Sentences with phrase «current federal protections»

«It's been mischaracterized as an expansion of abortion rights which is not true,» said Hochul, who says the aim of the bill is to make sure New York's 1970 abortion laws are updated and are consistent with the current federal protections, in case the U.S. Supreme Court ever reverses Roe v. Wade.

I wanted to see which states go above and beyond the current federal protections, since some of the states listed above simply reiterate the federal standards.

Current federal protections through the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) allow eligible employees to take up to 12 weeks of leave without pay — which can come a major cost to families.

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The justices on the current Court will do the real work of jurisprudence if they draw on the briefs, take the time to set forth the evidence, and show why the state or the federal government has a compelling case for casting around infants in the womb the full protection of the law.

After talking about the issue of sanctuary cities on «The Brian Lehrer Show» — she argues the city's current rules offer protection for crimes she deems too serious to shield from the federal government — people encouraged her to run, she said.

Skelos worries a federal judge could strike down flimsy religious protections in the current proposal if a religious group, such as the Knights of Columbus, is sued for discrimination for refusing to provide its hall for a gay wedding.

The new legislation, in addition to piggybacking the current policy, would also prevent law enforcement officials from honoring requests made by federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and Customs and Border Protection, which do not give rise to probable cause.

You need to figure out your current interest rate, if it's fixed or variable, what protections or benefits you have with your federal loans, and if you have any hope for student loan forgiveness.

Staying aware of tax laws, such as the current federal estate tax exemption limit, are vital to any proper estate and asset protection plan.

This bill will help protect battered partners and their pets by extending current federal domestic violence protections to include pets, and authorizing grant money to help domestic violence shelters accommodate pets (currently, only 3 percent of these shelters allow pets) or arrange for pet shelter.

But all of Canada's animals deserve much better protection than our current federal laws afford.

WHEREAS, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) intends to propose federal regulations to govern the disposal of coal combustion byproducts (CCB) under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA); WHEREAS, the EPA is considering changing the current regulatory status of CCBs from a non-hazardous waste under the...

While shark finning is illegal in the U.S., current federal laws banning the practice do not address the issue of the shark fin trade, so shark fins are imported to the U.S. from countries with few or even no shark protections in place,» notes Oceana.

The recent Supreme Court decision in Bank of Montreal v. Marcotte, 2014 SCC 55, is a helpful clarification of the applicability of consumer protection legislation and, more generally, the current principles regulating the separation of federal and provincial powers in Canada.

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In addition, at the request of the President, the National Bioethics Advisory Commission has begun an examination of the current federal human system for the protection of human subjects in research.

The current scope of the federal regulatory protections for protecting human subjects in research is just one of the issues that will be addressed in the by the Commission's report, and the Department looks forward to receiving the Commission's recommendations.

As mentioned above, HHS looks forward to receiving the recommendations of the National Bioethics Advisory Commission, which is currently examining the current scope of federal regulatory protections for protecting human subjects in research as part of its overarching report on the federal oversight of human subjects protections.

Some of these commenters noted that proposed § 164.510 (j) would exacerbate the problems inherent in the current federal human subjects protection system especially in light of the recent GAO reports that indicate the IRB system is already over-extended.

Although the current process may be appropriate for other documents and information requested during the discovery process, the current system, as exemplified by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, does not provide sufficient protection for protected health information.

Current federal law requires hospitals to at least stabilize the patient, offering an essential protection for patients.

Were the Federal Government to consult and work more closely with Indigenous community groups (instead of the «dismal disregard» which was the current status quo), Tauli - Corpuz said it could achieve significant progress, on fronts including public health, housing, education, child protection, conservation and justice.

That means buttressing existing federal protections at the state level to ensure that anti — family planning activists and policymakers, including those in the Trump administration, do not undermine Medicaid, private insurance or family planning grant programs.22, 23,25 And it means expanding on current protections in various ways: For example, policymakers could address gaps in insurance coverage by requiring Medicaid and private insurance plans to cover vasectomy and condoms, as well as methods obtained without a prescription.

Yet as we all applaud the protections from discrimination, you may be shocked to learn that the current Federal Fair Housing Law does not include protection from housing discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.