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Employment equity (Canada) Employment equity, as defined in federal Canadian law by the Employment Equity Act ( French: Loi sur l’équité en matière d’emploi ), requires federal jurisdiction employers to engage in proactive employment practices to increase the representation of four designated groups: women, people with disabilities ...
The CHIPS and Science Act is a U.S. federal statute enacted by the 117th United States Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden on August 9, 2022. The act authorizes roughly $280 billion in new funding to boost domestic research and manufacturing of semiconductors in the United States, for which it appropriates $52.7 billion.
The Government of The Bahamas. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022. ^ "Prime Minister to attend State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II". www.tribune242.com. Retrieved 2022-09-24. ^ State Memorial Service of Thanksgiving and Remembrance for our Late Sovereign Queen Elizabeth II. ^ Goswami, MacKenzie Sigalos,Rohan (12 December 2022).
The Bahamas ( / bəˈhɑːməz / ⓘ bə-HAH-məz ), officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, [12] is a country in North America. It is an island country within the Lucayan Archipelago of the West Indies in the Atlantic Ocean. It contains 97% of the Lucayan Archipelago's land area and 88% of its population. The archipelagic state consists of ...
Signed into law by President Joe Biden on August 10, 2022. The Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022, known as the Honoring our PACT Act of 2022, is an Act of Congress that spends $797 billion [1] to significantly improve healthcare access and funding for veterans who were exposed ...
The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, also called the COVID-19 Stimulus Package or American Rescue Plan, is a US$1.9 trillion economic stimulus bill passed by the 117th United States Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden on March 11, 2021, to speed up the country's recovery from the economic and health effects of the COVID-19 ...
January 1. New Year's Day. First day of the Gregorian calendar, celebrated with Junkanoo parades in most islands. [2] New Year's Eve sees many beach parties throughout the Bahamas. [3] January 10. Majority Rule Day. Commemorates the day the Bahamian government gained majority rule for the first time, on this day in 1967.
Signed into law by President Joe Biden on March 29, 2022. Then-Senator Kamala Harris debates in support of the Emmett Till Antilynching Act on June 5, 2020. The Emmett Till Antilynching Act is a United States federal law which defines lynching as a federal hate crime, increasing the maximum penalty to 30 years imprisonment for several hate ...