Sentences with phrase «brought against a public»

But there is one big difference — the legal standard that applies to employment disability discrimination claims is different from the standard applied to disability discrimination claims brought against public accommodations.

Winning hard - fought dismissals of numerous multi-million dollar class and individual actions brought against both public and private companies.

Defeated summary judgment in an age discrimination matter brought against a public entity under California's Fair Employment and Housing Act.

As Dyson J noted in CPAG, «where an unsuccessful claim is brought against a public body, it imposes costs on that body which have to be met out of public funds diverted from the funds available to fulfil its primary functions».

Not exact matches

Investigators with the Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission last year began probes into the loss but have not brought any public actions against the company.

The California Public Employees Retirement System, or Calpers, brought the lawsuit against Moody's and other rating agencies in 2009.

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When the story was made public in November, the school postponed the pre-scheduled disciplinary hearing, and initiated further investigations against Sutcliffe, alleging breach of confidence and bringing the school into disrepute.

We can take some comfort at the fact that finally, toward the end of the twentieth century, prosecutors have begun applying criminal statutes to corporate officers who make decisions that (for instance) cause death or injury to a worker or to the public, and charges brought against these individuals include manslaughter and homicide charges.

In his public letter, he cited the charges that had been brought against...

The note, which appeared in Wednesday's Daily Telegraph, says: «The notion that a criminal case could be brought against Lord Carey is so bizarre that we can only surmise that the object of the persistent pressure that brings these public attacks is not only Lord Carey but what he represents of biblically faithful Christianity.»

Mention of that great saint brings to mind what he said about change: he sharply cautioned against changing law — any law — even when some improvement is possible, unless there is some «urgent necessity or substantial and obvious benefit», since «the mere fact of change in law itself can be adverse to the public welfare and lessen the restraining power of the law».

While the Crown Prosecution Service admitted that evidence did exist to bring a case against the two doctors, it decided it was not in the public interest to prosecute.

In his public letter, he cited the charges that had been brought against him by former employees, the divisive nature of his leadership style, and the health of his family as reasons for stepping down.

One of the strongest arguments in recent years for abolishing the death penalty has arisen, not from the moral prohibition against the taking of life, but from the fact that with rare exceptions those who are executed are people who lack the means to secure good legal assistance, or lack the educational background to make full use of such assistance, or lack the social status which brings the case to public attention.11

For the past couple of years, plaintiffs in France have brought challenges against the display of Christmas crèches on public property.

In addition to public wagers, there's clearly some sharp money on the Bulls against the Celtics to bring down the series odds.

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with the caveat that I think credible (e.g. charges being brought, pattern of behavior, etc.) allegations against politicians should absolutely be made public because 1.

This makes no mention of the civil public action brought against Nestlé in Brazil that led to it ending production of Pure Life bottled water in the country, the criticism of its activities in countries such as Pakistan nor the many community battles across North America and elsewhere.

She brought the legal action against the pool, arguing staff had contravened her legal right to breastfeed in public areas without discrimination.

What are we seeing in our country today?It is no secret that plans are being made in right wing think tanks and some law firms, within the elephants media and among Npp leaders to bring back to life the 18th century notion that the heavenly prescribed duty of the opposition is to obstruct government business and to incite the public against the establishment.

President Akufo - Addo's address which was intended to bring closure on the heated public sentiment against the pact seem to have done little if not fuel the controversy as more civil society organisations speak up against the deal.

Peter Kauffmann, who resigned his post as Gov. David Paterson's communications director in the wake of ethics charges brought against his boss by the Public Integrity Commission, has landed a new job in the private sector.

The union will seek to build momentum against the changes after criticism from the Commons» public administration committee last month, which described the changes as rushed and said they would not bring about «significant cost savings».

The case, which was brought by the Public Interest Law Unit (PILU) and North East London Migrant Action (NELMA), is one of several legal battles against Theresa May's «hostile environment».

Holtzman added, «I began public service running against corruption and the control of special interests and it's an interesting twist of fate that the independent and no nonsense approach that I brought to politics over 30 years ago is now more relevant than ever.

A New York State judge ruled that a defamation lawsuit brought by a woman who has said Trump made unwanted sexual advances could go forward, raising the possibility of a public airing of other allegations of sexual misconduct against the president.

David Cameron should suggest criminal charges may be brought against Labour ex-ministers in the future if they are shown to have mislead the public in financial statements etc..

We tried and it was a beautiful experiment that I thought was very important but those in power managed to sabotage its reputation by just constantly hammering that a new constitution should never be ratified in dispute which was complete bollocks (for more on the dispute manufactured by the Independence Party see the «An Unexpected Hiccup» section of From the people to the people, a new constitution) because those in power will always fight against anything that brings more liberation and more rights to the public and thwarts their unconditional power.

The public advocate has sought to bring her legal experience to the role, filing a slew of lawsuits against various city agencies.

«I was, however, advised otherwise particularly as government's current war against corruption has unwittingly created an enabling environment for mischief, harassment, fraud and revenge to thrive through malicious petitions against perceived enemies with the sole aim of disparaging them and bringing them to public odium.

And we are also aware that George, bereft of any meaningful policies on how to bring development to the Awutu Senya West constituency, is resorting to personal attacks against the hardworking Hannah Tetteh all with an aim to court public disaffection for her.

The director of public prosecutions, Keir Starmer, said there was no evidence to bring criminal charges against David Cameron's director of communications.

Armsgate: Dasuki, Bafarawa, Yuguda Others Deny 19.8 bn Alleged Fraud Former National Security Adviser Colonel Sambo Dasuki, former Minister of State for Finance, Bashir Yuguda, former Governor of Sokoto State Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa and three others have denied allegations of diversions, misappropriation and breech of public trust in respect of N19.4 billion criminal charges brought against them -LSB-...]

Welsh Liberal Democrats are leading the fight against Labour's illiberal ban, and unless the Minister brings forward indisputable evidence and makes a clear public health case in favour of a ban we will not let up our fight.»

Cuomo, with the backing of the White House, intervened, threatening to bring a lawsuit against the gunmakers on behalf of the nation's public - housing authorities and, in Spitzer's view, undercutting his own negotiations.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo just released a statement in response to the public corruption charges brought by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara against a number of individuals with close ties to his administration, including his former top aide, Joe Percoco, whom he once described as like a third son to his late father, former Gov. Mario Cuomo.

«He understands how abuse of power undermines our democracy and has made it a top priority to uphold the integrity of our government by removing bad actors, bringing corruption cases against 40 New York public officials,» she wrote of Schneiderman.

The chief executive of the oil giant was brought before a US congressional committee over the Gulf spill and was accused of evading questions amid intense public outcry against BP in the US.

This campaign believed in what we, as a union, bring to the state of New York and highlighted the need for respect for public services, while speaking out against the negative impact of privatization and diminishment of vital state services.

In January 2013, then the public advocate, de Blasio launched his first campaign as an outer - borough working dad and public school parent who would bring a populist, progressive fight against the policies of then - Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

They have brought charges against dozens of individuals implicated in public corruption schemes around the state — resulting in the return of over $ 11 million in restitution to taxpayers through these convictions.

In addition to the former aide, Joseph Percoco, the U.S. attorney's office in Manhattan intends to bring public - corruption charges against a number of other individuals in connection with the wide - ranging investigation, these people said...

And like Silver, he was brought down by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara's campaign against public corruption.

The bill would extend the time that criminal or civil cases against predators can be brought, treat public and private institutions equally when it comes to sex abuse cases, and provide a window to revive cases barred under current law.

Keir Starmer QC, director of public prosecutions, said: «Having thoroughly reviewed the evidence gathered by the police, we have decided there is sufficient evidence and it is in the public interest to bring criminal charges against Margaret Moran.