Sentences with phrase «against state law»

It is against the State law for any person not licensed by the State of Florida as a driving instructor to give driving instruction while in a driver's training vehicle that belongs to a State licensed driving school.

This will allow you to find out about our firm, meet with our attorney, and to get information about what to expect in your divorce, as measured against state law.

It is against state law for a manufacturer to make and sell a helmet that does not meet safety standards that the national commissioner sets.

In 1925, Tennessee schoolteacher John Scopes was indicted for teaching evolution against state law.

For instance, it's against state law to catch striped mullet during the winter months and you can't keep a moana that's less than 7 inches long.

Because how do you tell people, «Well this great device that works really well, and it's the smoothest check - out process of any device or format that we offer here in the library — but it violates your privacy, it jeopardizes your intellectual freedom, and, you know, it might kinda be against state law, but I'm not really sure.»

It is against state law for a Connecticut school district to require a student to take or pass the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) test in order to graduate.

Our goal is to link reform at the local and state level so that states can put the powers they do have to their highest and best use, and local leaders with ideas and initiative will not constantly fight against state law and administrative actions.

So I don't think they did anything against state law, but I feel I got really lousy care!

Not only that, the federal RFRA does not protect against state laws that infringe upon religious liberty, and state religious protections are now vociferously opposed by progressive political adherents and large corporations — as Indiana discovered recently when it was threatened with economic ruin for attempting to pass an RFRA that extended to the operation of businesses.

While federal law still makes the possession, production and sale of marijuana a crime, Holder's announcement means the Justice Department won't file lawsuits against state laws in Colorado and Washington that allow people to possess marijuana for personal use.

Not exact matches

Rep. Brian Bosma, the speaker of the state House, said that the law does not allow discrimination against «any segment of the Hoosier community.»

However, the company's employee handbook states that «on and off the job, CVS Caremark expects all colleagues to comply with the law,» presumably including laws against selling alcohol to minors.

He's also stuck his neck out on LGBTQ issues, pushing fellow business leaders to take a stand against laws in the state of Indiana that critics say discriminate against gay and transgender people.

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.

Sessions» marijuana policy will direct federal prosecutors to enforce federal laws against the drug, even in states where voters and lawmakers have legalized recreational or medical use.

On Friday morning, the Kremlin condemned the US «aggression against a foreign state,» saying it broke international law.

Similarly, personal beliefs are the subject of numerous nascent state laws that would allow business owners to discriminate against customers or employees they don't approve of.

«It also operates to accuse Ms. Clifford of committing a crime under New York law, as well as numerous other states, in that it effectively states that Ms. Clifford falsely accused an individual of committing a crime against her when no such crime occurred,» the suit says.

Kimmel has since actively railed against Obamacare repeal efforts, arguing that various proposals being debated by the law's opponents would gut protections for people like Billy born with pre-existing conditions, either by rolling back Obamacare's mandated insurance benefits for certain health conditions or allowing states to set up rules that would let insurers charge sick people more for their coverage.

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.

On Monday and Tuesday of this week, Attorney General Sessions said that marijuana sale and use is still against federal law and said he does not think that cannabis is something that should be legalized, despite the fact that more than half of all states have some form of a regulated market already in place and the majority of Americans agree that marijuana prohibition should end.

By selling the bonds to Monaco, investors were trying to get around the 11th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which says, «The judicial power of the United States shall not be construed to extend to any suit in law or equity, commenced or prosecuted against one of the United States by citizens of another state, or by citizens or subjects of any foreign state.»

The Justice Department's planned lawsuit against California will target three state laws, senior Justice Department officials said on Tuesday in a press briefing.

It sued North Carolina over a bathroom bill it said discriminated against transgender individuals, and has challenged state voting laws that it said disenfranchised minority voters.

The next day that firm filed two lawsuits against Diageo, one in federal court, raising a suite of traditional trademark and unfair business practices claims, but the other in New York State Supreme Court, seeking a permanent injunction under a seldom - used statute available only to charitable organizations, known as Section 135 of the New York General Business Law.

Taking a page from laws creating sanctuary cities for illegal immigrants, a group of lawmakers have submitted a bill that bans California law enforcement from working with federal authorities if they attempt to take action against marijuana grow facilities or dispensaries that operate legally under state law.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions» decision to rescind an Obama - era directive that made enforcing marijuana laws against companies that comply with state laws a «low priority» raised ire in both parties and stoked uncertainty in states where the drug is legal.

«Though the vast majority of Americans think it is wrong and should be against the law, [most state] laws do not protect the LGBT workforce from this kind of discrimination,» Peter Romer - Friedman, an attorney with Cohen Milstein, a law - firm in Washington, D.C., says.

Their research estimates that, along with recent nondiscrimination laws at the state level, the White House ban will prevent employers from discriminating against 14 million LGBT workers.

2.Right - to - work is generally defined as a state where it is against the law for a union to be a so - called «closed shop,» requiring all employees to join a union and pay dues.The Michigan laws would make membership in a union and payment of dues voluntary and would cover both the private and public sector, except for fire and police unions.

More than half of all states have laws that protect smokers against discrimination in hiring practices, according to the American Lung Association.

of all states have laws that protect smokers against discrimination in hiring practices, according to the American Lung Association.

Even if the religious freedom laws aren't intended to allow discrimination against LGBT people, the point is, with the state RFRA laws it's possible.

In 2009, the Obama administration ordered federal prosecutors not to prioritize legal action against medical marijuana dispensaries that comply with state laws.

Most states have implemented laws against gender discrimination, and the 1964 Civil Rights Act protects women at the federal level.

While business groups in Indiana, such as the Indiana Chamber of Commerce, have come out decisively against the law, Indianapolis, the center of business conference activity in the state, is now fighting to make sure that businesses don't abandon the city's vital convention industry.

TORONTO — The Ontario government is pushing back against New York State's Buy American law by limiting public sector procurement with suppliers in that sState's Buy American law by limiting public sector procurement with suppliers in that statestate.

While supporters say the law protects small business owners» religious freedom, critics say it will allow for discrimination against gay customers and drive business out of the state.

Dale and Leilani Neumann are arguing a state law allowing faith healing should have protected them against any criminal liability.

A couple of years ago, Benioff famously went to bat against several state laws that would allow business to refuse service to people based on sexual orientation under the umbrella of religious freedom.

Nor should you insert religion into your political speech, as Title VII and many state laws protects against discrimination based on religion.

Do some research on where your state stacks up against other states and call or write state lawmakers, urging them to address gender wage issues in state laws.

Through her family's trust, she has contributed more than $ 1.3 million to the organization's efforts to defeat California's recreational marijuana proposal, given at least $ 30,000 to the campaign against Nevada's proposed legal weed law, and donated another $ 25,000 to defeat the pro-pot effort in Massachusetts, according to an analysis of state campaign finance filings by VICE News.

Surprisingly, one in 10 employees said their employers tracked them 24 hours a day, which is against the law in all 50 states, according to TSheets.

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.

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said: «President Putin regards the U.S. attacks on Syria as an aggression against a sovereign state in violation of the norms of international law, and under a trumped - up pretext at that,» according to the Russian Tass new agency.

No taxing authority is asserting or threatening to assert a claim against the Company under or as a result of Section 482 of the Code or any similar provision of any foreign, state or local Tax law.

California law expressly requires employers to reimburse employees for business expenses and several suits proceeding against Uber are based on that state law.