Sentences with phrase «against the legislation of»

That happy outcome came despite dire warnings from firefighters and EMTs against the legislation of sparkler fireworks in Ulster County.

Not exact matches

While business investors would normally trust Gov. Bruce Rauner, a former private - equity executive, to veto the legislation, the industry's trade group fears the unpopular Republican may cave in an election cycle that pits him against Biss and a pack of other Democratic contenders.

The rationale was strength in numbers; its combined membership of 300,000 would be better poised to fight back against increasingly hostile employers, as well as governments that have neutered stoppages as a bargaining tool through back - to - work legislation.

But Kasich did sign into law a measure banning abortions after 20 weeks — another controversial regulation that could potentially brush up against previous court rulings, even though Kasich cited Supreme Court precedent for his veto of the «heartbeat» legislation.

Instead of viewing regulations like those mandated by OSHA as a nuisance (NAM and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce for years fought against implementation of the original OSHA legislation and continue to lobby against efforts to expand the legislation), Keller came to see them as a blueprint for improvement.

The state of Washington became the first state to pass its own net neutrality legislation after the Federal Communications Commission last year repealed its own rules barring discrimination against online sites and content.

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman had held off litigation against what he claimed were illegal gambling operations and the fantasy companies had suspended their «games of skill» while the proposed legislation was in train.

Hamilton is one of the few cities in Ontario to consider such legislation, adding to its ongoing crusade against payday loan companies.

«They stand out as being particularly bad in terms of lobbying against legislation,» she said.

Salesforce came in and pushed the governor of Georgia up against a wall over a anti-gay legislation, and this week, Apple, Google and Facebook are among the companies putting serious pressure on North...

Spending and revenue targets set in the annual budget resolution are enforced by points of order, which any member of Congress may raise against legislation that is inconsistent with those targets.

Progressives and many 2020 presidential hopefuls in the Senate have lined up against the legislation, while some moderates and those from rural states support it and seek to hold it up as an example of their ability to work in a bipartisan manner.

In Tallahassee, the National Rifle Association, one of the most influential special interest groups in the state, asked House lawmakers to vote against the legislation.

Carlson is not alone: Susan Fowler, the former Uber engineer who came out publicly against her employer alleging sexual harassment, is also working with members of the California State Assembly to pass legislation to eliminate forced arbitration, which prevented Fowler from coming forward about sexual harassment at Uber until after she quit.

Just like a thorough vetting of cabinet nominees could have foreseen the scandals that later emerged, a thorough vetting and review process for the monster tax cut legislation would have cautioned against such radical moves in the face of massive maturing supply, a trimming Fed, and a debt - strapped consumer that is seeing higher interest rates on mortgages and credit cards as a result of the spike in rates.

In the latest stage of the provincial government's battle against the proposed Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, it has asked the BC Court of Appeal to review four pages of proposed legislation that would amend the Environmental Management Act and address questions about the amendments's constitutionality.

Years after a national task force recommended enacting anti-spam legislation, the Canadian bill finally established strict rules for electronic marketing and safeguards against the installation of unwanted software programs on personal computers, all backed by tough multi-million dollar penalties.

Yet the 13f lives on (it's Section 13f of the Securities Exchange Act, legislation expressly prohibiting discrimination against issuers).

Airbnb is suing the city of San Francisco, battling legislation in New York and fighting widespread allegations that some of its hosts discriminate against renters.

Mr. Viersen is the former treasurer of the Barrhead / Neerlandia local of the Association for Reformed Political Action, a social conservative Christian organization that has spoken against Gay - Straight Alliance legislation for Alberta schools and questioned the existence of human - influenced climate change.

A striking example is Conservative Senator Hugh Segal, who has spoken out forcefully and passionately against Bill C - 377, a discriminatory, anti-union piece of legislation that would swamp unions (but not corporations and other organizations) with paperwork, and violate the privacy of nearly everyone doing business with them.

The U.S. dollar rose slightly against a basket of major currencies helped by optimism about progress on tax reform legislation and lawmakers» efforts to avert a U.S. government shutdown on Saturday.

A day after the bill's prospects wavered somewhat, Republican leaders notched two victories on Friday, when Senator Marco Rubio of Florida said he would vote yes after gaining a more generous child tax credit in the final bill and Senator Bob Corker of Tennessee, who voted against the initial Senate bill over deficit concerns, said he would support the legislation.

Amazon has been a champion for the LGBT community as early supporters of the Equality Act, backers of marriage equality campaigns, and active voices against legislation that discriminates against transgender people in states across the country.

Hong Kong's securities regulator is reminding licensed corporations to improve standards against the backdrop of the landmark EU legislation

Wendy Traub, Connecticut chair of the National Federation of Independent Business, and other business advocates spoke Monday against legislation that employers see as costly mandates.

Wayne Pesce, president of the Connecticut Food Association, a grocery trade group, spoke against legislation that would expand paid sick leave to businesses with 20 or more employees.

Well before that, we will see increasing legislation, taxation, and state licensing directed, in the name of gay rights, against church halls and schools and charities: all the Catholic institutions that can be identified as offering some kind of public access and accommodation.

But if anything, her comments anticipate not the distant future but the shape of the Nixon administration and the national backlash against civil rights legislation and the sexual revolution — events close at hand in 1970.

Similarly, I don't suspect many atheists of seriously wanting to enact legislation against the religious running for office.

World Relief, the humanitarian arm of the National Association of Evangelicals, is strongly against this legislation and urges the United States to continue to welcome and protect Syrian and Iraqi refugees.

I concluded at the time of the riots that of all the things the government now needed to do, it was the married family which most urgently needed to be rebuilt: I was and remain as certain of that as anything I have ever written, and I have been saying it repeatedly for over 20 years: I was saying it, for instance, when I was attacking (in The Mail and also The Telegraph), as it went through the Commons, the parliamentary bill which became that disastrous piece of (Tory) legislation called the Children Act 1989, which abolished parental rights (substituting for them the much weaker «parental responsibility»), which encouraged parents not to spend too much time with their children, which even, preposterously, gave children the right to take legal action against theirparents for attempting to discipline them, which made it «unlawful for a parent or carer to smack their child, except where this amounts to «reasonable punishment»;» and which specified that «Whether a «smack» amounts to reasonable punishment will depend on the circumstances of each case taking into consideration factors like the age of the child and the nature of the smack.»

Wilson warned against comparing potential Fairness for All legislation to existing policies that have led to high - profile «bakers and bathrooms» cases, most of which were enacted prior to the legalization of same - sex marriage and without input from both sides.

Ireland introduced legislation in 2012 which made it a legal requirement to report knowledge of crimes against children, and made no exemption for priests who received information about crimes during confession.

As oppressive as this legislation seems, it is fitting that these new regulations come under the guise of an anti-terrorism law, because that fits well into the narrative of protecting Russian national identity and deeply held Russian values against dangerous foreign influences.

And even though the public outcry against it caused enforcement of the legislation to be put on hold, it was not rescinded, and thousands of public officials have already agreed to abide by it.

@peace2all If you want to spearhead legislation, I sure wish you could get rid of that «freedom of religion» that so many scuzzbuckets like Phelps find so convenient as they do their psychotic crimes against humanity and individuals.

In terms of public perception, the most important groups working against Marris were those who could be most profoundly harmed by the proposed legislation: the elderly, and the disabled.

FRC gained attention in the last days of the campaign for its advertising against Joseph Cao — a Republican congressman from Louisiana who supported hate - crimes legislation and an effort to repeal the military's «don't ask, don't tell» policy on openly homosexual service members.

Arturo Castiglione wrote about the overwhelming importance of this biblical medical law: «The laws against leprosyin Leviticus 13 may be regarded as the first model of sanitary legislation» (A History of Medicine).»

Anyone who is voting in NC should vote against this anti-gay legislation in protest of this asshole.

The laws about sacred seasons, Sabbath observance, details of sacrifice, clean and unclean foods, bulk much larger than legislation on ethics, and this lack of perspective and proportion, this inveterate idea that Yahweh was appeased by ceremonial behavior, obtained so firm a grip that even the prophets who contended against it never broke its hold, as orthodox Judaism today bears witness.

Henry's legislation against Rome was revived, although Elizabeth chose to be called «supreme governor», unlike Henry who called himself «supreme head» of the church in England.

In the reaction from the Commonwealth, episcopacy was restored, the Book of Common Prayer was ordered read in all the churches, and discriminatory legislation was passed against dissenters.

What I meant to say is that the religion of a candidate will certainly influence his politics — how could someone who's religion discriminates against a «gay lifestyle» pass legislation that supports gay equality and abolishes the second - class citizen status of gay people?

Let me name just a few things that did happen: a stimulus bill was passed, GM and Chrysler were saved, affordable healthcare was passed, legislation was passed to guard against the possibility of similar bad behavior by our banks and corporations in the future.

@Chad «I never argued that — all the ACLU does is litigate against religion — all anti-religion litigation is by the ACLU however MOST of the anti-religion legislation is from the ACLU.»

Note: The Senate Economics Legislation Committee recommended against passage of the bill in Feb 2015; see Inquiry page

Consumer protection legislation against misleading and deceptive conduct in the promotion of goods and services is both well - known and ubiquitous [18].

A while back he ordered a survey of bribery law, and now he has sent the results to NABC members with a recommendation that they press for strong legislation in states that either have no laws against bribery in sport, or weak laws.