Sentences with phrase «agency contracting issues»

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Though he has been trying to distance himself from the issue, many expect the governor to step in at the last minute to settle a contract his state agency, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, and unions that represent some 5,400 LIRR workers.

Newfane officials are planning to meet with representatives of Vermont Emergency Management and the Agency of Natural Resources to get advice before issuing contracts to replace two bridges that were destroyed by flooding from Tropical Storm Irene.

- Administering the New York State and Local Retirement System for public employees, with more than one million members, retirees and beneficiaries and more than 3,000 employers; - Acting as sole trustee of the $ 129 billion Common Retirement Fund, one of the largest institutional investors in the world; - Maintaining the State's accounting system and administering the State's $ 12.6 billion payroll; - Issuing reports on State finances; - Managing the State's assets and issuing debt; - Reviewing State contracts and payments before they are issued; - Conducting audits of State agencies and public benefit corporations; - Overseeing the fiscal affairs of local governments, including New York City; - Overseeing the Justice Court Fund and the Oil Spill Fund Acting as custodian of more than $ 9 billion in abandoned property and restoring unclaimed funds to their rightful Issuing reports on State finances; - Managing the State's assets and issuing debt; - Reviewing State contracts and payments before they are issued; - Conducting audits of State agencies and public benefit corporations; - Overseeing the fiscal affairs of local governments, including New York City; - Overseeing the Justice Court Fund and the Oil Spill Fund Acting as custodian of more than $ 9 billion in abandoned property and restoring unclaimed funds to their rightful issuing debt; - Reviewing State contracts and payments before they are issued; - Conducting audits of State agencies and public benefit corporations; - Overseeing the fiscal affairs of local governments, including New York City; - Overseeing the Justice Court Fund and the Oil Spill Fund Acting as custodian of more than $ 9 billion in abandoned property and restoring unclaimed funds to their rightful owners;

The UK Border Agency has issued contracts worth # 1.7 billion.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued an executive order this morning that will reduce the cost of many personal services contracts used by state agencies by 10 percent.

State agencies would no longer need the pre-approval of the comptroller for issuing procurement contracts.

The mayor's office has dismissed the issue, pointing out contracts are routinely reviewed after school starts and that several agencies have reviewed pre-K sites for safety.

According to the filing, Whiteman Osterman & Hanna was retained to lobby before the governor's office, state agencies and the Legislature on issues pertaining to construction management, general contracting, and other issues.

Records on the state ethics commission website show that Whiteman Osterman & Hanna signed a contract in March 2016 to provide «legislative and regulatory counsel» while lobbying the governor's office, state agencies and the Legislature on issues of real estate development, construction, property management and other matters.

A spokesperson for the state Department of Transportation, which awarded the train station contract, said the agency «was aware» of Murnane's «prior issues» but that a project - specific assessment deemed the vendor responsible.

However, under state law, that goal only applies to contracts issued by state agencies and authorities; it does not apply to state funding given to localities such as cities, counties, towns, villages and school districts, which amounts to approximately $ 65 billion annually.

He also noted that City Council discretionary funding requests are vetted by the City Council, as well as the Mayor's Office of Contracts and the funding agency «before one dollar is issued to any organization.»

For a nation that was waiting for a messianic vision and direction from his government, President Buhari does not have the privilege or the right to remain silent on issues such as the current fuel scarcity (save for a one - page press release signed by him), the Mainagate, the NNPC $ 25bn contract scandal, the continued Fulani herdsmen attack on communities, despite their being listed as the fourth deadliest terror group in the Global Terrorism Index, and the full report of the Presidential Panel of Inquiry set up to investigate a former Secretary to Government of the Federation, Lawal Babachir, and a former DG, National Intelligence Agency, Ayo Oke, because beyond election, the validation of the legitimacy of any government through good governance rests on this core element which is communicating.

The comptroller is responsible for auditing the performance and finances of city agencies, making recommendations regarding proposed contracts, issuing reports on the state of the city economy, marketing and selling municipal bonds, and managing city debt.

Among the ideas excluded from any final budget deal: creation of a database that the public could search for how much every recipient of economic development spending got and how many jobs they created; end the ability by limited liability companies to skirt campaign donation limits; give back certain contract pre-approval powers to the state Comptroller, the state's fiscal watchdog; strengthen the state's criminal laws to better define bribery of public officials; and create an independent watchdog agency to police ethics issues in Albany.

In near - perfect preemption, the governor on Wednesday issued an executive order requiring agencies to reduce contracts with private consultants by 10 percent before their potential renewal.

Auditing just 29 of the 224 contracts the agency issued between 2010 and 2012, Mr. Stringer's office discovered that companies misrepresented their hiring of NYCHA tenants and that the city failed to demand required the paperwork from the employers or do proper inspections and check - ups.

A. It's a public school that operates under a contract, or charter, between the people who are to run the school and the public agency or official authorized to issue the charter.

• School Expansion, Growth & Strategic Planning • State and Federal Employment Law • School Board and Nonprofit Governance • Administrative Law & Appeals of State and Federal Agency Decisions and Actions • Special Investigations & Legal / Compliance Audits • Policy Guidance and Development • Constitutional Challenges and Claims • School Employee and School Board Training • Litigation in Federal and State Courts • Administrative Hearings and Appeals Before State and Federal Agencies • Public Entity Purchasing and Procurement; Business Transactions; & Contract Negotiation, Review and Drafting • Construction Law, AIA Construction Contracts, Review and Drafting • Real Estate Transactions and Condemnation • Special Education under IDEA and Section 504 • Student Rights & Discipline Issues and Hearings • State and Federal Claims of Discrimination • State and Federal Civil Rights • Administrative Grievances and Hearings • False Claims Act / Qui Tam Defense for Local Government Entities

Its board operates under a contract issued directly by the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and the school acts as its own local education agency.

Each Federal department and agency which is empowered to extend Federal financial assistance to any program or activity, by way of grant, loan, or contract other than a contract of insurance or guaranty, is authorized and directed to effectuate the provisions of section 601 with respect to such program or activity by issuing rules, regulations, or orders of general applicability which shall be consistent with achievement of the objectives of the statute authorizing the financial assistance in connection with which the action is taken.

It might be pushing things to expect that dispute to begin with the next round of agency contract negotiations in 2011, but expect that issue to make its way to the table in 2012 or 2013.

(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.

Constitutes executive or management personnel or officers or employees who constitute professional staff to executive and management personnel, and the position involves one or more of the following: (a) setting the direction or control of a business, division, unit, or agency of a business; (b) a fiduciary responsibility to the employer; (c) access to customer, employee, or the employer's personal or financial information, other than information customarily provided in a retail transaction; (d) the authority to issue payments, collect debts, or enter contracts; or 2.

The leadership meeting included animal control agency general managers from several major cities, leaders of private 501 (c) 3 organizations with animal control contracts, funding organizations, spay / neuter innovators, and leading rescues that are addressing critical issues, such as high - volume foster and adoption, community cats, and the unique challenges of low - income neighborhoods.

Areas of expertise include arbitration, construction law, employment contracts, government contracts, agency, U.C.C. matters, arbitration issues, corporate formation, franchises, unfair trade practices, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, and motion and appellate practice.

Katie is particularly interested in migrant support issues and regularly represents migrant families with children and adults with care needs under this firm's community care contract with the Legal Aid Agency.

Later, as general counsel for the Oregon State agencies, advising them on all aspects of their operations from regulation promulgation and rule enforcement to employment issues and contract procurement / enforcement.

Michael advises on a wide range of shipping, shipbuilding and offshore, international trade and commercial litigation issues including charterparties, memoranda of agreement, shipbuilding and offshore construction contracts, marine and commercial insurance, agency agreements, letters of credit and commercial notes.

Property issues and disputes of all types, including: contracts for the acquisition, development and management of land; options and conditional contracts; overage claims; project management and similar contracts; mortgages and other security arrangements, including enforcement disputes; planning and other statutory issues connected with property contracts; leases of all types; landlord and tenant disputes (particularly commercial — including retail, leisure and distribution — and residential); rent reviews; leasehold enfranchisement; rights over land (including easements, covenants and rights of light); trespass and nuisance claims; disputed asset disposals; estate agency; property - related competition law issues; and commons and village greens.

He also advises clients on issues involving commercial contracting under government agency programs, including the General Services Administration's Federal Supply Schedule program.

Based on these facts, the Defense Logistics Agency, the lead agency for US federal government contracts, issued a formal determination that Siemens remains a responsible contractor for US government busAgency, the lead agency for US federal government contracts, issued a formal determination that Siemens remains a responsible contractor for US government busagency for US federal government contracts, issued a formal determination that Siemens remains a responsible contractor for US government business.

ADMINISTRATIVE: Medical staff issues and credentialing; risk management, dispute resolution and litigation; appearances before regulating agencies; payor contracting and negotiation.

(For a discussion of ethical issues related to payments to contract attorneys employed by legal staffing agencies, see the California State Bar's Formal Opinion No. 1992 - 126.

Rachel advises on a full range of corporate and commercial issues including commercial contracts (supply of goods and services, manufacturing, franchise, agency and distribution), governance and structure, commercial risk management, due diligence, commercial structure arrangements with third parties, partnership, collaboration and joint venture arrangements, business purchases and bespoke and transactional arrangements.

Nick counsels local governments and governmental agencies with respect to Freedom of Information Act issues, construction and general contract matters, constitutional issues, governance issues, construction bonding issues and general liability matters.

Our lawyers represent private and public employers in employment litigation, traditional labor law, wage / hour issues, competition - related litigation, immigration matters, workers» compensation proceedings, and administrative proceedings before the U.S. Department of Labor, Department of Homeland Security, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), and various state agencies.

We are highly experienced in the negotiation of international freight transportation - related contracts and have litigated numerous transportation contract disputes and other transportation - related issues before state and federal courts, administrative agencies, and domestic and international arbitration panels.

He has led many internal investigations teams focusing on government contract compliance issues and represented clients before agency suspension and debarment officials.

Kathy has also defended an international dialysis services provider against RICO claims in federal court based on allegedly fraudulent billing activity, represented a pharmaceutical services provider in a billing dispute with a chain of nursing homes, defended home health agencies in suits brought by employees pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Act, and represented other providers and associations of providers as plaintiffs and defendants in a variety of matters in federal and state court involving issues ranging from contract interpretation to cash receipts assessments to the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

Mr. Raim and the practice group also provide counseling to clients in the reinsurance and insurance industry on a wide range of subjects, including regulatory matters, reinsurance contract wording, run - off issues, FAS 113 issues, agency arrangements, commutations, mergers and acquisitions and formations.

Having gone on to uphold the tribunal's finding of no employment contract, the EAT went on to give the following guidance, which bears reading in full by anyone dealing with one of these cases: Unlike casual worker cases, where the key issue is mutuality of obligations, to construct one overall contract of employment, in agency worker cases the key issue is likely to be «whether the way in which the contract is in fact performed is consistent with the agency arrangements or... is only consistent with an implied contract between the worker and the end user and would be inconsistent with there being no such contract».

Both decisions provide a restrictive interpretation of the test set out in the Court of Appeal's decision in Dacas v Brook Street Borough (UK) Ltd [2004] EWCA Civ 217, [2004] All ER (D) 125 (Mar) on the issue of implying a contract of employment between a worker and end user in a tripartite employment agency arrangement.

Our Shanghai office primarily represents business clients in mergers and acquisitions, inbound and outbound investment, commercial contracts, government agency advocacy and controversies, cross-border intellectual property issues, dispute resolution and arbitration, labor and employment, infrastructure, construction, energy projects and customs advocacy throughout China as well as international trade disputes and anti-corruption investigations.

A consortium of Kocian Solc Balastik, PwC Legal Germany, PwC Legal Czech Republic, and Heuking Kuhn Luer Wojtek has won a tender to advise the European Global Navigation Satellite Systems Agency on public procurement law, competition law, and contract management issues.

Although we are licensed as an insurance agency in the states listed (click here for list of state licenses), we do not issue insurance contracts or bind coverage.

Although we are licensed as an insurance agency in the states listed below, we do not issue insurance contracts or bind coverage.

Provide guidance on issues dealing with insurance contracts that don't fall under the jurisdiction of state insurance laws or the governance of other State or Federal agencies.

On the website for the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority, the agency issues a warning to investors stating that those considering entering a cryptocurrency contracts - for - differences or CFDs should be wary.

• Provided assistance to producers regarding agency issues, contracting and licensing status, commission specifics and underwriting