Sentences with phrase «certain state contracts»

Certain state contracts are typically reviewed by both the attorney general's and comptroller's offices.

Not exact matches

Currently, certain kinds of small businesses are exempt from paying employees the federal minimum wage, such as businesses with annual revenues less than $ 500,000, companies that transact within a single state, seasonal businesses, or companies that rely on contract workers.

States and provinces have the right to exempt certain public agencies from competitive bidding under WTO rules, although Canada entered these NAFTA negotiations hoping to expand free trade for public contracts with the giant U.S. market.

It is a contract that affords certain benefits for legally tying two parties into a partnership, accepting all financial liabilities that partnership affords under State and Federal law.

Usually when we speak of authority we are referring either to the state, that is, the authority of the government vested in certain positions and so in the people who hold those positions, or to the legal authority that derives from ownership or contract.

Although many will suggest that Robson has a personal vendetta of sorts aimed squarely at the Grinch who stole soccer, that doesn't make his words any less truthful... such tactics are nothing new... in the U.S.this business practice has become so common that even the players regularly use the media to manipulate public opinion (LeBron James did likewise to rally public support for himself and away from his teammate, Kyrie Irving, who has asked to be traded)... whether for contract leverage or to rally support for or against certain players, this strategy can be incredibly effective at times, but when it misses the mark it can be dangerously divisive... for a close - to - the - vest team like Arsenal to use such nefarious means to manufacture a wedge between the fans and it's best player (again), is absolutely despicable... for the sanctimonious higher - ups who demand that it's players adhere to a certain protocol regarding information deemed «in house» or else to intentionally spread «fake» news or to provide certain outlets with privileged information for such purposes is pretty low indeed... no moral high ground here, just a big club pretending to be a small club so that they can continue to pull the wool over the eyes of a dedicated, albeit somewhat naive, fan base... so not only does this club no give a shit about it's fans, this clearly shows that clubs primary interests aren't even soccer related... for all intent and purposes Kroenke doesn't care if we're a soccer club or a tampon factory as long as we continue to maximized his investment... stay woke people... great to see more and more people commenting on the state of the franchise... this club needs to be held accountable for it's actions

But they can — and do — make retailers sign a contract stating that they agree not to sell below a certain price.

The contracts that prosecutors said were fixed to favor certain bidders include the construction of a $ 750 million factory in Buffalo for a company called SolarCity, SUNY student housing in Albany, and state facilities in the Syracuse region.

«Without branding all generals and statesmen as murderers or thieves... a portrait of war makers and state makers as coercive and self - seeking entrepreneurs bears a far greater resemblance to the facts than do its chief alternatives: the idea of a social contract, the idea of an open market... the idea of a society whose shared norms and expectations call forth a certain kind of government.»

A Mangano administration official who asked for anonymity said campaign donations listed in the state system for certain dates close to contract signings may have been given earlier, but were only deposited on the date indicated in records.

against former president Alain Kaloyeros, who is alleged to have rigged the state - sponsored nonprofit's bidding processes to favor certain companies for construction - related contracts.

FRMC, an entity that controls millions of public dollars that just last year adopted commonly accepted standards of transparency, figures in the state's criminal complaint against former president Alain Kaloyeros, who is alleged to have rigged the state - sponsored nonprofit's bidding processes to favor certain companies for construction - related contracts.

Certain aspects of the contract appear to be specifically intended to alleviate concerns about the independence of the probe, which will focus on contracting in the state - backed «Buffalo Billion» initiative, SUNY - backed upstate nanotech deals, as well as «other matters directly related to those programs» as determined solely by Schwartz, the contract says.

The ban would include holding public or civil office, receiving certain tax credits and bidding or obtaining state contracts.

Government observers and watchdog groups have called for oversight of the city and state university systems to be expanded under the state Comptroller, not the Inspector General, including certain contract oversight powers that were stripped by Cuomo and the Legislature in 2011.

Since last fall, when federal and state corruption charges were brought against former SUNY Polytechnic Institute president Alain Kaloyeros — who is alleged to have steered lucrative development contracts awarded by two opaque, SUNY - affiliated nonprofits to certain preferred companies — the university's use of nonprofit affiliates has come under increasing scrutiny.

The Senate's call followed the interim report of its ad - hoc committee on certain humanitarian crisis in the North East led by Shehu Sani, which indicted Lawal for receiving N200m contract to clear «invasive plant species» in Yobe State through a company, Rholavision Nigeria Limited.

State officials said the 10 - year contract will require some repayment if NexGen does not meet certain milestones, but details were not available today.

Among the ideas excluded from any final budget deal: creation of a database that the public could search for how much every recipient of economic development spending got and how many jobs they created; end the ability by limited liability companies to skirt campaign donation limits; give back certain contract pre-approval powers to the state Comptroller, the state's fiscal watchdog; strengthen the state's criminal laws to better define bribery of public officials; and create an independent watchdog agency to police ethics issues in Albany.

«These reasonable reforms address a scandal that affected over $ 1 billion in public funds and revealed profound systemic problems with how the state awards certain large contracts,» said the letter, sent Friday.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo's goal of seeking broader authority over moving money between state authorities and inking certain contracts isn't about power, but streamling government, he told reporters at a cabinet meeting earlier this afternoon.

In Colorado, the state's 2008 Innovation Schools Act is giving approved schools greater flexibility by waiving certain state statutes, district policies, and union contract provisions to help boost student achievement — but it is also getting pushback.

For instance, Gwinnett County has a contract (IE2) with the state of Georgia that enables us to make instructional decisions based on how we believe certain policies and procedures could be adjusted to meet the needs of our school.

The state argued that charters signed a contract with the state for a certain amount of funding, and now can't ask for more than the contractually approved amount.

Depending on the State and content of the sales contract, PII also may be found on the following documents required to be scanned by dealers and entered into the system: document of title of trade - in vehicle (or, in certain States, documentation of paper-less title), proof of insurance for trade - in vehicle (cards or letter from insurer), trade - in registration, sales summary sheet, and salvage certificate.

However, due to the fact that CRA does not require a Contract for any duration of time with the consumer and the fact that CRA bills consumers only after services are completed each month, CRA and certain subcontractors do not maintain a bond or a place of business in any State other than Utah.

Once they have the appropriate license, lenders have the power to enter into a contract with a borrower, stating that they will give them a certain amount of money in exchange for putting a lien against their car.

If agreed, both parties can sign a contract stating that interest rates will be lowered for a certain amount of time to help you catch up with payments.

For example, the S&P 500 Index is one of the most widely traded index futures contracts in the United States; stock portfolio managers who want to hedge risk over a certain period of time often use S&P 500 futures.

The State of Texas offers many protections from wage garnishments for certain types of debts, including credit card debt, breach of contract debts, and tort claims.

For example, the random - length lumber contract at CME Group specifies that delivery must occur in a specific state and in a certain type of boxcar.

All of the PowerShares DB Crude Oil ETNs are based on a total return version of the Deutsche Bank Liquid Commodity Index — Oil, which is designed to reflect the performance of certain crude oil futures contracts plus the returns from investing in 3 month United States Treaury Bills.

And fixed annuity accounts are insured for the consumer up to certain state limits — usually $ 250,000 per contract in most states and up to $ 300,000 per household.

We have huge problems with certain shelters in Australia taking over ALL the pound contracts for entire sections of state: like 100,000 s of sq kilometers.

This contract should include a health guarantee for a certain period of time, and a clause stating the breeder requires that the Boston (or what ever breed) be returned to them if you should ever decide to not keep it (no matter what age or what reason).

Typically a developer asks a publisher for money to develop a game, a development contract is signed stating that the developer will get a certain royalty rate, the publisher provides the development costs and the developer makes the game, this «development cost» does not include any profit.

«If we assume, then, that life in art, beyond professionalism, is about negotiating ways to continue (our life, work, relationships, history) together, it seems that in and through art certain terms could be proposed for a generational contract that, drafted in an irreverent spirit of determinate indeterminacy, will allow us to keep things in a state of becoming - saving the last dance for each other, for someone special, for quite some time.»

As for that policy uncertainty, Solyndra doesn't single out uncertainty in the United States — though that would perhaps be warranted; renewable energy grows when there's steady policy promoting it and contracts in less certain times.

Although article V (1)(d) moves beyond the text of the 1927 Geneva Convention, it is not as liberal as certain arbitration statutes, which attach even less importance than the New York Convention to the law of the country where the arbitration took place at the recognition and enforcement stage.854 As explained in the chapter on article VII, 855 the Convention sets only a «ceiling», or the maximum level of control, which courts of the Contracting States may exert over foreign arbitral awards.

The Convention shall, for a Contracting State that is a Party to the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to the Precautionary Attachment of Aircraft, signed at Rome on 29 May 1933, supersede that Convention as it relates to aircraft, as defined in this Protocol.

Negative Covenants in Employment Contracts A negative covenant, also known as a restrictive covenant, is a term in an employment contract which states that the employee «shall not do» certain things following the end of employment.

The contract may also state that the lawsuit be filed within a certain time period, such as one year from the date of the accident.

I was reading on UniformLaws.org that in certain situations and / or states, landlord's failure to mitigate damages is automatically grounds for contract termination (thus no rent or damages are further due), does it at all apply here?

Strasbourg jurisprudence had established the principle that Art 2 covered not only the obligation not to take the life of another person but also imposed on contracting states the positive obligation to take certain steps towards preventing loss of life at the hands of others.

I understand SUEPO's desire to draw attention to certain issues, but as the law stands, German authorities are not allowed to supervise the EPO in any way other than the influence the German government has by virtue of its status of being a contracting state and, therefore, being represented on the Administrative Council of the EPOrg.

In other words, where the contracting parties are corporate entities, one option is for the anti-oral variation clause to specifically state that any variation must be approved by certain individuals (e.g. by a director and head of commercial).

An arbitration clause states that by entering into the contract, the parties are waiving their right to pursue certain claims through the courts, and instead they agree to allow a neutral private arbitrator to resolve claims through simplified proceedings.

If a contract states that something needs to be done on a certain date, isn't it clearly a violation if that is not done?

For example, suppose a contract states that Elite Electric must insure Busy Builders against certain types of claims alleging bodily injury or property damage.

Section 7702 refers to a section in the Internal Revenue Code, or the tax code of the United States, that details what constitutes a life insurance contract, explains how a life insurance contract is taxed, especially if the contract has cash value component, and sets certain limitations on premiums and death benefits.