Answer: C) U.S. Department of Labor
Explanation: A portion the Sarbanes-Oxley Act makes it illegal to fire or otherwise discriminate against a corporate officer for trying to report possible accounting irregularities to higher corporate officials or enforcement agencies. The ________ administers that portion of Sarbanes-Oxley.
A) Department of Homeland Security
B) Internal Revenue Service
C) U.S. Department of Labor
D) Securities and Exchange Commission
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act was created by legislators to help protect shareholders, employees and the general public from accounting errors and fraudulent financial practices which therefore makes it illegal to fire or otherwise discriminate against a corporate officer for trying to report possible accounting irregularities to higher corporate officials or enforcement agencies. This portion of the Act is administered by the U.S. Department of Labor.
