Sentences with phrase «worker protection act»

Anyone convicted of assaulting an airport worker or other state transit employee would be guilty of a class D felony and subject to a maximum sentence of seven years in prison under the new law, dubbed the Transportation Worker Protection Act.»

At 12:45 p.m. Monday, City Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez, joined with Unite Here 100, will rally for food service worker retention, supporting a bill that expands upon the 2002 Displaced Building Service Worker Protection Act to include food service workers from being fired from work after a new owner takes over a business.

The bill, known as the Transportation Worker Protection Act, would consider an assault against an airport worker to be considered a Class D felony, punishable to a maximum of seven years in prison.

Before serving in the Assembly, as Chief of Staff for then - City Councilmember and current Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, Brian negotiated enactment of several significant new laws, including the Domestic Worker Protection Act, promoting the rights of housekeepers and caregivers, and laws to foster the use of technology to make government more accessible and efficient.

Farm Labor Contractor, Vineyard Pay $ 42K in Penalties for Providing Deplorable Housing Conditions to Farm Workers in Sonoma County: Investigators from the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found farm labor contractor Four Seasons Vineyard Management and winemaker Ridge Vineyards in violation of the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act for providing deplorable housing conditions to farm workers in northern Sonoma County...

«Other stand - out recommendations include a bill designed to address the exploitation of our tax laws and exploitation of Nigerians by multinational firms by Femi Obagun, and a brief policy for more stringent laws against rapists, a Workers Protection Act, an Alternate Financing to Economic Growth Act, a Policing and State Security Act, and a Government Transparency and Anti Corruption Act.

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The U.S. National Labor Relations Act guarantees workers, whether they are in a union or not, the right to engage in «concerted activities» for their «mutual aid or protection».

The Enhanced Protection for Farm and Ranch Workers Act provides a right to work safely and a compensation system for those killed or injured at work, similar to other provinces.

In other words, what this statistic shows is that Bill 6 was desperately needed, and that the Enhanced Protection for Farm and Ranch Workers Act courageously passed by the Alberta Legislature on Dec. 10, 2015, by the government of Premier Rachel Notley in the face of huge — and when it came to its political opponents, hugely dishonest — opposition was the right thing to do.

We need a plan for social security reform, stronger protection for workers and a repeal of the trade union act, and a wide review on workers rights, a real living wage, investment in local services, and reversing Tory cuts to policing.

«As a New York State Assemblyman, Hakeem stood side by side with our members and fought on our behalf as we worked to pass the New York State Wage Theft Prevention Act in 2010, a bill that provides workers in New York State protections against irresponsible employers who fail to pay their workers.

The bill, known as the Climate and Community Protection Act, would set into law the Cuomo administration's target goals for clean energy while also ensuring equity for frontline communities workers.

Governor Cuomo has acted alone this year on several different issues, including a minimum wage hike for fast food workers and legal protections for transgender New Yorkers.

Jane Dodds, Montgomeryshire Candidate and child protection social worker, takes over the role from Acting Leader Kirsty Williams immediately.

Proponents of a bill known as the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, which would provide job protections for gay and transgender workers, are actively taking a whip count to see whether the measure has enough support for floor action.

Weiner, who was one of just seven House Democrats who voted against the Employment Non-Discrimination Act in 2007 to protest the lack of protections for transgender workers, recently faced questions over two occasions at which he failed to speak out against homophobic statements made in his presence while he was campaigning.

The agenda, five months in the making, includes bills that call for the creation of a task force to assess the city university system's affordability, admissions and graduation rates, a report on the use of long - acting reversible contraceptives such as intrauterine devices, sexual assault awareness and prevention training for cab drivers, a street co-naming for the original Ms. Magazine headquarters and expanding the definition of employer under the human rights law to offer protections for domestic workers.

Such protections also act as an intergenerational wealth transfer from younger to older workers.

The original passage of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) protected employees against age discrimination but limited protection to workers between the ages of 40 and 65 and allowed employer benefit plans to include mandatory age limits.

The complaint alleges that the Company was in violation of the Colorado Minimum Wages of Workers Act and the federal Trafficking Victims Protection Act («TVPA»).

NDP: Update the Consumer Protection Act to cap ATM fees at a maximum of 50 cents per withdrawal; ensure all Canadians have reasonable access to a no - frills credit card with an interest rate no more than 5 % over prime; eliminate «pay - to - pay» by banks in which financial institutions charge their customers a fee for making payments on their mortgages, credit cards, or other loans; take action against abusive payday lenders; lower the fees that workers in Canada are forced to pay when sending money to their families abroad; direct the CRTC to crack down on excessive mobile roaming charges; create a Gasoline Ombudsperson to investigate complaints about practices in the gasoline market.

In Ontario, effective 1 April 2018, equal pay protection under the Employment Standards Act will be extended to ensure that part - time, seasonal and casual workers must be paid the same as full - time workers doing similar work; and workers hired through temporary help agencies must be paid the same are workers hired directly by an employer who are doing similar work.

The Pension Protection Act, which is under consideration in the U.S. Senate this week after passage in the House late Friday, would let 401 (k) providers like mutual funds, brokerage firms and insurance companies help workers choose specific funds for their retirement accounts.

Subtitle F: Deficit Neutral Budgetary Treatment -(Sec. 496) Requires: (1) the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Worker Training Fund, the Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Fund, and the Natural Resources Climate Change Adaptation Fund to be treated as separate accounts in the Treasury; and (2) amounts appropriated to such Funds to be only available for the purposes set forth under this Act.

Since Texas does not provide supplementary protections in these circumstances, workers are protected only by the WARN Act.

Indeed, the Supreme Court of Canada recently delivered its decision in Alberta (Information and Privacy Commissioner) v United Food and Commercial Workers, Local 401 that found the Alberta Personal Information Protection Act to be constitutionally invalid.

The Jones Act is a law that provides protection to individuals who are members of a crew of a ship or vessel and applies to inland river workers as well as merchant mariners on the seas.

We provide services to our clients regarding Federal, New Jersey and New York statutes, including: Family and Medical Leave Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, National Labor Relations Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Occupational Safety and Health Act, New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, Conscientious Employee Protection Act, New Jersey Family Leave Act, Civil Rights, ERISA, and Wage and Hour Law.

The majority held that the Agricultural Employees Protection Act, 2002, («AEPA») which excluded agricultural workers from the Labour Relations Act («LRA») following Dunmore v. Ontario (Attorney General), 2001 SCC 94, [2001] 3 S.C.R. 1016 did not violate s. 2 (d) of the Charter.

The majority held that the Agricultural Employees Protection Act, 2002, («AEPA») which excluded agricultural workers from the Labour Relations Act («LRA») following Dunmore v. Ontario (Attorney General), 2001 SCC 94, [2001] 3 S.C.R. 1016 did not violate s. 2 (d) of the Charter... [more]

The Federal Employers Liability Act or FELA is a federal law that was created in 1908 to provide railroad workers injured on the job with protection.

When it comes to protections for unionization, Domestic Workers working in private homes are explicitly excluded from the Labour Relations Act and collective bargaining units made up of one person are not permitted.

Work highlights Acted for Public Concern at Work, the UK's leading whistle - blowing charity, on a case which resulted in LLP members being classified as «workers», and consequently winning the right to all relevant whistle - blowing protections.

In Ontario (Attorney General) v. Fraser, the SCC ruled Ontario's Agricultural Employees Protection Act did not violate charter rights because it mandated employers to negotiate «in good faith» with their employees, despite the fact that the law does not protect the right of agricultural workers to strike or bargain collectively.

In Clyde & Co v Bates van Winkelhof [2014] UKSC 32, the Court held that a partner, or member, of an LLP was entitled to protection under the Employment Rights Act 1996 as they fell into the definition of «worker».

This work includes applications for permanent residence in business, immigrant categories, applications for skilled workers under federal and provincially based immigration programs, applications for temporary workers under the immigration regulations pursuant to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, as well as applications for Canadian citizenship.

The State and Federal Employment disputes handled by Whittel & Melton include FLSA (fair labor standards act), Wage and Overtime disputes, Minimum Wage Violations, Discrimination (age, sex, disability, pregnancy, national origin, race), Retaliation claims including FMLA (family medical leave act), workers compensation and sexual harassment in the workplace, Whistleblower protection, qui tam and other civil rights pursuits.

The protection provided under the South Carolina Workers Comp Act is only the beginning of your right to compensation for a workplace injury.

The Wage Earner Protection Program (WEPP) under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act provides guaranteed and timely payment of unpaid wages, vacation pay (on or after July 7, 2008), as well as unpaid severance and termination pay to eligible workers (on or after January 27, 2009) whose employers go bankrupt or are in receivership, up to an amount equalling four weeks maximum insurable earnings under the Employment Insurance (EI) Act (currently about $ 3,000).

Last month, Bill 170, a private member's bill known as the Greater Protection for Interns and Vulnerable Workers Act, was introduced.

For example, under Ontario's Occupational Health and Safety Act («OHSA «-RRB-, employers have a general obligation to take all precautions reasonable in the circumstance for the protection of the worker.

The purpose of the relevant part of the federal Immigration and Refugee Protection Act is to protect immigrants and temporary foreign workers by regulating who can charge them fees for immigration services.

Business Development: Brokering various business dealings that further the diversification of Indian economies Developing and accessing commercial financial programs and services for tribal governments, including tax - exempt offerings and federally - guaranteed housing loans Serving as issuer or underwriter's counsel in tribal bond issuances Ensuring tribal compliance with Bank Secrecy Act and other federal financial regulatory requirements Handling federal and state income, excise, B&O, property and other tax matters for tribes and tribal businesses Chartering tribal business enterprises under tribal, state and federal law Registering and protecting tribal trademarks and copyrights Negotiating franchise agreements for restaurants and retail stores on Indian reservations Custom - tailoring construction contracts for tribes and general contractors Helping secure federal SBA 8 (a) and other contracting preferences for Indian - owned businesses Facilitating contractual relations between tribes and tribal casinos, and gaming vendors Building tribal workers» compensation and self - insurance programs Government Relations: Handling state and federal regulatory matters in the areas of tribal gaming, environmental and cultural resources, workers» compensation, taxation, health care and education Negotiating tribal - state gaming compacts and fuel and cigarette compacts, and inter-local land use and law enforcement agreements Advocacy before the Washington State Gambling Commission, Washington Indian Gaming Association and National Indian Gaming Commission Preparing tribal codes and regulations, including tribal court, commercial, gaming, taxation, energy development, environmental and cultural resources protection, labor & employment, and workers» compensation laws Developing employee handbooks, manuals and personnel policies Advocacy in areas of treaty rights, gaming, jurisdiction, taxation, environmental and cultural resource protection Brokering fee - to - trust and related real estate and jurisdictional transactions Litigation & Appellate Services: Handling complex Indian law litigation, including commercial, labor & employment, tax, land use, treaty rights, natural and cultural resource matters Litigating tribal trust mismanagement claims against the United States, and evaluating tribal and individual property claims under the Indian Claims Limitation Act Defending tribes and tribal insureds from tort claims brought against them in tribal, state and federal courts, including defense tenders pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act Assisting tribal insureds in insurance coverage negotiations, and litigation Representing individual tribal members in tribal and state civil and criminal proceedings, including BIA prosecutions and Indian probate proceedings Assisting tribal governments with tribal, state and federal court appeals, including the preparation of amicus curiae briefs Our Indian law & gaming attorneys collaborate to publish the quarterly «Indian Legal Advisor ``, designed to provide Indian Country valuable information about legal and political developments affecting tribal rights.

The changes to the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act (WSIA), the Fire Prevention and Protection Act, and the Public Sector Labour Relations Act will strengthen the rights of workers, firefighters and survivor -LSB-...]

For the «at will» attorneys in the office who say they felt pressured to act in ways they believed were inappropriate, it offers a nod by calling on the Legislature to review their status to determine if they should continue to function «at the pleasure of the Attorney General» or should get some employment protections, such as the civil - service protections afforded some other state agency workers.

The Act is a long and complicated one, adding significant operational expense to employers in implementation, and leaving many workers vulnerable given gaps in protection.

Following recommendations of the Weiler report, in 1987 the Act gave injured workers 100 % benefit indexation until 1995 when the government reduced protection for partially - disabled workers by use of the Friedland Formula (providing half of the Consumer Price Index minus 1 %).

It should be called employer protection act; Because employers receive the benefit not injured workers.

In this case, United Food and Commercial Workers, Local 401 v. Alberta (Information and Privacy Commissioner), 2011 ABQB 415 (CanLII), the Alberta Court of Queen's Bench has determined that portions of the Personal Information Protection Act (Alberta)(«PIPA») are unconstitutional.

These include statutes such as the California Equal Pay Act, the Wage Theft Protection Act of 2011, and the Domestic Worker Bill of Rights, which pertain to issues involving work hours and wages, including meal periods, rest breaks, overtime, and minimum wage.