Sentences with phrase «broke some of the laws of»

Disobedience or the breaking of the law of God is conceivable only if in some way we have already become lawless.

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It's a fascinating window into the topic of law - breaking involving corporations.

Before you break into a sweat over the small business requirements in the health - care legislation signed into law last month, take a deep breath: Many of its provisions will take months if not years to go into effect.

A roundtable of experts sit down in Nashville, Tenn., to break down what the new laws for equity crowdfunding mean and why they are important.

«Making the texture of the experience different breaks the law of diminishing returns,» says Summit co-founder Jeff Rosenthal.

Sen. Vitter, a slavish advocate of oil industry and other corporate interests, broke the law prior to 2004 by patronizing prostitutes while a member of the House.

Then, news broke over the weekend that a state senator in New York is introducing Kokito's Law, which is described as a «pet passenger's bill of rights.»

For a range of reasons much more complex than is commonly acknowledged, people seem more willing to break the law at work than they are at home.

As to Trump's question about the legality of Comey's disclosures, there's scant expert opinion that the fired FBI chief broke the law when he released memos he wrote of his private conversations with Trump.

In what could be an interesting test of the law around non-disclosure agreements, one of Weinstein's former assistants broke hers in giving an interview to the FT about her experiences.

Then last September, Mt. Gox trustee Nobuaki Kobayashi, a top restructuring lawyer also representing Takata in the airbag - maker's bankruptcy, broke the news: Under Japanese bankruptcy law, the value of creditors» claims were capped at what they were worth back in 2014: $ 483 per Bitcoin.

«We write because we are increasingly concerned about the role you are playing in the Trump Administration and the possibility that you are breaking federal conflict of interest laws,» the seven senators wrote in the letter, seen by Reuters.

And Schroeder agreed he has «no knowledge» of any accounting concerns, broken laws or breach of standards «that has not been resolved.»

The banking system was hyper - competitive and quick to take risks in pursuit of profits; policymakers aggressively pushed homeownership through measures such as tax breaks for mortgage interest payments; and weak recourse laws let mortgage defaulters off the hook.

«The vast majority of these agencies are following the rules and those who break the law need to be held accountable.»

Just days ahead of the Winter Olympics, AT&T broke new ground again by becoming the first large corporation to publicly condemn Russia's anti-LGBT laws.

The Caravan is largely broken up thanks to the strong immigration laws of Mexico and their willingness to use them so as not to cause a giant scene at our Border.

During a break at a conference where I was teaching the 21 Laws, a young college student came up to me and said: «I know you are teaching 21 Laws of Leadership, but I want to get to the bottom line.»

Many of Marriott International's global Twitter accounts have stayed silent since January 11, ever since China accused the company of breaking its cybersecurity laws.

He's said he'd take on Wall Street by breaking up the big banks and reinstating the Glass - Steagall Act, the Depression - era law that separated the speculative activities of banks from their consumer depository functions.

They were accused of breaking a 2006 Internet gambling law that prohibits companies from accepting payments for online bets where they are not legal.

Breaking the law, then, is a Badge of Seriousness, of a willingness to do what is necessary no matter the cost.

Hasen's point appeared to be borne out Saturday when Stone submitted an affidavit to the Nevada court pledging to post a list of cautionary commands on the «Stop the Steal» web site in an effort to ensure that its volunteers do not break the law.

Dig Deeper: How to Write a Social Media Policy How to Avoid a Social Media Lawsuit: Most Common Laws Broken by Businesses in Social Media «It's very difficult to navigate legalities in social media,» says Michael Germano, founder of Carrot Creative, a Brooklyn - based new media advertising agency.

The plaintiffs in that case claim Facebook broke Illinois state law on the issue of biometric privacy.

Of course, there's only so much it can do to guarantee that its subcontractors won't break the law, on the other side of the planeOf course, there's only so much it can do to guarantee that its subcontractors won't break the law, on the other side of the planeof the planet.

But then again, there's notoriously little any company can do to guarantee that its subcontractors won't break the law, whether it operates on the other side of the planet or just down the street.

At the Fortune conference, Perry continued: «Does this break the laws of physics?

I know that federal law says breaks of less than 20 minutes have to be paid.

While no federal law requires paid breaks, the Department of Labor does say, «Breaks from 5 to 20 minutes must be counted as hours wbreaks, the Department of Labor does say, «Breaks from 5 to 20 minutes must be counted as hours wBreaks from 5 to 20 minutes must be counted as hours worked.

Those who thought this breaks the laws of physics didn't have understanding of how the [uBeam] system worked, or what the basic specs are.»

The answer is no, the technology does not break the laws of physics... if it broke the laws of physics, that's something you can find out pretty early with basic principles and math.

The only difference in the way law's practiced today versus the way it was practiced in 1880 is fountain pen to ink pen to computer to tablet, but it's the exact same broken business model that doesn't work for the majority of Americans.

The maximum penalty for breaking the law is 4 % of total global annual revenues, which in Facebook and Google's cases would be about $ 1.6 billion (# 1.1 billion) and $ 4.4 billion (# 3.1 billion), respectively.

The outcome: Some lawyers feel Thompson's case could cause a rash of copycat suits, but most agree the case will go nowhere, given that no laws have been broken, and considering that outrageous popcorn and soda prices are a theatre's greatest source of revenue — something that is unlikely to change in the near future.

The penalty for breaking the law is 4 % of Facebook's global revenues, suggesting that it might be cheaper for Facebook to break the law than to obey it.

In the six - count suit the airline alleges the pair broke Southwest website's terms and conditions by taking fare data off the site, broke trademark laws, and violated the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act by accessing Southwest's «computers without authorization or in excess of authorized access.»

California Governor Jerry Brown announced the suit's filing in Sacramento, accusing the EPA of «breaking the law» and putting children at risk by boosting asthma - inducing tailpipe emissions.

«While not every case will be appropriate for admissions of wrongdoing, the SEC required JPMorgan to admit the facts in the SEC's order — and acknowledge that it broke the law — because JPMorgan's egregious breakdowns in controls and governance put its millions of shareholders at risk and resulted in inaccurate public filings.»

Money: A freshly - minted law associate can expect a median salary of $ 66,000, according to Canadian Lawyer's 2013 salary survey, and take about five years to break six figures.

It's not — from the people who serve in this Parliament, it's not enough to simply follow the rules or follow the ethics code or even follow the law because we have a government right now that has broken repeatedly all three of those.

Gascon has sent letters to Uber, Lyft, and Sidecar, in which he accused them of breaking state law and he threatened legal action if they don't make changes.

Instead, the web made of various schemes stretches and blends, inching from the more popular restrictions for breaking laws to new, grayer areas.

«The right thing for him to do,» Mr. Poilievre said of Mr. Cuzner, «instead of throwing mud at this side would be to stand up and explain what his party is doing about its own law - breaking.»

Figuring out exactly which laws were broken and how seriously requires an inquiry into the details of what happened rather than an armchair assessment, but that simply underscores that an investigation is needed.

CFPB director Richard Cordray announced that rights of groups of consumers to a day in court is «a cherished tenet of our justice system» and «that no one, no matter how big or how powerful, should escape accountability if they break the law.»

Take federal wire transfer and banking laws, which Cohen may have broken if he lied about the reason he got a loan to pay off one of the women and transferred her $ 130,000.

Here's why: New York has laws that closely mirror the federal ones Cohen stands accused of breaking.

Investigators have not accused Apple of breaking any laws and the company is hardly the only American multinational to face scrutiny for using complex corporate structures and tax havens to sidestep taxes.

Correction: A previous version of this article incorrectly stated that New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman could indict Trump attorney Michael Cohen for breaking state laws regardless of whether Cohen was convicted of breaking federal versions of those same laws — and regardless of whether Trump pardoned him.