Sentences with phrase «vepco retaliated against»

«Another factor is companies [that punish protesting employees] could be viewed as retaliating against political statements, which in some jurisdictions are protected under the human rights legislation, and that can get really hairy.

Hedge fund managers have warned that Chinese authorities could soon retaliate against U.S. tariffs and vastly escalate a global trade war that has simmered for the last few of weeks.

Russian President Vladimir Putin gave a wild state of the nation address to the country's elites on Thursday, and he chose to conclude the speech by hyping up a bunch of doomsday nuclear devices and threatening to retaliate against anyone who attacks the US with nuclear force.

WASHINGTON / BEIJING, April 4 - President Donald Trump's administration said on Wednesday talks with Beijing could resolve an escalating U.S. - China trade fight after China retaliated against U.S. proposals to slap tariffs on $ 50 billion in Chinese goods by targeting key American imports with similar duties.

Meanwhile, the EPA has censored science on government websites and retaliated against whistleblowers, creating an Inquisition - like atmosphere for government scientists.

«If the Pentagon is retaliating against someone for speaking out on poor accountability and wasteful spending, that's unacceptable,» Grassley said.

China's steel and metals associations urged the government to retaliate against the United States, citing imports ranging from stainless steel to coal, agricultural products and electronics.

UPDATE: On Friday, the jury cleared venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers of discriminating and retaliating against Ellen Pao.

Also assure the accuser that she will not be retaliated against and that she should report, immediately, any attempted retaliation.

The US could retaliate against Russia in the form of a military offensive, shutting down specific portions of its cyber capabilities or stealing and publishing hacking tools used by Russian intelligence — much like the Russia - linked group the Shadow Brokers did with US cyberweapons in 2016.

The 45 - year - old alleges the company discriminated against him for his age and retaliated against him for acting as a whistleblower.

Moscow has denied responsibility for the attack and has retaliated against Britain's move to expel 23 Russians by ordering out the same number of Britons.

In a tweet, he hinted at retaliating against a deadly chemical weapons attack believed to be carried out by supporters of Syrian President Bashar Assad, warning of a «big price» to pay.

It wasn't Trump's first move to retaliate against a country's perceived unfair trade practices: The U.S. has moved forward with tariffs against Canadian softwood lumber exports, initially proposed in April 2017, for instance.

Trump helped push Syria back to the forefront of foreign policy debates, hinting at retaliating against a deadly chemical weapons attack.

Pao is seeking $ 16 million in damages from Kleiner and alleges she was retaliated against after having an affair with another partner at the firm.

China has denied that its laws require technology transfers and has threatened to retaliate against any US tariffs with trade sanctions of its own, with potential targets such as US soybeans, aircraft, or heavy equipment.

On the other hand, one Google exec says the company was not aware of the complaint until after Damore was fired — so it couldn't have been retaliating against something it didn't know about.

Anonymous members also claimed to have retaliated against Canipre, and Logan confirms Canipre's servers suffered seven denial - of - service attacks in December originating from Australia.

That implies another, more sinister interpretation of the FANGs» recent selloff: The market thinks Trump may actively retaliate against these companies by pushing regulation aimed at hurting their businesses.

Claims have been filed whereby a subordinate alleged he or she felt pressured to become involved or felt retaliated against when the romance ended.

The key question is, does the U.S. retaliate against that retaliation,» said Derek Scissors, a China trade expert at the American Enterprise Institute, a pro-business think tank.

«What happens if another Enron situation comes along and the corporation's accounting firm retaliates against an employee of the accounting firm because that employee wants to report illegal activity by the corporation?»

Obama altered an executive order he issued in April 2015 that allows the US to retaliate against cyberattacks to include those «interfering with or undermining election processes or institutions.»

US diplomats assigned to Russia had to be trained by the US government on how to handle the escalating harassment, according to The Post, which was the Kremlin's way of retaliating against US sanctions over Russia's annexation of Crimea and invasion of eastern Ukraine in 2014.

«If China and Mexico retaliate against the United States, that would be similar to Smoot - Hawley,» says Irwin.

Meanwhile there has been a lot of talk that President Obama is reviewing plans to retaliate against Russia's supposed attacks, efforts that were made against the heart of the President's own political party.

Imposing tough sanctions would fulfill the president's promises but could tip off trade wars around the world as other countries seek to retaliate against the United States.

The Paycheck Fairness Act pending before Senate «punishes employers for retaliating against workers who share wage information, puts the justification burden on employers as to why someone is paid less and allows workers to sue for punitive damages of wage discrimination.»

American farmers — a key part of Trump's political base — are worried that if countries retaliate against the US for these tariffs, their agricultural exports could bear the brunt of those punishments.

The president has significant authority under federal law to retaliate against countries he believes are trading unfairly.

China has denied that its laws require technology transfers and has threatened to retaliate against any U.S. tariffs with trade sanctions of its own, with potential targets such as U.S. soybeans, aircraft or heavy equipment.

But retaliating against this commodity would hurt Chinese farmers and consumers, so Beijing might save it for last.

Lighthizer told fellow lawmakers on Thursday that China will likely retaliate against the new measures by targeting U.S. agricultural goods.

On Saturday Trump tweeted that if the European Union does, in fact, issue retaliatory tariffs, then he will retaliate against their retaliation, by slapping tariffs on European cars.

China's threats to retaliate against US tariffs fueled fears of a trade war, unnerving manufacturers and even Tyson Foods.

Crude prices surged to five - year highs after President Trump vowed to retaliate against Syria for a Chemical Weapons attack and taunted Russia about their threat to shoot down U.S. missiles if they were used against Syria.

China retaliated against proposed U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods by targeting high - value American exports, from airplanes to soybeans, in a tactic Beijing officials say is meant to secure a truce.

China imposed tariffs on a range of U.S. goods, following through on a promise to retaliate against the Trump administration's penalties on imports of Chinese steel and aluminum.

After all, the Federal Liberals had already stepped on the scale to try to support Clark, when, in mid-campaign, they sent out a public letter suggesting they would consider her suggestion of retaliating against the U.S. by slapping counter tariff on American thermal coal.

China wasted little time in threatening to retaliate against the United States, underlining the risk of a tit - for - tat escalation that hurts global trade.

He's also been accused of approving large raises for political aides against White House orders, and retaliating against EPA employees who disagree with his spending habits.

It also warned that if China retaliates against US companies in response to tariffs, American companies would lose business that would go instead to companies from other countries.

They promised to retaliate against quintessential American goods like Kentucky bourbon, bluejeans and Harley - Davidson motorcycles.

After all, the EU has, just like the U.S, nothing to gain from a trade war which is very likely to emerge if Europe does not give in and retaliates against the tariffs on steel and aluminium.

Saskatchewan's government has vowed to match Alberta's actions in retaliating against B.C. as it supports the pipeline's construction.

Suburban Express, which carries U of I students to school, is accused of discrimination and retaliating against those who criticized its service.

FTSE 100 ends little changed as China retaliates against U.S. tariffs Wm. Morrison shares jump; WPP's stock down on Sorrell probeU.K.

Critics of the administration complain that it has been slow to retaliate against known nation - state actors.

On April 3 the US administration listed $ 50 billion worth of Chinese imports to be subject to 25 - percent tariffs, and on April 5 upped the bid with an additional $ 100 billion in response to China's plan to retaliate against the initial round.