Sentences with phrase «abusive conduct»

«The current patent reform debate is driven — rightly — by concerns over abusive conduct in litigation.

«If an employer knows a particular person's abusive conduct places employees at unreasonable risk of sexual harassment,» the judges wrote, «the employer can not escape responsibility to protect a likely future employee victim merely because the person has not previously abused that particular employee.»

Freedom of speech means that anyone can say what they want but it encourages double standards to call out abuse then enable abusive conduct from someone who has been abused by saying it makes sense while acknowledging such is inappropriate.

A flagrant foul will be defined as a foul that may or may not involve physical contact, but involves such acts as fighting, contacting a game official, fouls so severe as to place an opponent at risk, persistent or extreme abusive conduct and the use of vulgar language or gestures.

«This is why we are formally requesting the Inspector General look into how the NYPD tracks abusive conduct and why we will be creating CCRB outreach offices across the city.»

A week after a Staten Island grand jury voted not to indict a police officer in the death of Eric Garner, Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito is requesting the NYPD inspector general investigate how NYPD tracks, monitors and addresses alleged abusive conduct.

The Defendant - Lawyer represented Plaintiff in a prior criminal proceeding involving his alleged failure to register as a sex offender for a prior offense and engaging in sexually abusive conduct with a minor over Facebook.

In the Court's judgment, workplace harassment and abusive conduct only amount to discrimination under the Code where the harasser is in a position of economic power over the victim, such as a supervisor.

«Dr. O'Brien's testimony also suggests that Kevin has had adult assistance in «helping the story along» regarding respondent S.'s past abusive conduct, raising questions as to who may have prompted and encouraged such parental alienation.

If you are currently past due on your student loans and have been subjected to unfair or abusive conduct by debt collectors, your attorney can step in and protect you from these tactics — many of which may be illegal under your state's laws.

He was also ordered to pay $ 31,900 for lost earnings, plus costs of «$ 3,000 for vexatious, frivolous and abusive conduct in the court proceedings.»

Aly Raisman spent months urging the U.S. Olympic Committee and USA Gymnastics to get serious about taking a long hard look into how Larry Nassar's abusive conduct was allowed to run unchecked for so long.

Nonetheless, after students reported on his abusive conduct, the sports community began giving him awards.

Steve Eder in an April 2013 article in the New York Times notes that Rutgers officials knew about basketball coach Mike Rice's abusive conduct, but did not fire him.

Aly Raisman spent months urging the U.S. Olympic Committee and USA Gymnastics to get serious about taking a long hard look into how Larry Nassar's abusive conduct was allowed to run unchecked for so long, now she's hoping to get some answers in court.

The controversial legislator who has always been in the news for his abusive conduct, on Tuesday morning on an Accra - based Television station, rained unprintable insults on the police chief over what he described as his indifferent attitude to the whole incident.

If you have a minor son or daughter, you must compel them to realize that abusive conduct are not normal.

The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) was passed by Congress in 1977 in response to abusive conduct by collection agencies.

It does not impinge on Mann's right of access, which Mann's abusive conduct has rendered unprotected.

Meanwhile the abusive conduct continues.

Unless victims speak up and hold nursing and group homes responsible for their negligent or abusive conduct, the homes will continue to treat residents with impunity.

Since workplace bullying is not addressed by existing law, many groups advocate the need for additional laws regarding workplace harassment and abusive conduct.

Children are alienated through the abusive conduct of the primary carer -LSB-...]

Orders of protection are designed to prevent further abuse, legally prohibit your spouse from engaging in the abusive conduct and are enforceable by the police and court.

It may be appropriate as time passes that access develop, but that should be facilitated only when there is clear evidence that the abusive conduct has terminated, and that contact with the child is in the child's best interests (that is, in a positive analysis, such contact is in the child's best interests, rather than a negative analysis which determines whether or not the child is likely to be hurt).

The Workplace Bullying Institute defines bullying as repeated mistreatment of a person by workplace perpetrators — abusive conduct that's threatening, humiliating, or intimidating; work sabotage; or verbal abuse.