21, 1996) was enacted by the United States Congress and signed by President Bill Clinton in 1996.
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act
The Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) was enacted by Congress in 1975 and was implemented by the Federal Reserve Board's Regulation C.
Sarbanes-Oxley Act - 2002 (SOA)
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Pub.L. 107-204, 116 Stat. 745, enacted July 30, 2002), also known as the "Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act" (in the Senate) and "Corporate and Auditing Accountability and Responsibility Act" (in the House) and more commonly called Sarbanes-Oxley, Sarbox or SOX, is a United States federal law that set new or expanded requirements for all U.S. public company boards, management and public accounting firms.
Truth in Lending Act
The Truth in Lending Act (TILA) of 1968 is United States federal law designed to promote the informed use of consumer credit, by requiring disclosures about its terms and cost to standardize the manner in which costs associated with borrowing are calculated and disclosed.
Truth in Savings Act
The Truth in Savings Act (TISA) is a United States federal law that was passed on December 19, 1991. It was part of the larger Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991 and is implemented by Regulation DD. It established uniformity in the disclosure of terms and conditions regarding interest and fees when giving out information on or opening a new savings account.
Equal Opportunity Act
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is a federal agency that administers and enforces civil rights laws against workplace discrimination.
Patriot Act - 2001
The USA PATRIOT Act is an Act of Congress that was signed into law by President George W. Bush on October 26, 2001. Its title is a ten-letter backronym (USA PATRIOT) that stands for "Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001
Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act - 1988 (WARN)
The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) was enacted on August 4, 1988 and became effective on February 4, 1989. WARN offers protection to workers, their families and communities by requiring employers to provide notice 60 days in advance of covered plant closings and covered mass layoffs.
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act - 1964
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a federal law that prohibits employers from discriminating against employees on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin, and religion. It generally applies to employers with 15 or more employees, including federal, state, and local governments.
American Competitiveness in the 21st Century Act - 2000 (AC-21
was an act passed by the government of the United States in October 2000, pertaining to immigration to the United States.