Sentences with phrase «between federal and state law»

Finally, there was no conflict between federal and state law, as a landlord could follow both the Code and participate in the Section 8 program without their being any conflict.

The bankruptcy code respects this division between federal and state law by allowing each state to provide its citizens with state law exemptions in bankruptcy, or the use of the federal bankruptcy exemptions, or the choice to use either.

Students will learn basic conceptual building blocks of American law, including the hierarchy of court systems, how lawyers and courts make distinctions between facts and law, the relationships among common, statutory, and constitutional law, the interactions between procedural and substantive law, legal precedent, the interactions between federal and state law, the adversarial process, and the ethics and social norms that govern and shape the behavior of American lawyers.

The bill seeks to remove marijuana from the federal Controlled Substances Act and resolve the existing conflict between federal and state laws over medical or recreational use of the drug.

A few commenters suggested that HHS reassess the regulations to avoid inconsistencies with state privacy requirements, implying that problems exist because of conflicts between the federal and state laws regarding the confidentiality of substance abuse information.

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The class action, filed in United States District Court, Southern District of New York, and docketed under 18 - cv - 02213, is on behalf of a class consisting of investors who purchased or otherwise acquired BRF American Depositary Receipts («ADRs») between April 4, 2013 and March 2, 2018, both dates inclusive (the «Class Period»), seeking to recover damages caused by Defendants» violations of the federal securities laws and to pursue remedies under Sections 10 (b) and 20 (a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the «Exchange Act») and Rule 10b - 5 promulgated thereunder, against the Company and certain of its top officials.

The class action, filed in United States District Court, for the District of Illinois, Eastern Division, is on behalf of a class consisting of investors who purchased or otherwise acquired Akorn's securities between March 1, 2017 through February 26, 2018, both dates inclusive (the «Class Period»), seeking to recover damages caused by defendants» violations of the federal securities laws and to pursue remedies under Sections 10 (b) and 20 (a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b - 5 promulgated thereunder, against the Company and certain of its top officials.

Relations between worker and employer are governed by a welter of state and federal laws and regulations drafted in the first half of the 20th century to prevent child labor and other abuses in factories and on farms.

When employers do allow short, non-meal breaks, they are required to pay workers for the time they take, which federal law states can range between 5 and 20 minutes per break.

Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders want regulators to stop penalizing legitimate vendors hired by marijuana businesses left in a legal gray area between state and federal law.

Boehm said Donahue's selection had nothing to do with the fact that her husband, Dan, worked on Mayor Dan McLaughlin's election campaign two years ago and her brother - in - law David Donahue was hired last year as the village's legislative liaison, a newly created position designed to foster communication between the village and state and federal lawmakers.

«It would keep us all safer by drawing a bright line between state and local law enforcement and out - of - control federal immigration enforcement,» WFP State Director Bill Lipton wstate and local law enforcement and out - of - control federal immigration enforcement,» WFP State Director Bill Lipton wState Director Bill Lipton wrote.

ALBANY, NY (12/23/2010)(readMedia)-- Governor David A. Paterson today announced he has signed into law S.7034 - A / A.8735 - A, which will increase the amount of exemptions in bankruptcy proceedings and money judgments and provide a choice between State and Federal exemptions.

«It would keep us all safer by drawing a bright line between state and local law enforcement and out - of - control federal immigration enforcement,» Lipton wrote.

A human trafficking and prostitution sting operation between federal, state and local law enforcement yielded multiple arrests during this year's New York State Fair, according Onondaga County District Attorney William Fitzpatstate and local law enforcement yielded multiple arrests during this year's New York State Fair, according Onondaga County District Attorney William FitzpatState Fair, according Onondaga County District Attorney William Fitzpatrick.

The controversial legislation, often called DOMA, defines marriage for federal purposes as unions only between a man and woman, and excludes same - sex unions, even those valid under state law.

While the Democratic - led Assembly has passed the legislation — which covers topics like pay equity, pregnancy discrimination and human trafficking — as an omnibus bill, Republicans in the Senate have been opposed to an abortion plank, which seeks to align state abortion law with federal law, setting up a continuing stalemate between both houses.

And even as multiple wells in nearby Hoosick Falls tested positive for elevated and potentially dangerous levels of the same toxic chemical more than a year ago, state health department employees suggested a delay in reporting results and did not initially recommend a wider outreach to the public, according to emails between state, county and federal officials, some of which were obtained through a Freedom of Information Law request to the federal Environmental Protection AgenAnd even as multiple wells in nearby Hoosick Falls tested positive for elevated and potentially dangerous levels of the same toxic chemical more than a year ago, state health department employees suggested a delay in reporting results and did not initially recommend a wider outreach to the public, according to emails between state, county and federal officials, some of which were obtained through a Freedom of Information Law request to the federal Environmental Protection Agenand potentially dangerous levels of the same toxic chemical more than a year ago, state health department employees suggested a delay in reporting results and did not initially recommend a wider outreach to the public, according to emails between state, county and federal officials, some of which were obtained through a Freedom of Information Law request to the federal Environmental Protection Agenand did not initially recommend a wider outreach to the public, according to emails between state, county and federal officials, some of which were obtained through a Freedom of Information Law request to the federal Environmental Protection Agenand federal officials, some of which were obtained through a Freedom of Information Law request to the federal Environmental Protection Agency.

The US Senate Judiciary Committee held a first - ever hearing on the issue of marijuana legalization and the tension between state and federal marijuana laws.

CEO Chad Dickerson, Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan, U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer, immigration and minority advocates and union officials call for passage of federal legislation to overhaul immigration laws; path behind the Battery Gardens restaurant, Battery Park, near State Street between Pearl and Whitehall streets, Manhattan.

ExxonMobil asked a federal court to invalidate a subpoena issued by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, the latest salvo in the battle between the company and the state's top law enforcement official.

The California law, adopted first, faced two court challenges from SOCE practitioners on the grounds that it violated their free speech rights, but last August a federal appeals court upheld the statute, distinguishing between the rights practitioners enjoy to advocate for the practice in public debate and the limitations on the therapeutic practices they can employ in their professional conduct governed by state licensing.

This past summer, we had submitted a Freedom of Information Law request to the agency requesting «a copy of any agreements — since 1/1/2015 between the agency and any law firm or vendor of legal services — that are related, in part or in whole, to federal or state law enforcement investigations.&raqLaw request to the agency requesting «a copy of any agreements — since 1/1/2015 between the agency and any law firm or vendor of legal services — that are related, in part or in whole, to federal or state law enforcement investigations.&raqlaw firm or vendor of legal services — that are related, in part or in whole, to federal or state law enforcement investigations.&raqlaw enforcement investigations.»

to the agency requesting «a copy of any agreements — since 1/1/2015 between the agency and any law firm or vendor of legal services — that are related, in part or in whole, to federal or state law enforcement investigations.»

The new law rectifies the discrepancy between state and federal laws with respect to the timing of transmitting such ballots before a special election.

If Westminster's relationship with Holyrood comes increasingly to resembles that between a federal and state parliament in a decentralised federal system, many will feel that McKay does not go nearly far enough and a more hard - edged version of «English votes for English laws» is called for.

Nixon called for passing the Liberty Act which she said would draw a line between state and federal law enforcement on immigration issues.

As a result of a landmark settlement between the French Bank BNP Paribas and regulators at the State and Federal level, New York State will be paid over $ 3 billion dollars by BNP Paribas due to their repeated violations of U.S. laws and sanctions.

Because the casino will be built on what is now Oneida Nation land, no permission or license is needed from federal, state or local governments to open the casino, according to federal law and agreements between the state and the Oneidas.

To establish which states are most corrupt, the researchers examined more than 25,000 convictions for violations of federal anti-corruption laws between 1976 and 2008 and created a «corruption index» by comparing convictions with the number of government employees.

This Agreement, and any dispute between you and the Company, shall be governed by the laws of the state of New York without regard to principles of conflicts of law, provided that this arbitration agreement shall be governed by the Federal Arbitration Act.

The chairman of the House education committee released a proposal late last week that would allow states and school districts to transfer money between several big - ticket programs contained in the main federal K - 12 law.

Eligibility criteria for employees to be covered by each of the state and federal laws related to employee leave, including how to distinguish between employees and contractors;

Drawing a straight line between a state or federal law and the classroom, after all, can be challenging.

According to the account, the Republicans believe «the [Dept. of Education] is trying to reassert federal control by exceeding its authority with a rule that would require state and local spending in low - income schools receiving Title I funds to be equal or greater than non-Title I schools... and force schools to include teacher salaries when measuring spending between Title I and non-Title I schools...» At the same time, the story notes that «King is facing pressure from civil rights groups who want to ensure the new education law does not deprive low - income students of equal funding.»

Republicans also criticized Evers for the state's longstanding gap in academic achievement between black and white students, for his department's plan to comply with a new federal education accountability law and for a DPI software error that resulted in DPI unable to verify four - year graduation rates for 2016.

The new law prohibits the federal government from mandating teacher evaluations or defining what an «effective» teacher is and calls for many decisions for local schools and states be determined by collaboration between educators, parents and other community members.

That law is at the center of a dispute between the Obama administration, which is urging states to more effectively determine teacher quality, and state education leaders, who insist that federal officials are misinterpreting the law.

This week in Washington, a group that included Wisconsin State Superintendent Tony Evers began discussions on how to implement the new law in a way that reflects that new balance between federal authority and state and local authoState Superintendent Tony Evers began discussions on how to implement the new law in a way that reflects that new balance between federal authority and state and local authostate and local authority.

Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) Coordinating TANF & WIOA: High Interest, Slow Progress During Early Days of WIOA This report presents findings from the survey TANF and WIOA agency leaders about their level of coordination between programs along with federal and state policy recommendations to improve coordination and better serve low - income people.

* Assure a stronger focus on equity by (a) asking states not just about the amount of funding in education, but also about the fairness of its distribution to high - and low - poverty and high - and low - minority districts and schools, and (b) asking states to document their efforts (required under federal law) to address gaps in teacher quality between high - and low - poverty and high - and low - minority schools.

Here's another example: To comply with state and federal law, Texas will use dozens of factors to determine how well schools and districts are closing achievement gaps between various groups of students.

Current federal special education law, IDEA, states that the use of severe discrepancy (the difference between cognitive or IQ scores and educational achievement scores) must not be required for identification of SLD including dyslexia.

These state - level developments, however, were at odds with the federal law, and each year Congress failed to rewrite NCLB created greater friction between state reforms and federal requirements.

Even though, as we all know, we have three levels of government in the USA — federal, state, and local, each with the power to tax and to make laws of its own — federalism in this country refers not to a balance between the federal government and local units (or local and state units) but only to a balance between the federal government and state governments.

If the 2010 Legislature enacts a new charter school law along with some other key changes, our state will likely receive a one - time federal grant in 2010 of between $ 200 million and $ 400 million.

Think of the relationship between federal law and state law; states have some leeway in legislating according to their particular needs.

Since bankruptcy is backed by both federal and state laws, there is really no reason to view a bankruptcy protection as anything other than a tool used by our society to potentially help alleviate a bad financial situation between two parties.

«Credit Services Organization» does not include any of the following: (i) a person authorized to make loans or extensions of credit under the laws of this State or the United States who is subject to regulation and supervision by this State or the United States, or a lender approved by the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for participation in a mortgage insurance program under the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. Section 1701 et seq.); (ii) a bank or savings and loan association whose deposits or accounts are eligible for insurance by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation, or a subsidiary of such a bank or savings and loan association; (iii) a credit union doing business in this State; (iv) a nonprofit organization exempt from taxation under Section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, [FN1] provided that such organization does not charge or receive any money or other valuable consideration prior to or upon the execution of a contract or other agreement between the buyer and the nonprofit organization; (v) a person licensed as a real estate broker by this state if the person is acting within the course and scope of that license; (vi) a person licensed to practice law in this State acting within the course and scope of the person's practice as an attorney; (vii) a broker - dealer registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission acting within the course and scope of that regulation; (viii) a consumer reporting agency; and (ix) a residential mortgage loan broker or banker who is duly licensed under the Illinois Residential Mortgage License Act of State or the United States who is subject to regulation and supervision by this State or the United States, or a lender approved by the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for participation in a mortgage insurance program under the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. Section 1701 et seq.); (ii) a bank or savings and loan association whose deposits or accounts are eligible for insurance by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation, or a subsidiary of such a bank or savings and loan association; (iii) a credit union doing business in this State; (iv) a nonprofit organization exempt from taxation under Section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, [FN1] provided that such organization does not charge or receive any money or other valuable consideration prior to or upon the execution of a contract or other agreement between the buyer and the nonprofit organization; (v) a person licensed as a real estate broker by this state if the person is acting within the course and scope of that license; (vi) a person licensed to practice law in this State acting within the course and scope of the person's practice as an attorney; (vii) a broker - dealer registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission acting within the course and scope of that regulation; (viii) a consumer reporting agency; and (ix) a residential mortgage loan broker or banker who is duly licensed under the Illinois Residential Mortgage License Act of State or the United States, or a lender approved by the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for participation in a mortgage insurance program under the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. Section 1701 et seq.); (ii) a bank or savings and loan association whose deposits or accounts are eligible for insurance by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation, or a subsidiary of such a bank or savings and loan association; (iii) a credit union doing business in this State; (iv) a nonprofit organization exempt from taxation under Section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, [FN1] provided that such organization does not charge or receive any money or other valuable consideration prior to or upon the execution of a contract or other agreement between the buyer and the nonprofit organization; (v) a person licensed as a real estate broker by this state if the person is acting within the course and scope of that license; (vi) a person licensed to practice law in this State acting within the course and scope of the person's practice as an attorney; (vii) a broker - dealer registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission acting within the course and scope of that regulation; (viii) a consumer reporting agency; and (ix) a residential mortgage loan broker or banker who is duly licensed under the Illinois Residential Mortgage License Act of State; (iv) a nonprofit organization exempt from taxation under Section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, [FN1] provided that such organization does not charge or receive any money or other valuable consideration prior to or upon the execution of a contract or other agreement between the buyer and the nonprofit organization; (v) a person licensed as a real estate broker by this state if the person is acting within the course and scope of that license; (vi) a person licensed to practice law in this State acting within the course and scope of the person's practice as an attorney; (vii) a broker - dealer registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission acting within the course and scope of that regulation; (viii) a consumer reporting agency; and (ix) a residential mortgage loan broker or banker who is duly licensed under the Illinois Residential Mortgage License Act of state if the person is acting within the course and scope of that license; (vi) a person licensed to practice law in this State acting within the course and scope of the person's practice as an attorney; (vii) a broker - dealer registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission acting within the course and scope of that regulation; (viii) a consumer reporting agency; and (ix) a residential mortgage loan broker or banker who is duly licensed under the Illinois Residential Mortgage License Act of State acting within the course and scope of the person's practice as an attorney; (vii) a broker - dealer registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission acting within the course and scope of that regulation; (viii) a consumer reporting agency; and (ix) a residential mortgage loan broker or banker who is duly licensed under the Illinois Residential Mortgage License Act of 1987.

This issue is not so much about federal regulations or inconsistencies between state laws and RESPA so much as is about HUD recognizing agency representation for the borrower as a compensable service, fair and equal application of RESPA to all costs (including borrower's broker), and a formal acknowledgment that some brokers are intermediaries that sell access to money while others are fiduciaries.