Sentences with phrase «act against companies»

He said customers and potential employees should act against companies which do not «get» gender diversity.

Not exact matches

The class action, filed in United States District Court, Southern District of New York, and docketed under 18 - cv - 02213, is on behalf of a class consisting of investors who purchased or otherwise acquired BRF American Depositary Receipts («ADRs») between April 4, 2013 and March 2, 2018, both dates inclusive (the «Class Period»), seeking to recover damages caused by Defendants» violations of the federal securities laws and to pursue remedies under Sections 10 (b) and 20 (a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the «Exchange Act») and Rule 10b - 5 promulgated thereunder, against the Company and certain of its top officials.

The class action, filed in United States District Court, for the District of Illinois, Eastern Division, is on behalf of a class consisting of investors who purchased or otherwise acquired Akorn's securities between March 1, 2017 through February 26, 2018, both dates inclusive (the «Class Period»), seeking to recover damages caused by defendants» violations of the federal securities laws and to pursue remedies under Sections 10 (b) and 20 (a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b - 5 promulgated thereunder, against the Company and certain of its top officials.

President Donald Trump's proposal for additional tariffs against China may escalate tensions that would hurt U.S. companies, said Miriam Sapiro, former deputy and acting U.S. trade rep during the Obama administration.

For one thing, companies today have «human resources, we have IT, and we have a real estate division — all acting separately and, often, unwittingly working against each other,» Martin says.

Rovinescu said duopolies can get too cozy and act as a negative force against innovation, but the move can also help companies to scale up to ensure programs get to market.

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

This is the second DOJ suit against the company in the past several weeks, and both cases center of whistleblower suits lobbed at UnitedHealth under the False Claims Act.

But this year, in an even fiercer act of rebellion, Cards Against Humanity removed the game from its online shop entirely, offering, instead, a $ 6 box of bullsh*t — «literal feces, from an actual bull,» the company's website read on Nov. 28, according to the CBC.

Weighing shareholders» expressed preferences against its fiduciary duty to act in the long - term best interest of the Company, the Committee recommended, and the Board has concluded, that the continuity and quality of leadership that results from a classified board contributes to long - term shareholder value and is in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders.

Days after the site launched, the broadcasters issued an injunction against ivi, accusing the company of infringing the Copyright Act.

The company noted that the very unusual step of a public blog post explaining the decision to act against Cambridge Analytica was due to «the public prominence of this organization.»

Levandowski and his co-founder, Lior Ron, would not agree to sell their company to Uber unless they were protected against any potential future lawsuits, including those that occurred as a result of any «pre-signing bad acts.»

One of those workers filed a class action lawsuit against the company in the bankruptcy court for violating the federal WARN Act, which requires larger companies to give 60 days advance notice of layoffs.

This is not the first time the company is acting against clickbait headlines.

Recent developments, including ongoing investigations into bribery and corruption at the Company's subsidiaries in Mexico, China, Brazil, and India; new revelations of accounting fraud at the Company's China operations; a recent ruling by a National Labor Relations Board Administrative Law Judge against the Company for its illegal discipline of employees; and, the NLRB decision to authorize a nationwide complaint against the Company for violations of the National Labor Relations Act, highlight the need for enhanced oversight of Wal - Mart's corporate culture and behavior.

Referring to the decision, a spokesman for Sweden's Financial Supervisory Authority said that «every institution must decide on the details of their internal regulations specifying the rules for their employees» investments and trading,» suggesting that the regulatory agency does not intend to interfere in Nordea's decision, nor act against similar moves that may be taken by other companies.

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.

Bartz argued that the Employee Retirement Income Security Act would now pre-empt state law under the rule and that the rule improperly created a private right of action that could set up class - action lawsuits against insurance companies and agents.

You defenders of religion keep some interesting company: Osama Bin LLaden, Iraninan Mullahs, Saudi Wahabists (who will cut your head off in public if you preach anything but Islam), Joe Smith who preached that black people did not have souls (the church changed it mind after the civil rights act and are now bigotted against gay people), the Taliban, the pope and his child rapists, ignorant & stupid evangelicals who think that revelations is a roadmap to the future.

(Mar 2006) Voted YES on extending the PATRIOT Act's wiretap provision and Santorum will continue the Corporate wellfare system where big business gets an unfair advantage against start up companies.

And verse 24 is concerned only to say that Aaron is the co-star with Moses in the Sinai act and, in distinction from verse 22, that Moses and Aaron alone with no priests attending, enter the Presence; and furthermore that any others attempting to join this company of two will find themselves «broken out against» by the Lord himself.

Insurance companies swing a great deal of weight in the investment business and are instruments that can act either for or against economic justice.

The charges were brought against the company in response to the Food Authority's investigation into a salmonella outbreak in 10 aged care facilities on the South Coast and ACT between January and March 2015.

Since joining Open Rights Group as its Executive Director in January 2009, Jim Killock has led campaigns against three strikes and the Digital Economy Act, the company Phorm and its plans to snoop on UK users, and against pervasive government Internet surveillance.

Here's an angle that just occurred to me about today's widespread online protests against the «Stop Online Piracy Act»: normally we talk about digital activism being HOSTED on the internet, but this is a great example of what happens when the companies behind the internet start to DRIVE protest.

It is now universally accepted that companies have social and ethical responsibilities, but the UK's short - termist business culture acts against this.

The EFCC has now filed an amended 17 counts against Dudafa and seven others, including the four companies, wherein the suspects were accused of conspiring to conceal $ 15,591,700, which the EFCC claimed they ought to have known formed part of proceeds of an unlawful act.

A lawsuit has been filed by acting Attorney General Barbara Underwood against Bell Pet Company, LLC, and its owners, Theodore and Sheila Bell - who own The Pet Zone store in...

She also helped write the Violence Against Women Act and a 2008 law designed to protect people with genetic predispositions to health conditions from facing discrimination from their employers or health insurance companies.

Alongside UK - wide bills on matters such as child poverty and financial regulation, today's legislative programme included minor measures to increase Holyrood's powers, including extending its licensing of private security companies and introducing a 12 - month limit on legal cases against the Scottish government under the Human Rights Act.

The people of Ijebu - Igbo hereby appeal for Governor Ibikunle Amosun's intervention, and to save us from the barbaric and uncivilised act of the Ibadan Elelctricity Distribution Company who have not supplied us with electricity for some time now because some community members launched a peaceful complaint against excessive billing despite the service being nothing to write home about.

«Insurance companies don't insure against criminal acts,» said King, a former insurance broker.

The company challenged the requirement, which was part of the Affordable Care Act signed into law in 2010, on grounds that providing coverage for certain types of birth control would go against their religious beliefs.

Unlike last year's Stop Online Piracy Act outcry, in which Internet users and civil liberties groups allied with technology companies against Hollywood, no broad alliance exists this time.

She also introduced to the Forum a newly enacted law, GINA («Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act»), which protects against health insurance companies and employers using genetic information to discriminate against individuals or families.

Law garnered both a Golden Globe and Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his performance, further cementing his reputation as one of the more promising up - and - coming actors on either side of the ocean.After a turn as a Russian marksman facing off against a Nazi sniper in Enemy at the Gates (2001), Law returned to sci - fi with his role as love machine Gigolo Joe in Steven Spielberg's eagerly anticipated A.I.In addition to his acting commitments, Law kept busy with Natural Nylon, the production company he founded with Sadie Frost, Sean Pertwee, Ewan McGregor, and Jonny Lee Miller.

Instead of being a polemic against the practices of pharmaceseutical companies, it takes a complete u-turn in the second act.

David Blair (The Messenger) directs British acting giant Timothy Spall (Mr Turner) along with the impressively versatile Juno Temple (Len and Company), in a crime thriller that delicately weaves the themes of redemption and reform set against the tawdry English seaside resort of Blackpool.

In an act of rebellion against the company, Adam takes his friends out for a night at an expensive club and charges $ 16,000 of top - shelf liquor to the company credit card.

Such behavior is said to be in violation of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, and the plaintiff is seeking an injunction against the company.

Among their company is Father James Lavelle (Brendan Gleeson), a good priest, who has been targeted to be murdered by one of his parishioners as an act of revenge against the Church for the sexual abuse the parishioner suffered as a child.

Topics to be discussed include: Court Procedure: An understanding of the civil litigation process in New Jersey as it pertains to negligence claims; Damages: Understanding the standards for, and the differences between Compensatory and Punitive Damages; Facility Maintenance: Identifying potential safety hazards related to facilities and grounds, and taking reasonable steps to address common problems; Indemnification: Identifying when the school district is responsible for the actions of its employees, and when it may disclaim coverage; Insurance Coverage Issues: Understanding what is, and is not covered under a school district's insurance policy, and understanding whether your district will be allowed to choose its attorney or be required to utilize the attorney assigned by the Insurance Company; Negligent Supervision: Examples of school district negligence liability lie within the school, on the athletic field, in the locker room, and on school trips; Sovereign Immunity: Understanding the effect of the New Jersey Torts Claims Act on negligence claims against school districts.

Proxies shall be voted in the best interests of shareholders, with an emphasis on voting against any management proposals that act in general to insulate companies from the discipline of the market or accountability to shareholders.

Harassment: Lexington Law also acts as a collections agency, so a lot of complaints you see registered against the company have to do with that arm of the business, since no one likes harassing collection calls.

(1) Before executing a contract or agreement with or receiving money or other valuable consideration from a buyer, a credit services organization shall provide the buyer with a written statement containing: (a) A complete and detailed description of the services to be performed by the credit services organization for the buyer and the total cost of the services; (b) A statement explaining the buyer's right to proceed against the surety bond or surety account required by section 45 - 805; (c) The name and address of the surety company that issued the bond or the name and address of the depository and the trustee and the account number of the surety account; (d) A complete and accurate statement of the buyer's right to review any file on the buyer maintained by a consumer reporting agency as provided by the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.; (e) A statement that the buyer's file is available for review at no charge on request made to the consumer reporting agency within thirty days after the date of receipt of notice that credit has been denied and that the buyer's file is available for a minimal charge at any other time; (f) A complete and accurate statement of the buyer's right to dispute directly with the consumer reporting agency the completeness or accuracy of any item contained in a file on the buyer maintained by the consumer reporting agency; (g) A statement that accurate information can not be permanently removed from the files of a consumer reporting agency; (h) A complete and accurate statement of when consumer information becomes obsolete and of when consumer reporting agencies are prevented from issuing reports containing obsolete information; and (i) A complete and accurate statement of the availability of nonprofit credit counseling services.

The CFPB concluded that the company and its affiliates violated the Dodd - Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act's prohibitions against unfair and deceptive acts and practices, and also the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.

An economic moat signifies characteristics, like well - known brands, large portion of market demand, etc., that act as barriers against other companies wanting to enter an industry.

The Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit Feb. 9, 2017, against three interrelated student loan debt relief companies for allegedly violating Section 5 of the FTC Act and the Telemarketing Sales Rule.

When the credit card company or a creditor violates a federal law, such as the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), a lawyer can pursue legal action against that creditor and sue them.