Sentences with phrase «behalf of workers in»

Our Cambridge - based workers» compensation personal injury attorney team at Altman & Altman LLP have over 50 years advocating on behalf of workers in Cambridge and the surrounding Massachusetts area.

At The Cochran Firm — Dothan, our lawyers have extensive experience advocating on behalf of workers in nationwide collective actions involving thousands of employees.

Won verdict and appeal on behalf of workers in Delaware chicken processing plants who were owed wages for time spent donning and doffing protective gear, resulting in a payment of $ 975,000.

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«Usually customers want some more convenience,» says Felstiner, going on to list features that are common to many on - demand companies: «The customer may want access to other people's reviews of the [worker], they may want some guarantee of competence, or they want to know the person will arrive in 30 minutes, and then the service accepts payment on behalf of the person and takes a cut.»

The senator first met Rielle in early 2006 when he was in New York during a cross-country speaking tour with actor Danny Glover on behalf of hotel workers who wanted his help at union rallies.

Known to practitioners as «holacracy,» the model empowers employees to make decisions on behalf of the company without consulting supervisors — as long as their actions are in line with a corporate constitution and framework of rules that all workers commit to.

In this regard, Relay Ventures» policy applies to all workers and extends to and includes all persons with whom a worker is engaged in a working relationship on behalf of the Firm, including all persons associated with a former, existing or potential portfolio company investment, or where any working relationship on behalf of the Firm may otherwise be involveIn this regard, Relay Ventures» policy applies to all workers and extends to and includes all persons with whom a worker is engaged in a working relationship on behalf of the Firm, including all persons associated with a former, existing or potential portfolio company investment, or where any working relationship on behalf of the Firm may otherwise be involvein a working relationship on behalf of the Firm, including all persons associated with a former, existing or potential portfolio company investment, or where any working relationship on behalf of the Firm may otherwise be involved.

«It's certainly very hypocritical for the Conservative government to say that a member of parliament that advocates on behalf of a business in his or her constituency who advocates in favour of temporary foreign workers who meet the criteria as set out in the program, if somehow that's illegitimate for a member of parliament to advocate for a temporary foreign worker permit in his constituency,» Mr. LeBlanc explained, «then the Conservatives should ask themselves why under their watch the number of temporary foreign workers has doubled.

The National Beef lawsuit is the latest in a string of class action lawsuits brought by Kistler on behalf of workers against meatpacking plants and food processing companies.

The resolution offered in all three passages is also remarkably similar: God recruits the prophet to plead on behalf of the poor and needy; Timothy recruits the community for a vocation of holiness; and the crafty worker fiddles with the books to recruit sympathy for himself.

She was a spokesperson on behalf of striking workers, a volunteer teacher in night schools for railroad workers, and an active trade unionist.

For example, I come from a denomination where women's organizations have been in the forefront of raising funds and dispatching workers on behalf of health and education.

Despite having no money or workers, he proposed to Mexican officials a «three point program of Bible translation,» cooperation in «scientific research,» and assisting «the government in its welfare program» on behalf of the indigenous peoples.

This is what James Eadie QC, Cameron's Government's expensive barrister, told the court (on his behalf): that the refusal to allow an NHS nurse and a British Airways worker to visibly wear a crucifix at work «did not prevent either of them practising religion in private», which would be protected by human rights law.

In 1977 a protest fast was organized in the Warsaw Church of St. Martin on behalf of those workers imprisoned after the 1976 strikeIn 1977 a protest fast was organized in the Warsaw Church of St. Martin on behalf of those workers imprisoned after the 1976 strikein the Warsaw Church of St. Martin on behalf of those workers imprisoned after the 1976 strikes.

«These sad events shine a light on the onerous responsibility councils bear in working with the most vulnerable children and families, and the equally onerous responsibility we ask individual members of staff, children's social workers especially, to carry on our behalf,» she is expected to say later.

Rochester Mayor Bob Duffy, who has been praised by his running mate, AG Andrew Cuomo, for standing up to public employee unions, is scheduled to greet striking Mott's workers in Williamson tomorrow on behalf of the ticket.

Sen. Dino Melaye (APC - Kogi West), who spoke on behalf of the party at a Press Briefing held in Abuja on Friday, said that staff audit the world over was a periodic exercise to monitor and evaluate public servants for promotions, retirements, new employment opportunities and elimination of ghost workers.

A grievance against East Hampton Town filed on behalf of union members who work in the town Highway Department alleges that the highway superintendent's hiring of two temporary workers is a contract violation.

It is plausible Cambridge Analytica — itself apparently a propaganda outfit replete with messaging, creative services, and targeting capabilities in addition to black ops and an apparent knack for employing Ukrainian sex workers to secure damaging kompromat — closely tracked the Russian effort and considered how to leverage it on behalf of its client, Donald Trump.

Kest was the head of New York Communities For Change and was deeply involved in unionizing workers and advocating on behalf of low - income New Yorkers.

«On behalf of the half - million New Yorkers invested in our fight for a living wage for direct care workers, we want to express our gratitude for the tremendous support we've received from members of the Senate and Assembly,» the campaign said in a statement.

The suit filed on behalf of SERAP by its deputy director Timothy Adewale read in part: «The Applicant argues that allegations of corruption and mismanagement of N388.304 billion London Paris Club loan refunds by states have undermined the human dignity of workers and pensioners facing difficult circumstances that deprive them of their capacity to fully realize their internationally recognized economic and social rights.»

WHEREAS, Recent studies conducted by the Brookings Institution and later by McKinsey & Company on behalf of the Regional Economic Development Council have shown a serious shortage of skilled workers in Western New York, particularly in construction and advanced manufacturing fields;

On Feb. 26, the United States Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Janus v. AFSCME, a case that boils down to the question of whether public - sector unions have a right to collect dues from workers they bargain on behalf of, even if they are not union members.

Lawyers for the state and a coalition of state employee unions have negotiated a settlement of the unions» long - running federal lawsuit seeking damages on behalf of more than 2,500 unionized workers who were laid off in 2003 by then - Gov.

At that point, Mr. Parmar turned to the Taxi Workers Alliance, which complained to the Cuomo administration and eventually included the allegation about improper commission in a federal lawsuit it filed on behalf of drivers in June 2016.

HARTFORD — It will cost taxpayers between $ 100 million and $ 125 million to settle a 12 - year - old lawsuit by a coalition of unions against the state on behalf of more than 2,500 unionized workers who were laid off in 2003 by then - Gov.

A portrait of Cesar Chavez's devotion and personal sacrifice in fighting for economic justice on behalf of America's poorest workers.

A union comprised of freelance game programmers, each paying a certain amount of dues, could set salary rates for hiring in game companies and negotiate on behalf of workers — even in studios with only one or two hired team members.

In 1969, the New York group Women Artists in Revolution (WAR) split off from the Art Workers» Coalition (AWC) because the AWC was male - dominated and would not protest on behalf of women artistIn 1969, the New York group Women Artists in Revolution (WAR) split off from the Art Workers» Coalition (AWC) because the AWC was male - dominated and would not protest on behalf of women artistin Revolution (WAR) split off from the Art Workers» Coalition (AWC) because the AWC was male - dominated and would not protest on behalf of women artists.

Carl Andre, Dan Flavin, and Robert Ryman joined others at Paula Cooper in 1968 on behalf of peace — while an Art Workers Coalition demanded, «Is the Whitney Relevant?»

Bowers creates photo - realist drawings of isolated individuals who marched on behalf of immigrant labor reform on International Workers» Day in 2011 and were in TransLatina Coalition protests in 2016.

With these strong drawing cards we organized a series of affairs, a theatre performance to raise funds, on which occasion Asch and Raisin spoke between the acts; a mass meeting in Cooper Union at which Sidney Hillman, president of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers, Alex Cohen, Morris Sigman, and other prominent labor men publicly protested in behalf of Sasha.

The Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB) brought the claim on behalf of Deliveroo riders in the Camden and Kentish Town districts of North London, arguing that they were entitled to a «worker» status, so that the union would be recognised for the purposes of collective bargaining.

-- $ 6 million settlement on behalf of the parents of 13 - year - old boy who drowned in an apartment complex swimming pool (2016); — $ 528,000 jury verdict in Philadelphia for a worker injured when he fell through scaffolding (2015); — $ 700,000 arbitration award for a school teacher who suffered a mild traumatic brain injury in a car accident (2016); — $ 1 million policy limit settlement for a man injured in an automobile accident.

Silverman Law has a great deal of experience in negotiating settlements on behalf of injured workers.

Ryan has significant experience trying cases on behalf of plaintiffs throughout Illinois and Missouri, and has helped injured workers and their families recover millions of dollars in settlements and verdicts.

$ 6.5 million recovered in a class action lawsuit on behalf of workers denied full pay for all overtime and other benefits.

This award was obtained on behalf of an injured worker who required a four level fusion in his back — a substantial impairment to his life.

Employer duties: Employers would be required to pay contributions on behalf of each of the eligible workers employed in Ontario, and also to collect and remit contributions from those workers.

For more than 25 years prior to joining JW as of Counsel, Mr. Wilson litigated on behalf of injured workers in his Newark Firm, Wilson & Wilson.

On behalf of the Migrant Workers Alliance for Change (MWAC), I appreciated the opportunity provided by the Canadian Labour Congress, to attend the recent meetings in New York City in and around the UN High Level Dialogue (HLD) on Migration and International Development.

Known for his originality and efficacy in the courtroom, Attorney Colin Jones is one of the top litigation attorneys fighting on behalf of workers today.

The landmark case, brought by Thompsons on behalf of the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) concluded that workers do not need to prove the «reason why» the practice in question puts, or would, put the affected group at a particular disadvantage.

The case is brought on behalf of any foreign workers who, on or after December 11, 2009 to the opt - out / opt - in date set by the Court, made payments to Overseas Immigration Services Inc., Overseas Career and Consulting Services Ltd., and / or Trident Immigration Services Ltd. and who were thereafter provided with employment contracts to work at Mac's Convenience Stores in British Columbia, Alberta, the Northwest Territories and Saskatchewan under Canada's Temporary Foreign Worker program.

If you're an agency worker who has been injured in a ladder accident, both the agency you work for and the operatives of the business you're working on behalf of should take responsibility for your safety.

Trevor has volunteered on numerous projects involving worker's rights, including conducting fact investigations in Arkansas on behalf of out - of - state counsel involved in multi-district wage and hour litigation.

He initially began defending worker's compensation cases on behalf of a self - insured employer in 1991, and since that time the principal focus of his practice has involved worker's compensation litigation.

Our firm is involved in a class action lawsuit against Overseas and Mac's convenience stores on behalf of temporary foreign workers who paid recruitment fees and / or did not receive jobs after signing employment contracts to work for Mac's, or Subway locations in Mac's stores, in Western Canada.