Sentences with phrase «behalf of workers who»

Mesothelioma lawyers have filed thousands of lawsuits on behalf of workers who developed serious illnesses after suffering asbestos exposure.

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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.

«What happens with Facebook is you don't know what you don't know,» said David Lopez, a former general counsel for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission who is one of the lawyers at the firm Outten & Golden bringing the age - discrimination case on behalf of the communication workers union.

Last month, the union filed a complaint with a federal labor board on behalf of scores of workers who it says were laid off because they support the union.

«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.

Yesterday, it produced several letters from NDP MPs advocating on behalf of constituents who wanted to hire foreign workers.

says Shannon Liss - Riordan, an attorney who likes to sue large businesses on behalf of workers.

A union is launching legal action on behalf of more than 1,800 Monarch airline workers who lost their jobs after the firm went into administration.

«If true, to use unwitting aid workers on behalf of an intelligence operation, people who genuinely do humanitarian work, to turn their efforts into intel collection is unacceptable,» Rep. Jan Schakowsky, a member of the House Intelligence Committee told The Intercept at the time.

Rather it has been organised by Mitcham and Morden MP Siobhain McDonagh who has been running a longstanding campaign on behalf of shop workers.

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.

I admire the mayor for making a full commitment to building affordable housing, but we can not build our way out of this,» said Frank Castillo, a building service worker who spoke on behalf of Service Employees International Union, Local 32BJ.

The Times Union editorial board should support Congressman John Faso's effort and the efforts of state legislators on behalf of worker safety, on behalf of civil justice and on behalf of all New Yorkers who struggle to find affordable housing.

Santos Rodriguez, who spoke on behalf of BCTC president Gary LaBarbera, noted that the new rule defeats the purpose of requiring minimum wages on certain projects, which is to assure workers get «paid appropriately while they are working.»

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.

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.

Joe runs a crew of workers who poison trees on behalf of a company that wants to clear a forest, but can only do so if the trees are dying.

A grant from the Kellogg Foundation will help to support the Collaborative for Integrated School Services (CISS), an Ed School (HGSE) initiative that works on behalf of the school - based counselors, psychologists, social workers, and nurses who serve children and young people like Madeleine and their families.

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.

The distant possibility of interest I mentioned was on behalf of Northumbrian workers who might want to keep their jobs.

-- $ 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.

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.

As we predicted, the Central Arbitration Committee (CAC) has rejected an application by a trade union for statutory recognition to negotiate directly with the University of London on behalf of a group of workers who work at the university but who are employed by Cordant Security, a facilities management company.

This substantial permanent partial disability award came on behalf of an injured worker who had hurt his shoulder, arm, and other body parts and was deemed to be 50 % disabled by the Maryland Workers» Compensation Commission.

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.

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.

On November 2, lawyers from Miami Law's Health Rights Clinic, with Florida Legal Services and the Community Justice Project, sued DCF and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, on behalf of the Miami Workers Center, New Florida Majority, and a class of disabled individuals claiming that the system discriminated against persons with disabilities who could not endure these conditions.

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.

«We took this case on because this is an issue that injured worker advocates have been pressing for several years at all avenues without being afforded any kind of effective change until the very recent changes... which was in itself insufficient,» said Goldblatt lawyer Christine Davies, who is working on the case on behalf of Wardle, the Injured Workers Consultants legal clinic, and the Ontario Network of Injured Workers Groups.

The Plaintiff in this case sought to collect permanent partial disability benefits under the Maryland Workers» Compensation Act on behalf of his wife, who died of causes unrelated to her work injury.

The Taylor Review considered it unfair that, where a contract provides for a genuine right of substitution (somebody who can undertake the work on behalf of the individual if they are unable), this could potentially defeat an individual being classed as a «worker».

Recently Mr. Sinins obtained a $ 20 million verdict on behalf of five workers who claimed that a co-worker cheated them out of their share of a Mega Millions lottery jackpot.

We will also explore civil rights litigation on behalf of those who have been sexually harassed by property managers, landlords, maintenance workers, housing authority officials, or others with power over access to housing, with a focus on the role that civil legal services attorneys have played — or can play — in these efforts.

ONIWG, Injured Workers» Consultants and injured worker Margery Wardle launched a class action lawsuit in July on behalf of workers with claims prior to 2018, who were left under the old legisWorkers» Consultants and injured worker Margery Wardle launched a class action lawsuit in July on behalf of workers with claims prior to 2018, who were left under the old legisworkers with claims prior to 2018, who were left under the old legislation.

That lawsuit was filed in county court in Galveston, Texas, and seeks unspecified damages on behalf of the three workers and the family of a worker who is missing and presumed dead.

On behalf of Brown & Crouppen, P.C. on Friday, July 23, 2010 Postal Worker Struck by Commercial Truck at Loading Dock Settles Claim for $ 1.5 M A postal worker who was pinned between two trucks after a driver tried to pull away from a loading dock has settled his personal injury claim against the driver's employer -LSWorker Struck by Commercial Truck at Loading Dock Settles Claim for $ 1.5 M A postal worker who was pinned between two trucks after a driver tried to pull away from a loading dock has settled his personal injury claim against the driver's employer -LSworker who was pinned between two trucks after a driver tried to pull away from a loading dock has settled his personal injury claim against the driver's employer -LSB-...]

The court challenge was launched on behalf of workers with claims prior to 2018, who were left under the old unlawful legislation.

• Spouse of a U.S. Citizen • Finance to marry U.S. Citizen and live in U.S. • Certain family members of U.S. Citizens • Certain family members of lawful permanent residents • Employer sponsored — Employment (this includes a list of sub-categories • Religious Workers • Iraqi and Afghan Translators / Interpreters • Iraqis who worked for / on behalf of the U.S. Government • Returning Resident

On behalf of Brown & Crouppen, P.C. posted in Workers» Compensation on Wednesday, April 25, 2012 The federal judge presiding over a lawsuit filed against the State of Missouri by four workers who say they are owed benefits from the state's Second Injury Fund recently dismissed the suit despite acknowledging the plaintiffs are entitled to -LWorkers» Compensation on Wednesday, April 25, 2012 The federal judge presiding over a lawsuit filed against the State of Missouri by four workers who say they are owed benefits from the state's Second Injury Fund recently dismissed the suit despite acknowledging the plaintiffs are entitled to -Lworkers who say they are owed benefits from the state's Second Injury Fund recently dismissed the suit despite acknowledging the plaintiffs are entitled to -LSB-...]

Channel 4 exposed some of Cambridge Analytica's inner - workings when its reporters posed as clients and spoke with senior members of Cambridge Analytica's team, including CEO Alexander Nix, who bragged on a hidden camera about using bribes and sex workers to entrap politicians on behalf of clients.