Sentences with phrase «while changes in legislation»

While changes in legislation have given grandparents new rights when fighting for access to their grandkids, it may come with more responsibility, says Toronto family lawyer... Read more

While changes in legislation have given grandparents new rights when fighting for access to their grandkids, it may come with more responsibility, says Toronto family lawyer Lisa Gelman.

Not exact matches

«What has changed is that while there used to be a modicum of congressional bargaining across major policy developments, the party in power now tries to pass legislation on straight party - line votes,» says Mr. Jillson.

They also found that while most would see a tax cut in the initial years of the legislation, many would see little change or an increase over time.

Linda has worked and supported preventive nutrition research based best practices thru legislation, creation and implementation of best practices and policy change while working and learning in Georgia, Tennessee and Alabama.

While the omission of any question on climate change during the three Presidential debates garnered widespread attention, the legislation of this soft drug was the second major absentee in the televised clash between Hilary Clinton and Donald Trump.

Prosecutors say they expect some unspecified «changes» in the testimony, while Silver's defense team says that ambiguity remains at the core of their strategy — to try to convince jurors that Silver's receipt of legal outside income was separate, and his official behavior was based on the merits of legislation and grants rather than a «quid pro quo» for a bribe.

«Our country has changed, and while any racial discrimination in voting is too much, Congress must ensure that the legislation it passes to remedy that problem speaks to current conditions,» Roberts wrote.

While many of the changes in the bill seem to address lawmakers» concerns about the provisions» impact on the accused, the new legislation also includes requirements that those found «responsible» are labeled as such on their academic transcripts.

Schreibman's television advertisement campaign targeted senior citizens and women with promises to protect Medicare and women's rights while leveling criticism against Gibson's votes in line with Republican legislation that included funding cuts for Planned Parenthood and measures that would change the way Medicare is operated.

Challengers hoping to unseat Rep. Elise Stefanik (R - Willsboro) largely agreed that Congress should take a robust role in strengthening environmental safeguards, including passing legislation to combat climate change while bolstering regulations at the Environmental Protection Agency.

BBC News reported that, while the Registration of Political Parties (Prohibited Words and Expressions)(Amendment) Order 2005 stipulates that no political party can be registered in the UK under the name «None of the Above», there is no legislation against a person changing their name by deed poll and appearing on the ballot paper as «None Of the Above».

Wallace says while the proposed legislation would not change anything for Jann, it would prevent similar arrangements in the future.

«While we appreciate the positive changes Speaker Quinn has made to this legislation we continue to have serious concerns about the impact it could have on reducing the number of jobs in New York City,» she said in a statement.

Southern spent $ 14 million in lobbying related to climate change that year, while PG&E, which openly backed cap - and - trade legislation, spent $ 27 million and had a carbon footprint 40 times smaller than Southern.

While U.S. EPA recently announced carbon reduction policies that will affect the coal industry and the Obama administration has issued new rules in 2012 to sharply raise fuel economy standards for automakers, among other steps, the federal government has yet to enact serious legislation to combat climate change's impact on infrastructure.

An updated Personal Care Products Safety Act has been in the works for a few years; however, it could be a while before changes are made in legislation.

That story, while it was inestimably strengthened with the legislation put through supporting the Regents reform agenda [in the second round], didn't change.

California's standards board for educator training and professional conduct added its support to legislation that would rewrite the rules implementing sanctions against school officials who fail to report changes in an employee's work status while an allegation of misconduct is pending.

While departments of education have some discretion in implementation, major changes will require legislation.

There are many reasons for the lower scores: the new standards being taught changed and are being implemented unevenly across school districts (Warren and Murphy 2014; McLaughlin, Glaab and Carrasco 2014, Harrington 2016); the definition of having met the standards changed; and the testing method changed (London and Warren 2015).1 While it is true that these assessments are in many ways not comparable (indeed, legislation passed in 2013 prohibits the CDE and local education agencies from doing so), 2 it is useful to understand which districts and schools are doing consistently well on both tests, and whether districts doing well on the SBAC English language arts (ELA) also do well on the SBAC math.

Changes in the legislation would give states more leeway on what types of programs and initiatives they can support and allow states to set performance goals while eliminating the U.S. Department of Education's authority to withhold funds from underperforming programs.

«Of Dogs and Men does an excellent job educating citizens on both the common facts of these heartbreaking cases and the surprising scope of the problem, while highlighting the tools citizens can employ to change outcomes for the better — from legislation requiring officer training in canine encounters to litigation under the federal civil rights act,» Wells added.

While we and millions of advocates are fighting to change legislation and finally put laws in place to protect these animals.

While countries all over the world have updated or enacted effective animal cruelty legislation, Canada has not made substantial changes to the federal animal cruelty laws that were first introduced in 1892.

Hyper - radical political movements, while they sometimes achieve change, usually result in repulsion rather than legislation.

This is usually how it goes: politician wannabe gets campaign contributions from private sector guy, gets into office, legislates in favor of private sector guy, private sector guy contributes more, politician guy takes vacation in Italy (or goes for a hike on the Appalachian trail)... gets re-elected, the word gets out that he «plays,» more private sector guys contribute to his campaign, voters are pleased to see the name of their representative in print, like the new wardrobe, the new hairstyle, believe all change is good and re-elect the politician again... politician feels the power, creates agency to watch over private sector guy, agency takes fact - finding trip to France... raises taxes on private sector guy, writes legislation that taxes private sector guy if his plant emits CO2 while producing widgets... voters are in awe and re-elect the politician... private sector guy whines, politician makes him ambassador to Taiwan, limits how much the new private guy taking his place can earn, and taxes all widgets so new private guy will make more environmentally friendly ones... voters swoon, pay more for widgets, lose job in widget factory, hate private guy, re-elect their pol... politician buries $ 5 billion aid to Taiwan in next appropriation bill...... kind of makes a case for term limits, doesn't it.

While Exxon spent millions to fight any legislation that concerned climate change, Shell realized that in order to get access to offshore drilling, they would have to cozy up to the White House and deemed it worthy to join the United States Climate Action Partnership.

Also testifying was actress Sigourney Weaver, who made passing references to her roles in «Alien» and «Avatar» while urging Congress to pass global climate change legislation.

In addition, during his acceptance speech at the Republican convention on August 30, 2012, Romney commented on climate change by asserting that President Obama would try to stop raising seas and heal the planet while he would help American families, thus implicitly implying that he would not support climate change legislation while he was President (Lacey, 2012).

Building on the available economic data and the larger historical record, the ACEEE diagnostic review indicates a large opportunity for climate change legislation to open up an even greater potential for efficiency improvements that can power a small but net positive gain in the nation's economy while substantially reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Later the same month, the standing committee of the National People's Congress, essentially the inner circle of China's main legislative body, adopted a resolution on climate change action that explicitly calls for the strengthening of domestic climate legislation while giving assurance that it will be a constructive player in the international climate process.

What is law today may change, he adds, and while it's quite unusual for legislation to change overnight, and in - house counsel should have a process in place to keep on top of any changes.

While president he was a delegate to Ottawa and helped to bring about changes in the Indian Act and in provincial legislation affecting Indigenous people.

Legislative changes usually result in employers and unions seeking more advice and managing more disputes while the meaning of the legislation is worked out, Murray says.

While congressional enactment in 1976 of the Copyright Act arguably changed all this, Snow concludes that constitutional limits on the reach of copyright legislation mean that this protection of personal correspondence remains very much alive — and encompasses e-mail.

The law relating to litigating in «Indian country» is far too complex to address here, and while some of the fundamental principles of jurisdiction and tribal sovereignty are deeply rooted in our system of jurisprudence, many aspects of it are still undergoing change, whether by legislation in Congress or the interpretation and enforcement of the rule of law by the Courts.

However, employers should review their harassment policies to ensure that they meet the procedural requirements of Bill 132, while university policies should be reviewed for a reporting process for complaints of sexual violence, in anticipation of changes to legislation that further protects employees and students from sexual violence and harassment.

In all seriousness — this sounds like the sort of legislation that is intended to placate some small group of people who really care about this sort of thing while not actually changing anything.

While the courts are typically quieter during the summer months, there was no shortage of interesting criminal law news in the month of August: News: Canada announced changes to its medical marijuana legislation, passing the Access to Canabis for a Medical Purpose Regulations.

The Accident Benefits Group presents regular educational seminars to our accident benefits adjusters and lawyers in order to keep our clients apprised of all changes to the legislation, developments in the case law, as well as educating on best practices that will assist in their handling of claims while furthering their corporate goals.

Temporary or interim maintenance The new legislation completely changes temporary spousal support in New York, while leaving permanent support untouched.

While trial courts should never be seen to be swaying in the breeze of popular opinion, trial courts should respond to changes to our understanding of detrimental effects of legislation that are demonstrated in evidence by sound empirical study.

«There have been a lot of attempts to curb it, but while a lot of legislation has been introduced there has not been a lot of change in perception by Transparency International.»

While many attended the vigils to mourn or offer words of encouragement, others took a political approach, calling for a change in legislation concerning gun ownership and acquisition.

While legislation is always prone to change and markets will always fluctuate, the key to overcoming challenges is embracing new solutions and innovations launching in the industry.

The legislation is called the «Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act,» H.R. 3370 in the House and S. 1610 in the Senate, and It would pause some program changes while the federal government gets a handle on how the new rates are to be set and it looks at the affordability impact of the new premium structure.

Legislative Update Impacting REALTORS ® While some budget - dependent legislation still remains in limbo, the real estate - related bills passed and approved by the governor will be covered such as how the changes in Flood Insurance, Condo Terminations, Foreclosure & Tenant Protections, Commercial Operation of Drones, and Private Property Rights will impact REALTORS ®