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The Marijuana Business Access to Banking Act would prohibit any federal banking regulator from «prohibiting, penalizing or otherwise discouraging a depository institution from providing financial services to a marijuana - related legitimate business.»

Senator Chris Van Hollen weighs in on introducing the Customers Not Cargo Act, which will prohibit airlines from forcibly removing passengers either due to overbooking or an attempt to accommodate staff.

ENDA (the Employee Non-Discrimination Act), which would prohibit all employers from discriminating based on sexual orientation and gender identity, was passed by the Senate in November but still awaits a vote in the House of Representatives.

Also, be mindful that the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act prohibits employers from asking if a veteran was honorably discharged.

Service animals, however, are exempt under the federal Fair Housing Act, which prohibits landlords from discriminating based on disability.

Because of Weill's efforts — he was instrumental in getting repealed the Glass - Steagall Act, a Depression - era law prohibiting commercial banks and retail banks from operating together — banks can now serve Main Street and Wall Street simultaneously.

At issue is a section of the New Brunswick Liquor Control Act prohibiting anyone in the province from having more than 12 pints of beer not purchased through a liquor store in the province.

The laws also create a framework for reporting incidents, including allowing workers to contact police, prohibiting hotels from firing workers who speak out and monitoring guests who act improperly toward staff.

The Trade Agreement Act of 1979, Public Law 96 - 39 (July 26, 1979), prohibits Federal agencies from engaging in any standards or related activities that create unnecessary obstacles to the foreign commerce of the United States.

One of our more benighted statutes, the century - old Jones Act, prohibits foreign - owned, foreign - staffed ships from carrying cargo between U.S. ports.

Under New York law, which governs the terms of Shkreli's employment, Shkreli was prohibited from acting in any matter inconsistent with his agency or trust, and was bound at all times to exercise the utmost good faith and loyalty in the performance of his duties for Retrophin.

In 1914 Congress enacted the Clayton Act55 to strengthen the Sherman Act and included a provision to curb price discrimination and predatory pricing.56 The House Report stated that section 2 of the Clayton Act was expressly designed to prohibit large corporations from slashing prices below the cost of production «with the intent to destroy and make unprofitable the business of their competitors» and with the aim of «acquiring a monopoly in the particular locality or section in which the discriminating price is made.»

This Act prohibited price discrimination by retailers among producers and by producers among retailers.63 Its aim was to prevent conglomerates and large companies from using their buyer power to extract crippling discounts from smaller entities, and to keep large manufacturers and retailers from teaming up against rivals.64 Like laws banning predatory pricing, the prohibition against price discrimination effectively curbed the power of size.

The Hatch Act explicitly prohibits federal employees from engaging in partisan political activity while on duty.

Also excluded from the final memorandum, but included in the draft, was a specific order for the DOL to analyze prohibited transaction exemptions, which were an integral part of the rule, and to consult with DOJ about whether the fiduciary rule violates the «Administrative Procedure Act or any other applicable statute.»

The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act prohibits debt collectors from contacting a consumer about a debt at a time or place they should know is inconvenient.

With the passage of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 Congress prohibited spouses from coordinating Social Security Benefits.

The National Labor Relations Board has ruled that «a confidentiality rule prohibiting employees from discussing their sexual harassment complaints among themselves» constitutes an unfair labor practice in violation of the Wagner Act.

The Dirks clause — fixing the Elections Act to prohibit MLAs from using government resources during elections or by - elections

«Due to provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974, all federal agencies are prohibited from releasing any information regarding an individual without that individual's written consent,» the letter states.

The consumer financial watchdog has prohibited both companies from further violating the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act.

If regulatory assessments occur that act to prohibit by law investors from a certain region to participate, the Company will make every best effort to prohibit purchases from that region.

But under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, which sets minimum standards for defined benefit and defined contribution retirement plans, and the IRS code, which oversees IRAs, a fiduciary advisor would be prohibited from earning commissions on investments for those accounts because that would not be considered to be acting in the best interest of the client.

Examples abound, but here are two: the Oriental Exclusion Act (1924), which prohibited most immigration from Asia, including foreign - born wives and the children of American citizens of Chinese ancestry; and United States vs. Bhaghat Singh Thind (1923), in which the Supreme Court ruled that Indians from the Asian subcontinent can not become US citizens.

The other Commandments deal with actions, and we might be able to refrain from the overt act of killing, committing adultery, or stealing, but this Commandment deals with the inner attitudes, and obviously it is far more difficult to prohibit attitudes than it is to prohibit actions.

In July 2017, a new bill co-sponsored by a bipartisan group of four lawmakers was introduced «to ensure effective implementation of the Child Soldier Prevention Act of 2008» and «to prohibit assistance from being provided to, or licenses for direct commercial sales of military equipment issued to, the government of a country whose police or other security forces recruit and use child soldiers.»

The lawsuit cites US obligations under the Refugee Act and the Convention Against Torture to prohibit the government from deporting anyone to a country where he or she is likely to face torture or persecution.

Section 45 of the Act prohibits corporations from entering into, and giving effect to, contracts and arrangements that have the purpose or effect of substantially lessening competition.

This Act changed the reference in s 50 (1) from «a market» to «any market» (purporting to remove any doubt that a merger will be prohibited if it substantially lessens competition in a market other than the market in which the merging parties compete; this had never been a problem in the past) and removing the word «substantial» from the definition of market in subsection 50 (6)(this was theoretically directed at creeping acquisitions, but has little to do with concept of creeping acquisition discussed in this report)

Because NASCAR prohibits gasmen from performing any other action while in the act of refueling, Kenseth incurred a pass - thru penalty.

Concussion and Sports - Related Head Injury: The Athletic Concussion Protection Act of 2011 requires that an athlete suspected of sustaining a concussion during an athletic activity be removed from play and prohibited from returning until the athlete has received written clearance from a licensed health - care provider.

Maternity discrimination, such as prohibiting mothers from breastfeeding in cafés or restaurants, is now against the law under the Equality Act 2010, but the Act does not apply in the workplace.

[31] An argument has been made that the National School Lunch Act prohibits school districts from using federal reimbursements to pay for competitive foods, but this does not reflect USDA's position.

The campaign fights such «license to discriminate» bills on the state and federal level and builds support for the Every Child Deserves a Family Act, a federal bill prohibiting child welfare agencies that receive taxpayer funds from discriminating against LGBTQ youth or prospective foster and adoptive parents.

The 504 Plan takes its name from Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, a federal law that prohibits schools that receive federal funding from excluding or otherwise discriminating against a student with a «disability» solely on the basis of that disability.6 A «disability» under Section 504 is defined by the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act (ADAA) as a «physical or mental impairment which substantially limits one or more major life activities.»

Vilsack said that the Agriculture Department's general counsel has determined that the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act «specifically prohibits me from granting a waiver that relates to the nutritional content of program meals served or the sale of competitive foods.»

The Logan Act officially prohibits any state level official from acting on behalf of the United States diplomatically

The main purpose of the Act is to forbid private citizens from «doing diplomacy» with foreign governments and to not prohibit discussion or sharing of opinions.

The [Federal Election Campaign] Act does not prohibit individuals with permanent resident status (commonly referred to as «green card holders») from making contributions or donations in connection with federal, state or local elections, as they are not considered foreign nationals.

Recent guidance has prohibited the police from arresting under Section 5 of the Act when they are the individual being insulted, but campaigners say the vague wording of the law makes it open to abuse by other groups.

«While I've been working long hours to pass key measures like Ian's Law (which prohibits insurance companies from dropping sick patients) and the Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act (which is the strongest tool in the nation to fight taxpayer fraud and corruption), other candidates have been getting a head start on their fundraising, holding events and carrying over millions from previous campaigns,» the senator wrote.

According to the press release the Iran Divestment Act of 2012 would prohibit companies that provide goods, services or credit to Iran's energy industry from entering into or renewing state and local government contracts.

On Holocaust Remembrance Day, Assemblyman Charles Lavine, also a Democratic Nassau County executive candidate, introduced an amendment to the SAFE Act that would prohibit any individual convicted of a hate crime from possessing a firearm.

Adopts the «democracy protection act» to: - prohibit foreign nations or agents from lawfully making independent expenditures relative to state or local elections in NYS.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The House of Representatives voted Tuesday to expand restrictions on abortion, prohibiting individuals and small businesses from claiming federal tax credits through the Affordable Care Act if their health plan includes abortion coverage.

Among the bills popular with the Democrats» liberal base that won passage this year was a ban on bump stocks, add - on devices that allow semi-automatic rifles to shoot at near full - automatic speed; a bill enshrining the women's health care provisions of the Affordable Care Act into state law; and a measure that prohibits employers from asking job candidates about their salary history.

The so - called SAFE Act prohibits citizens from exercising their specifically enumerated civil rights under the 2nd Amendment.

«We were just joking in our office that everyone on the second floor should resign and become a volunteer paid by the campaign, because we don't know of any laws that prohibit volunteers from acting on behalf of an elected official,» said John Kaehny, executive director of good government group Reinvent Albany.

Another bill, the Right to Record Act, whose prime sponsors are Councilman Jumaane Williams and Councilwoman Helen Rosenthal, would prohibit police officers or peace officers from preventing the recording of their activities unless the recording obstructs governmental administration.