Sentences with phrase «against people because»

If you have people trying to buy marijuana in Colorado and then sell it for an even greater profit in Nebraska, the federal government is going to look into that problem and probably bring charges against people because it's illegal in Nebraska and you are transporting stuff from state A to state B in an unlawful manner.

Both Federal and state laws prohibit private persons, organizations or governments from discriminating against people because of certain «protected characteristics.»

Age discrimination is defined as a «systematic stereotyping of and discrimination against people because they are old, just as racism and sexism accomplish this with skin color and gender.»

How about when we routinely discriminated against people because of sexual preference?

He should learn how to abide by our laws that reject employment discrimination against people because of sex, color, race nationality, religion, sexual preference, etc..

We both bitterly opposed Section 28 which discriminated against people because of their sexuality... Thanks to pioneers like Chris, Labour now has 19 openly LGBT MPs and Parliament has a record high of 45 members — the highest of any legislature in the world.»

Believe what you will, but discrimination against people because of their personal preferences is in no way admirable.

It is the policy of Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. to provide equal opportunity in employment throughout the corporation for all qualified applicants and employees without discrimination against any person because of a person's race, color, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex / gender (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions and breast feeding), national origin, ancestry, gender identity, gender expression, legally - protected medical condition, physical or mental disability, age, military or veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable law.

Frank Sobrino, the governor's deputy director of communications for New York City, responded in an email that «under existing state law, it is already unlawful for any person to refuse to buy from, sell, or trade with or otherwise discriminate against any person because of race, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, and disability among other classifications.»

There is no room for violence of any kind, especially violence against a person because of his or her religious beliefs.

The Gender Tax Repeal Act provides that «No business establishment may discriminate, with respect to the price charged for services, against a person because of the person's gender.»

Amends § § 4112.02, 4112.05, 4112.08, and 4112.14 of the Revised Code to specify that discrimination by an employer against any person because of the person's credit history is an unlawful discriminatory practice under the Ohio Civil Rights Law.

The Pennsylvania State University prohibits discrimination and harassment against any person because of age, ancestry, color, disability or handicap, national origin, race, religious creed, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.

15 The Board shall not certify a trade union if any employer or any employers» organization has participated in its formation or administration or has contributed financial or other support to it or if it discriminates against any person because of any ground of discrimination prohibited by the Human Rights Code or the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

It is also illegal to retaliate against a person because he or she complained about discrimination, filed a charge of discrimination, or participated in an employment discrimination investigation or lawsuit.

It is also unlawful to discriminate against a person because they do not have a religion or a belief.

This means that it is unlawful for an employer to discriminate against a person because of their religion or belief.

The Ontario Human Rights Code also prohibits discrimination against a person because the person has a relationship, association or other dealing with a person or persons who are identified by one of the grounds listed above.

It specifically provides that government and public agency staff should exercise religious neutrality in the exercise of their functions, which implies not favouring or discriminating against a person because of membership or not in a specific religion.

It is illegal to discriminate against any person because of race, color, religion, sex, familial status, national origin, military status, disability or ancestry.

It is illegal to discriminate against any person because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or nation of origin.

It is illegal to discriminate against any person because of race, color, religion, gender, handicap, familial status, or national origin.

It is illegal to discriminate against any person because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin.

Not exact matches

«I think that networks are in a tough position right now, where they have shows that a lot of people watch — much more than cable shows that are considered «hits» — but they're not allowed to call them hits because they're up against an old system.»

Trouble is, those readers will be bidding against people who are buying that stuff not just because they're smart, but because they have to.

How do I reach out and grab people in different ways because I'm never going to compete against the big category spenders?

«Wait and see what happens on election day because many people who weren't for independence will now go and vote against the police's response.

Kravetz, whose website is filled with large flashing photographs of brownie gift boxes, also warns against trying to compete on free shipping alone: «I don't want to be the company that people come to because of free shipping.»

• Brittany Laughlin of Lattice VC argues against zero - tolerance policies because, she writes, the bar to report misconduct is currently too high, and we should give people a chance to fix their mistakes:

«I have watched so many talented, creative, and inventive people rage against their work, or even worse, stop doing their work because of the frustration that they encountered along the path of whatever it was they were trying to create.

It's easy to discriminate against the minority cobbler down the street by traveling a few extra blocks to buy from «your own kind»; it's much harder to act out your racist biases when buying shoes at a big department store because, well, you have no idea what colour or sex or sexual orientation of the person who made those shoes is.

People suspected that if the charges against him are dropped, DSK would run, and perhaps win because of the mighty «comeback.»

Here are the states where you can still be fired for being gay because they don't have explicit laws that prevent discrimination against LGBT people in the workplace.

That's the kind of «appointment viewing» that holds up the best against digital streaming and other services, because the in - person aspect is such a huge part of the experience.

National Press Club president Thomas Burr asked Thiel if what happened to Gawker could happen to other news publications: «Could wealthy, powerful people seek revenge against a news organization because of something they didn't like and use their influence and money to take them out?»

I * know * I have lost multiple jobs I could do in my sleep because some of these people spoke up against me when it mattered.

Because people are inclined to insure against negative consequences, you can strike an emotional chord by detailing what could happen if a customer does not follow through with your latest recommendation.

That's largely because Donald Trump, who has seen one Wall Street super PAC raise $ 16 million against him through the end of March, has neither been campaigning heavily for Wall Street money, nor has he been hugely popular among business people.

A portion of the caption reads: «This is a transformation that I've been holding back from releasing for a while now, solely because of the fear I've had of people turning it into a racial scandal against me.

People do this for many reasons, whether it's because playing victim makes them feel good or because they believe it's their duty to crusade against injustice, and then they take it way too far.

And because individual states could still prohibit marijuana locally, Booker's bill would also incentivize states to change their marijuana laws by withholding federal funding from any states that have enforced laws against the drug in ways that disproportionately affect low - income citizens and people of color.

He said however that Mr Noonan «is against a write - down for the Greeks because it wouldn't be in the interest of his party», but it would in the interests of 99 per cent of Irish people who «share the same interests as Greece».

Mr. Trump also spoke at length about the standoff with armed protesters who last Saturday seized the headquarters at a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon, suggesting that he would have called the leader of the group to try to make a deal to end it — and would have acted against them if negotiations failed because «you can not let people take over federal property.»

This time, the focus is more narrowly on ensuring that people not be forced to agree to potential arbitration as a condition of their employment and that employers be prohibited from «threatening, retaliating or discriminating against, or terminating any applicant for employment or prospective employment or any employee because of the refusal to consent to the waiver of any right, forum, or procedure for a violation of specific statutes governing employment.»

«I think people are hiding behind the fact that futures markets have 20 percent odds of a move, and the Fed would not go against that, but my reading is that's not relevant in this case because the market's never going to give them a green light.

Interesting topic... I struggle with this idea because like most people that I imagine read your blog, I earned the money... creating a legacy of family who does not have to provide for themselves goes against my core beliefs.

Because once they heard how the people they were trading against were completely caught up in the mania and missing the bigger picture, it gave them the confidence to pile on their trade in even bigger size.

I decided — against the advice of many people at the time, because it had a high cost attached to it — to take 10,000 store managers to New Orleans.

One of the things that happens is a lot of startups get pulled into the system and that's unfortunate, because it turns out that when you've got this thing that's 18 % of GDP and you start following the money flows, you enter a market in one place with a very altruistic notion that I'm going to change things, and ask things morph, it turns out you're actually just helping the system get bigger and helping people collect, if you will, as a leach against the system.

It is disturbing not because of Bitcoin Core's lack of enthusiasm for standing against Segwit2x, which is the way it appeared, but rather it was the fact that the people who support Segwit2x went to great lengths to confuse the general public about Segwit2x, what it meant, what it would do and even spent a good deal of time convincing people it was not an option, but a requirement; a simple software upgrade.