Sentences with phrase «against unfair practices»

The Electronic Frontier Foundation fights against these unfair practices and defends digital creators, inventors, and ordinary technology users.

Our insurance disputes attorney takes action against these unfair practices, and will hold insurance companies accountable for the terms to which they agreed in the original contract.

These laws exist to safeguard the rights of workers against unfair practices or abuse.

A protectionist approach holds that regulating international trade is necessary to protect jobs in domestic industries, bolster national security or retaliate against unfair practices of trading partners.

Their website provides comprehensive information about the whole Debt Restructuring Process, the way their debt analysts help you settle debt for less than the full amount owed and how FDCPA safeguards you against the unfair practices of collection agencies, banks and creditors.

These laws exist to protect you against unfair practices but you can't exercise your rights if you don't know what they are.

At 1:30 p.m., Empire State Agenda will be joined in Albany by Assembly members, state senators, and LGBTQ advocates to «demand the State Senate take up the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (GENDA), civil rights legislation that would extend New York's anti-discrimination laws to safeguard trans individuals, who currently stand outside our state's legal protections against unfair practices.»

Not exact matches

From his first meeting with Xi, Trump promised that if China would cooperate in tightening economic sanctions on North Korea, the US would refrain from taking a hard line against what it perceived to be China's unfair trade practices.

Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska was in the meeting with the president this week and said TPP would be a smarter way than tariffs for the U.S. to build alliances against unfair Chinese trade practices.

Navarro, along with now - Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, have advocated for tough measures against «unfair trade practices» by China and other nations.

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.

It wasn't Trump's first move to retaliate against a country's perceived unfair trade practices: The U.S. has moved forward with tariffs against Canadian softwood lumber exports, initially proposed in April 2017, for instance.

Making such promises and failing to live up to them is a violation of FTC rules against unfair and deceptive business practices,» EFF Staff Attorney Nate Cardozo said.

We protect consumers from unfair, deceptive, or abusive practices and take action against companies that break the law.

A CFPB spokesperson said in an email to Vox that the bureau is authorized to take «supervisory and enforcement action against certain institutions engaged in unfair, deceptive, or abusive acts or practices, or that otherwise violate federal consumer financial laws,» including the failure of institutions to engage in «reasonable data security practices» in connection with consumer report information.

And it would also no longer be able to levy hefty fines against financial institutions for «unfair» or «deceptive» practices.

«The president has moved to expose hardworking Americans to unfair, deceptive and predatory practices, perpetuating a massive con on those who thought he would stand up for them against the powerful interests,» Pelosi told reporters.

It allows the US government to investigate and then take unilateral action against a country it accuses of using unfair market practices, such as the use of onerous regulations to discriminate against foreign start - ups.

As recently as March 10, 2018, American, EU, and Japanese officials agreed to cooperate on addressing unfair Chinese trade practices within the World Trade Organization (WTO) framework.27 The keys to pushing back against China's unfair practices are: maintaining a strong relationship with allies in Europe and Asia; being a reliable partner; and upholding multilateral institutions like the WTO.

While warning against China's expansion in Europe, the strategy suggested that America could cooperate with its allies to «contest China's unfair trade and economic practices and restrict its acquisition of sensitive technologies».

He should also engage Trump in a conversation about cooperation against China's unfair trade practices, which are raising concerns on both sides of the Atlantic.

In the 1990s, Bill Clinton used the harsh prescriptions available in legislation from 1988 that allowed him to issue punitive tariffs against «unfair» trade practices.

Other customers have filed lawsuits against Wells Fargo saying they were victims of unfair overdraft practices.

But Mr. Trump, eager to showcase his tough stance against unfair trade practices, plans to sign two executive orders on Friday that will lay the groundwork for new policies and stricter enforcement of trade laws.

Word of the announcement came as the Trump administration on Wednesday warned that it would vigorously defend U.S. national interests against «hostile» powers such as China and Russia, vowing to use «all available tools» to combat unfair practices - a sign that the president may be preparing to erect new trade barriers.

WASHINGTON — President Trump's promise to take tough action against China's unfair economic practices was one of his most popular campaign ideas.

Noting Walmart's ongoing high - profile fight with credit company Visa, and recent news that consumers in the U.K. are preparing a 19 billion - pound ($ 24.5 billion USD) class action lawsuit against MasterCard alleging unfair practices, he added, «Whether retailers are large or small, when credit card and related transaction fees for merchants run rampant, it directly and immediately increases the cost of doing business.

The Trump administration took unusual action against what it said were unfair Chinese trade practices on Tuesday, dusting off a weapon last used in 1991 and announcing two investigations into the pricing of aluminum products imported into the U.S.

The 1974 law Trump is invoking to impose the tariffs, known as Section 301, authorizes the US president retaliate against a foreign country's «unfair trade practices» (pdf, p. 64).

Davis Family Vineyards Files Trademark Infringement Lawsuit: Today, the award - winning and family operated, Healdsburg - based Davis Family Vineyards filed a lawsuit for trademark infringement and unfair and deceptive trade practices against Napa Valley newcomer Davis Estates LLC and others in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California...

Bullied and bludgeoned by weeks of intense public debate over a longer school day, Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis fought back Friday by filing an unfair labor practices complaint against Chicago Public Schools leadership and accusing Emanuel of trying to intimidate her in a profanity - filled tirade recently at City Hall.

Rev. Code § 49.60.215 states that it is an unfair practice for any person to discriminate against a mother breastfeeding her child in any place of public resort, accommodations, assemblage or amusement.

Read also: Spio justifies cement imports from China However, Dangote Cement has described as «inaccurate» and «untrue» the accusations of tax evasion, dumping and other unfair trade practices levelled against it by local cement manufacturers

The Town of Amherst is set to file a lawsuit in State Supreme Court against major manufacturers and distributors of opioid pain medication, accusing the companies of public nuisance, fraud, negligence and unfair business practices.

Until the laws stop selectively enforcing policy against flagrant abusers of trust, ethics, unfair civic and labor practices, and integrity from within city and state government, there will certainly be a rampant element of corruption, low morale that dishonors a tainted leadership façade, and societal decay from the top downward.

The New York City School Bus Drivers Coalition filed two unfair labor practice charges against the contractors Wednesday, a spokeswoman for the companies said.

Financed by Significant, MNM Creative, MACRO, and Cinereach, the film follows a young black telemarketer who finds success in the business world, quickly rising through the ranks, just as his activist friends are rising up in tandem against unfair labor practices.

A group of pro-charter teachers filed a formal complaint this week with the state's Public Employment Relations Board contending that the teachers union had engaged in unfair labor practices by failing to support them and waging a «nonstop hate campaign» against the charter advocates.

And unlike teachers at private schools, charter school teachers don't get the shield of the National Labor Relations Act, which contains some of the nation's strongest protections against unfair labor practices.

Los Angeles Unified's teachers union has filed an unfair labor practice charge against the school district, saying administrators failed to negotiate key changes to a controversial performance evaluation system now being used to review educators.

He added that the union is considering filing an Unfair Labor Practice against the district.»

An informal conference to discuss a possible settlement in one of the teachers union's unfair labor practice charges against the LA Unified School District has been postponed; it was supposed to have taken place Thursday.

The teachers union has filed an unfair labor practice charge against LA Unified over the new teacher evaluations.

The principal had repeatedly flaunted teachers» Weingarten rights and Martin was instrumental in convincing a teacher that I originally represented to testify in an unfair labor practice, ULP, case against the principal.

You are to be congratulated for advocating for your child against the pressures to conform and I hope you will be able to trust that the teachers working with your child will care and protect him / her from any unfair practice derived from this unproven test experiment.

Previous posts: UTLA Files Action Against District Over Teacher Evaluations *; Teachers Union Files Two More Unfair Labor Practice Charges *; District Urges Board to Dismiss Union's Unfair Practice Charge

This order concerns violations by Southwest Airlines Co. (Southwest) of the full - fare advertising rule, 14 CFR 399.84 (a), and the statutory prohibition against unfair and deceptive practices, 49 U.S.C. § 41712.

This order concerns violations by Hawaiian Airlines, Inc., (Hawaiian) of 14 CFR Part 254, 14 CFR Part 259, 14 CFR 399.84 (a), and the statutory prohibition against unfair and deceptive practices, 49 U.S.C. § 41712.

This consent order concerns violations by LAN Airlines, S.A., (LAN) a foreign air carrier, of the full fare advertising requirements specified in 14 CFR 399.84 and the statutory prohibition against unfair and deceptive practices, 49 U.S.C. § 41712.

This consent order concerns advertisements published by Compania Mexicana de Aviacion S.A. de C.V. (Mexicana) that failed to comply with the Department's rule on full fare advertising, 14 CFR 399.84, and thereby violated the statutory proscription in 49 U.S.C. § 41712 against unfair and deceptive practices.