Sentences with phrase «federal acts work»

Federal acts work together to prohibit discriminating against tenants because of race, religion, familial status, age, disability, national origin, or sex.

Not exact matches

SEVERAL key issues and concerns with the Fair Work Act have come to light as a review of the federal legislation gets under way.

In 1978, Congress passed the Federal Employees Flexible and Compressed Work Schedules Act.

In their rush to work around the federal law — called the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act — state lawmakers could make an already unfair and complicated tax system even more so.

Much of FCi's work consists of verifying the details on federal documents, including U.S. visa applications and Freedom of Information Act requests.

The federal appeals court in Boston said only people who work for public companies are protected by the Sarbanes Oxley Act.

A report released by the Labor Department in 2016, called the «Workforce Investment Act Gold Standard Evaluation,» concluded that the federal government's primary job - training programs don't really work.

On March 16, 2018, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the creation of an internal blockchain working group through a blog post by acting chief technologist Neil Chilson.

Unfair Dismissals, Fair Work Act, Employment Contracts, State and Federal Awards — navigating the changing world of industrial relations can be a minefield without the right knowledge and expertise.

«We have talked a lot with the DOL, and we've tried to coordinate and work with them, but they have to operate under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), which is quite a different statute than the federal securities laws,» Schapiro said.

The three lobbyists tapped by Dick's to push for gun control are listed by name in the federal disclosure forms, which are required by the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to be filed quarterly: Joel Johnson, who worked for both President Bill Clinton and Senate Democrat leadership; Andrew King, who worked for Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.)

Federal income and FICA (Federal Insurance Contribution Act) taxes are unavoidable regardless of whether you work at Boeing, Microsoft or your corner Starbucks.

Ryan Petty, father of freshman Alaina Petty, is working with federal officials on threat prevention guidelines, identifying potential school shooters before they act.

Before joining DFAIT, he worked at the Department of Finance, including from 1983 - 1990 with the Financial Sector Policy Branch where he served as Project Director, Financial Institutions Reform Project, and chaired the Inter-Departmental Legislative Review Committee, which guided the development of the 1992 reforms that overhauled the federal financial institutions statutes (the Bank Act, the Insurance Companies Act, the Trust and Loan Companies Act and the Cooperative Credit Associations Act).

Factor Funding Co has experience working with the Federal Assignment of Claims Act.

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For reference: The FMLA (Federal Family and Medical Leave Act) guarantees 12 weeks of unpaid leave to care for a newborn if you've worked for your employer for at least 1,250 hours before you need the benefit.

It seems to me that the most promising mechanisms for real change are at the federal level, by influencing Congress at it considers the reauthorization of the Child Nutrition Act, and at the most local of levels — the individual school — where parents and sympathetic principals can work together to, for example, eliminate treats in the classroom or the sale of objectionable a la carte foods.

The novelist meant to call attention to the working conditions of the immigrant but instead his work helped pressure the federal government into the Meat Inspection Act and eventually the beginnings of the Food and Drug Administration in 1930.

Fair Labor Standards Act — By federal law, all nonexempt (generally, hourly) employees are afforded the right to time and a place to pump at work.

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, has called on communities and states to take ownership of federal projects in their areas to prevent disputes or acts of sabotage that could be detrimental to the delivery of such projects.

The United States Postal Service took heat during a congressional hearing for allegedly violating the federal Hatch Act by «favoring» a union doing pro-Clinton campaign work.

He will also work to pass the Reproductive Health Act, which will update state abortion laws to fall in line with the federal protections granted in Roe V. Wade ensuring that New Yorkers have access to safe and legal abortions.

If the federal government refuses to act, we will work together to enact the important reforms families deserve, and I welcome these new states to our coalition.»

It is absolutely the right of the federal government to make that decision, and we would regard that as an appropriate act and work with them in every way.»

ALBANY — A new type of assessment system could be in the works for New York as the state Education Department plans to apply for a federal pilot program under the new Every Student Succeeds Act — a program lawmakers said was written with New York in mind.

Law students working with Yale's legal services organization plan to file a class - action lawsuit in Federal District Court today against Gov. Dannel Malloy of Connecticut and the state's acting and former health commissioners on behalf of residents affected by Connecticut's Ebola quarantine policies, including two who were Yale graduate students.

Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap filed a lawsuit alleging the panel has violated the Federal Advisory Committee Act by excluding Democratic members such as himself from reviewing internal documents and keeping them up to date about its work.

Back from the dead, apparently, is the creation of a voluntary payroll tax, meant to act as a work - around for the federal cap on state and local tax deductions — a major priority for Cuomo.

«His rhetoric also implies that New York should roll back benefits made available to working families... subsidized by the Medicaid expansion under President Obama's federal Affordable Care Act,» McMahon continued.

Minnesota reports 2,130 transportation jobs created from road stimulus so far St. Paul, MN (AP)-- Eager to show the federal stimulus package is working, Minnesota transportation leaders said Wednesday the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has supported 2,130 direct...

Macielak said that unlike the federal Affordable Care Act, which works within the current for - profit system while expanding the pool of those covered, the single - payer plan would dissolve the private health care industry, a structure with a proven record of providing care.

Acting Chairman of FCC, Dr. Shettimar Abba, assured that the commission was working to remedy identified areas where some states had been shortchanged in federal appointments and distribution of projects.

Acting EPA Region 2 Deputy Administrator Walter Mugdan said the federal agency will review New York's work, but that state and federal requirements are similar.

Astorino says that the act would prevent authorities from working with the federal government, but Parker called that claim fear - mongering.

The former Lagos State Governor who was represented by the Acting Director, Renewable and Rural Power Access Development, Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Faruk Yabo, was, however, quick to add that efforts must be intensified at improving the transmission grid.

Michael Mulgrew, UFT President After more than a decade working under the Bush - era No Child Left Behind Act, we finally have a chance to reverse the law's misguided federal mandates that dictate how states evaluate teachers and address struggling schools.

The DOL works with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency which has federal responsibility for asbestos exposure generally, under the Clean Air Act and the Toxics Substance and Control Act, and specifically in schools, under the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act.

Shore says that anyone who works with patient materials — even if they never meet a patient — has to complete an online course provided by the university explaining federal patient privacy rules as spelled out in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.

In recent years, S&T Fellows have helped to set up a digital library for Iraqi scientists, provided key data to support the Endangered Species Act, contributed to a federal task force on global climate change adaptation, and worked on recovery and reconstruction projects in Haiti just weeks after the country's devastating January 2010 earthquake.

Senators Gardner and Peters were recognized for their bipartisan work on the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act (AICA), legislation that reauthorizes activities at the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), STEM education programs, and seeks to reduce the administrative burden associated with federal grants.

Chenoweth visited the schools while working as a senior writer for The Achievement Alliance, an organization founded to provide accurate, non-partisan information about student achievement and the federal No Child Left Behind Act.

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), the federal law requiring a free appropriate education for children with disabilities, outlines the role that educators and schools play in preparing students for the transition from school to post-secondary education, work and community life.

In the long run, financial literacy is good for business, and in the short run, the good work helps fulfill companies» obligations under the federal Community Reinvestment Act of 1977.

He has worked on various reauthorizations of federal legislation, including the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Head Start, Child Care, Higher Education, and the America COMPETES Act.

And with the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education act (ESEA), it could have worked in good faith with congressional Republicans to find a reasonable compromise on the appropriate federal role going forward.

As members of Congress returned to their home districts last week after wrapping up work on a new federal budget, they left behind an unfinished agenda for reauthorizing the nation's main K - 12 law, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

The Federal Work - Study program was introduced as part of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, with the goal of enabling low - income students to «work their way through college.&raWork - Study program was introduced as part of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, with the goal of enabling low - income students to «work their way through college.&rawork their way through college.»

A year after the Every Student Succeeds Act became law, it remains a work in progress as states, districts, and a shifting cast of federal officials prepare for ESSA's classroom debut in the 2017 - 18 school year.

In addition, the Commissioner has deepened the department's work in key areas through the transition to the new federal education law, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).