Sentences with phrase «company flouting»

The Department of Labor lawsuit, originally filed in 2012, alleged that the company flouted the federal Fair Labor Standards Act because its workers weren't making minimum wage ($ 7.25 an hour) when their bosses required them to take unpaid breaks, according to the Associated Press.

In 2014 thousands of people signed a petiton calling on the Department of Health to end these links as it has a conflict of interest when it is responsible for overseeing the law these companies flout.

Alternatively a proposed penalty on companies flouting worker rights by mislabelling a worker's status as self - employed contractors could be costly given the number of gig economy workers.

Mark Zuckerberg has not apologised after it was revealed that the company flouted data privacy rules but Facebook had also informed that they would notify users whose data were involved in data privacy scandal.

Not exact matches

In announcing the ban, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said his agency was punishing ZTE for violating terms of an agreement struck last year to settle allegations that the Chinese company had flouted U.S. restrictions on selling technology to Iran and North Korea.

The company also took a more cautious, cooperative approach in China, unlike in other countries, where it has brazenly flouted authorities.

And so, as long as Mylan flouts the norms of good corporate behavior, it seems worth continuing to scrutinize what the company is doing, and questioning why EpiPens cost so much.

Why should the company use the excuse that it disagrees with a law and therefore should be allowed to flout it?

That this House is concerned that the provisions of the Infant Formula and Follow - on Formula Regulations 2007 are disrespected in the UK, as evidenced by the current promotion for Nestlé SMA infant formula by Tesco in breach of Article 23 of that regulation, the near identical labelling of infant and follow - on formula to make them cross-promotional in breach of Article 19 of that regulation, the widespread advertising of infant formula brand names and logos in breach of Article 21 of that regulation and the use of idealising text and images on labels in breach of Article 17 of that regulation; therefore rejects the Department of Health's proposals to decriminalise certain of those requirements, such as labelling provisions in planned draft legislative proposals, related to EU Regulation 609/2015 which will replace these 2007 regulations; and stresses that any move to a system of Improvement Notices must have the purpose of speeding up compliance and be backed by prosecutions rather than giving companies who have flouted the law for many years additional time to comply.

«Let's not forget that the existing ban on such text and images on infant formula labels is routinely flouted by companies in many Member States, with images such as shields, polar bears and unauthorised health claims appearing.

Meanwhile baby food companies continue to flout all health advice — targeting parents with totally misleading TV adverts that suggest that unnecessary and unproven ingredients in follow - on formula will turn children into geniuses or ballerinas.

The workers made a conscious decision yesterday to flout strike laws to support a fellow worker who they say has been prevented from working by the company.

But Bryce failed to mention that Continental Resources and the two other companies, Brigham Oil & Gas and Newfield Production Co., had been flouting the law — and killing birds — for years.

With All Eyes on Keystone, Another Tar Sands Pipeline Just Crossed the Border «The Keystone XL pipeline may be in political limbo, but that hasn't stopped another Canadian company from quietly pressing ahead on a pipeline project that will ramp up the volume of tar sands oil transported through the U.S.. What's more, the company, Enbridge, is making those changes without a permit, and environmental groups say it is flouting the law.

But when the law is being flouted by some of the biggest companies operating in China, blame tends to fall less heavily on local officials than on the companies themselves.

If your insurance company is able to dig out notices issued in your name for transgressions like over speeding, drunken driving, breaking signals or flouting other road traffic rules, your car insurance claim will be rejected on the grounds of irresponsible driving.

The probe is one among many other regulatory probes, being conducted by SEC, CFTC and others in a bid to regulate cryptocurrencies and stop companies from raising money via Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) which, according to SEC, flout regulatory norms.

These companies are quite upfront in flouting occupancy rules,» Watson says.