Sentences with phrase «because public reporting»

This is important because public reporting can help increase visibility and encourage action — potentially saving lives and improving the working conditions of millions of workers across the world.

Not exact matches

In the Bloomberg report, the now public rant pointed fingers at his customer service department because of an increase in canceled orders, which climbed to 17 percent, up from 5 percent.
According to a new report from public - advocacy nonprofit As You Sow, that's because most pension funds, mutual funds, and other institutional investors continue to «rubber - stamp» exorbitant pay packages — even when a CEO's performance doesn't measure up.
Because reclamation processes are in their infancy, «the public doesn't know whether or not the current security deposits are adequate,» the Pembina Institute, an NGO, claimed in a report.
It generally takes several years for them to produce their reports, in part because committee members — including doctors, public health experts, medical examiners, and the like — have other demands on their time and aren't compensated.
That's because wait times are not reported in a systematic way to the public.
Bob Coleman, the editor of the small - business lending industry newsletter The Coleman Report, says that his public - sector pick would be Canales because she did a «great job» running those targeted financing programs.
It is interesting that much of the growth in income of the top 1 % has come in the form of eageincome which is practically impossible to hide (because employers have reporting and withholding obligations in the tax system and, at least for large public companies, often have public disclosure obligations for their senior CEOs).
The report noted that ever since Metropolitan Bank went public via an initial public offering in November, it has been growing — in part because it has embraced cryptocurrencies.
That's because Tesla mostly doesn't test its self - driving cars on public roads, so it doesn't have to report how many miles it drives or how many times it disengaged.
It shall be unlawful for any broker, dealer, or exchange, directly or indirectly, to make use of the mails or any means or instrumentality of interstate commerce for the purpose of using any facility of an exchange within or subject to the jurisdiction of the United States to effect any transaction in a security, or to report any such transaction, unless such exchange (1) is registered as a national securities exchange under section 6 of this title, or (2) is exempted from such registration upon application by the exchange because, in the opinion of the Commission, by reason of the limited volume of transactions effected on such exchange, it is not practicable and not necessary or appropriate in the public interest or for the protection of investors to require such registration
Several years ago, the National Education Association reported that about twenty percent of our public school teachers could profit from psychotherapeutic help because of minor emotional difficulties.
Update (Feb. 1): In his first public comments, Saeed Abedini told the Idaho Statesman that «much of what I have read in Naghmeh's posts and subsequent media reports is not true,» but he plans to work on rebuilding their marriage in private because «personal issues are best dealt with personally.»
A decade ago, the Leonardo DiCaprio flick Blood Diamond did more to bring awareness to conflict diamonds than a decade of firsthand reporting, because the general public had a shared experience at the theater.
But what has happened to the ministry is all that term suggests and reports, but more painful and accusatory because of the gravity of that public bestowing and receiving of the Lord's Ministry of Word and Sacrament.
Clearly, an important part of the reaction to the Moynihan report was the belief that it was sinister, not because it had spread falsehoods, but because the truths it chose to examine were unfit for public discussion.
Because Kraft, Coca Cola and Wal - mart are living proof that is possible for giant corporations to make and sell kid - friendly, family - friendly, and healthy processed foods so that we can give our kids some special treats — like the U.K. versions of Starburst and Skittles, for example — without necessarily exposing them to a chemical cocktail that might also give them brain tumors, or leukemia, or the symptoms of ADHD, as the Center for Science in the Public Interest recently highlighted in their report «Rainbow of Risks».
A recent meta - analysis of 11 studies that investigated the association of bed - sharing and SIDS revealed a summary OR of 2.88 (95 % confidence interval [CI]: 1.99 — 4.18) with bed - sharing.158 Furthermore, bed - sharing in an adult bed not designed for infant safety exposes the infant to additional risks for accidental injury and death, such as suffocation, asphyxia, entrapment, falls, and strangulation.159, 160 Infants, particularly those in the first 3 months of life and those born prematurely and / or with low birth weight, are at highest risk, 161 possibly because immature motor skills and muscle strength make it difficult to escape potential threats.158 In recent years, the concern among public health officials about bed - sharing has increased, because there have been increased reports of SUIDs occurring in high - risk sleep environments, particularly bed - sharing and / or sleeping on a couch or armchair.162, — , 165
Over 80,000 violent crime victims are awaiting compensation payments because the public body responsible is inefficient, a report finds.
His comments behind closed doors came amid reports that New York City Public Advocate Tish James has gained the speaker's favor, in part because of a belief that elevating her would boost Heastie ally Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. in a potential 2021 campaign for New York City mayor — a job both covet.
When asked by a reporter, Cuomo said that although the contract isn't final, he couldn't put in a clause that would require a report to made public because the contract was only about money.
Freeman said a separate decision by the governor's office would have to be made later, after the report is complete, as to whether the report or parts of the report could be kept from the public because it would jeopardize the federal probe.
However, a spike in enrollment because of the scholarship program could lead to negative side effects for both the state and city public college systems, the report found.
Despite its rapid growth, Wall Street analysts differ on SolarCity's long - term prospects because the company has reported ever - increasing losses since going public five years ago, including a record $ 375 million deficit last year.
The deadline needs to be sooner and there needs to be regular reporting to the public as to are we achieving the goals, because if we're not then we need to make a course correction.»
Mr. Yakubu contends that, the resolution of the report was contradictory, and did not measure up to the standards of good governance because, «if you look at the code of conduct, it was enacted to prevent public officials from being in conflict of interest situations.
It's an important point, because the apparent rift over the Inner Harbor development project has raised questions about the relations between the two offices, which will be critical to the future of Central New York — public discussions about different possible regional government arrangements are on the horizon, via the upcoming Consensus report and the fact that a plan to consider alternative governing structures was embedded in the recent $ 500 million aid package from the state.
«Because of the seriousness and scale of this breach and noting the considerable, justified public concern that it has created, we would ordinarily have been minded to propose a heavier penalty,» the report said.
«This report contains some important proposals which we will study in detail because we want to build consensus for a reformed system of party funding - one that ends the arms race that drives the big money in politics and one which restores public trust in politics.
The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) has welcomed a recommendation in a report by the House of Commons Work and Pensions Committee that the «self - employed» should be given at least «worker» employment status unless the engager of their labour can prove otherwise.1 This is a recommendation that LITRG made in written evidence to a separate inquiry.2 LITRG believes that the denial of employment rights to people working in the «gig economy» and the exploitation of other flexible workers regarding their taxes share a common cause: the workers» own lack of knowledge, their reluctance to challenge their treatment because they lack confidence or just need the work and the businesses involved apparently having little fear of action being taken against them by public bodies.
The report says Corruption is a serious problem in Ghana because, like two thirds of the rest of the 168 countries or territories ranked by their perceived levels of public sector corruption, Ghana scored below the 50 pass mark.
What the report conveniently ignores is that national pay frameworks are not just a feature of public services, many private sector companies also use them because they are cost effective and aid recruitment and retention.
Following the reported release of the German archaeologists kidnapped in Kaduna state, a top - level security consultant and public affairs analyst, Dehinde Ariyo, has said that kidnapping thrives unabated in Nigeria because of the outdated security architecture in the country, the low - level of ammunition used by security operatives, and government's laxity in putting proactive measures in place to prevent the menace.
Superintendent David Bennardo, in an interview, said, «While we always welcome feedback and are very sensitive to any recommendations that can help us better serve the public, this report is particularly frustrating because it represents a troubling double standard.»
PDDs were outlawed last year, but because the Town Board never held a public hearing to end the special zoning for the 8.3 - acre property, it has to consider the developer's request, the outlet reported.
In a letter to Nancy Zimpher, First Deputy Comptroller Pete Grannis said the comptroller's office was stripping SUNY of the privilege of speedy approval of spending requests because of a $ 270,000 report commissioned by Zimpher shortly after she took control of the 64 - campus public university system in 2009.
«I found the said report very embarrassing in the first place, because whatever decision I take in this regard will be made public.
According to the report, IDC members blamed mainline Democrats for the allegations because Vladimer met with mainline Democratic Sen. Liz Krueger before making her claims public.
In a new report released yesterday by the institute's Empire Center, we find that pension contributions will skyrocket over the next several years, because the state's pension funds made risky bets in the stock market and lost — leaving taxpayers, not public employees, to pay the bill.
Among Ganim's reported expenses in the last three months were $ 10,000 for the Simsbury law firm that unsuccessfully represented him in his effort to overturn a state law that barred him from participating in the public campaign financing system because of his felony conviction and more than $ 3,400 to reimburse the city of Bridgeport for the mileage driven by the city police detective who chauffeurs him to political events as well as events in his official capacity as mayor.
The CDC says it's tough to gauge the true incidence of dengue in the U.S. because most recent cases appear to have been diagnosed at private labs and were not reported to public health authorities.
Because the Byron incident touched broadly on NRC inspection policies, Mulley opened his case as an Event Inquiry — a report normally intended for release to Congress and the public.
But researchers were less convinced this was a major public health concern because few men in the study reported this behavior.
«Patients deserve access to the best possible information when researching where to go for treatment, and they are increasingly looking to public reporting websites, including U.S. News, because they know that's where they'll find authoritative data,» said Ben Harder, Chief of Health Analysis at U.S. News & World Report.
But some of the report's contents are now public, because it has been reviewed by a committee of the...
The report is neutral about nuclear power because of issues with nuclear waste, safety, proliferation and public image.
The team analysed drug sales data to show that the actual number of tuberculosis cases in India may be vastly under - reported, primarily because many people opt for treatment from private healthcare providers, who usually fail to report tuberculosis cases to public health officials.
These changes are important because intimate partner violence is strongly tied to mass shootings: A 2015 report by the Congressional Research Service found more than one fifth of all public mass shootings between 1999 and 2013 were precipitated in part by domestic disputes.
Hopefully the media will take better responsibilty of what they report and the public willl realize that just because they read it doesn't mean the whole truth is reported and their own further research may be necessary.
One last example: Because of the standards and accountability movement that began in the 1980s and extended through today, public schools publicly report a wide array of data related to test scores, poverty rates, teacher characteristics, and much, much more.
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