Presentations Regulatory Frameworks & Compliance 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which requirement applies to presentation slides shared publicly?
- Slides must use a minimum 14pt font
- Slides must be accessible to screen readers with alt text and proper structure (Correct answer)
- Slides must be printed in grayscale
- Slides must include a table of contents
Correct answer: Slides must be accessible to screen readers with alt text and proper structure
ADA Title III requires digital content, including presentation slides, to be accessible to people with disabilities via screen reader compatibility and alternative text.
Question 2: A presenter uses third-party survey data in a business proposal without attribution. Which regulatory or legal principle is most at risk?
- OSHA data reporting standards
- Copyright and intellectual property law (Correct answer)
- GDPR data minimization principle
- SOC 2 audit requirements
Correct answer: Copyright and intellectual property law
Using third-party data without attribution violates copyright law and intellectual property protections that cover compiled research and datasets.
Question 3: A financial advisor's presentation includes forward-looking statements about stock performance. Which regulation most directly governs the required disclosures?
- HIPAA Safe Harbor provision
- SEC Regulation FD and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act (Correct answer)
- FINRA Rule 3110
- Dodd-Frank whistleblower rule
Correct answer: SEC Regulation FD and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
The SEC's Regulation FD and the PSLRA require specific safe harbor disclosures when presenting forward-looking financial statements to investors.
Question 4: Which GDPR principle is violated when a presenter displays a customer's full name, email, and purchase history in a sales meeting without explicit consent?
- Data minimization
- Storage limitation
- Purpose limitation
- All of the above may apply (Correct answer)
Correct answer: All of the above may apply
Displaying unnecessary personal data without consent can simultaneously violate data minimization, storage limitation, and purpose limitation principles under GDPR.
Question 5: A healthcare organization's slide deck includes de-identified patient outcome statistics. Under HIPAA, this practice is permissible if:
- The data is aggregated to groups of 50 or more patients
- All 18 HIPAA identifiers have been removed under the Safe Harbor method (Correct answer)
- The presenter holds a medical license
- The slides are marked 'Internal Use Only'
Correct answer: All 18 HIPAA identifiers have been removed under the Safe Harbor method
HIPAA's Safe Harbor de-identification method requires removal of all 18 specified identifiers before patient data can be used without authorization.
Question 6: Under FTC guidelines, when a speaker promotes a product in a presentation and has a financial relationship with that company, they must:
- Disclose the material connection clearly and conspicuously (Correct answer)
- Obtain a notarized conflict-of-interest waiver
- Only disclose if the product costs more than $500
- Submit the presentation to the FTC for pre-approval
Correct answer: Disclose the material connection clearly and conspicuously
FTC endorsement guidelines require clear and conspicuous disclosure of any material connection between a speaker and the brand they are promoting.
Question 7: A company presents its ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) data to investors. Which emerging regulatory framework in the US is most relevant to accuracy requirements for these claims?
- OSHA 1910.119 Process Safety
- SEC Climate-Related Disclosure Rules (Correct answer)
- FCPA anti-bribery provisions
- Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404
Correct answer: SEC Climate-Related Disclosure Rules
The SEC's climate-related disclosure rules require public companies to provide accurate, standardized ESG data to prevent greenwashing in investor-facing presentations.
Presentations Regulatory Frameworks & Compliance 2
Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which requirement applies to presentation slides shared publicly?