Sentences with phrase «complaints against an agency»

You can check to see if there are any complaints against an agency at your state's Attorney General's office or a local consumer protection agency.

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The new federal agency that protects Americans against fraudulent financial products and practices has 679,000 complaints against 3,000 financial companies.

The firm may not be willing to tell you, but your state society of CPAs can direct you to the appropriate state agency, which can tell you whether any formal complaints have been lodged against the firm, by either clients or creditors.

It's also a good idea to check whether consumers or franchisees have filed complaints against the franchise or franchisor with franchise regulators, Better Business Bureaus (BBBs) or local consumer protection agencies in your state or the franchisor's home state.

Because the abuse documented at the Seaboard facility is in stark contrast to statements on the company's website about animal care, The HSUS filed legal complaints against the company with the SEC and FTC urging the agencies to require that Seaboard stop misleading its shareholders and the public.

The latest annual report from the Civilian Complaint Review Board makes clear for the first time that the NYPD is challenging more and more cases and taking so long to do so — an average of almost nine months in the second half of last year — that scores of cases in which the agency already had substantiated allegations against police officers are being bogged down in delays.

The new head of the Civilian Complaint Review Board wants the police - oversight agency to stop considering complainants» arrest records when weighing rulings — but critics argue the plan reeks of «bias against police officers.»

That conclusion, based on a full but complicated analysis of every possible measurement ¬ — complaints to Ombudsfolk, audit reports of all kinds, measurement of times and numbers, review of agency work and outsourcing — stands up against every possible reservation, such as the argument that costs and complaints would have risen even more had the reforms not been undertaken, or that social change made it necessary for government to run faster to stand still.

When charges were brought against Kaloyeros and others last fall, Gov. Andrew Cuomo directed Empire State Development, the state's chief economic development agency, to assume responsibility for the projects of FRMC and another nonprofit affiliate that figures in the federal complaint.

A person wishing to make a complaint against someone else must consult an attorney, a law enforcement agency or the District Attorney's Office.

Patricia Gunning's retaliation complaint against her boss at a New York State agency was routed through several different investigative bodies and has yet to be resolved — a common fate for harassment complaints against state officials.

A spokeswoman for Cuomo said at least three state agencies reviewed the complaint against Hoyt, but no action was taken.

The two had a relationship that started consensually but went sour: The woman, an employee of another state agency, says Hoyt continued to pursue her against her will and she filed a sexual harassment complaint.

Cuomo's office said a woman from another state agency filed a sexual harassment complaint against Hoyt, who is married, and said it took the claim seriously.

The Civilian Complaint Review Board, the police watchdog agency investigating the misconduct claim against Pantaleo and others, is also seeking the minutes — not for public use but for private investigative reasons.

Mr. Reynolds: What does Dr. Nolan's employment status have to do with the double (as in TWO) resort issue and the legal right CHA has to bring a complaint against the State Agency?

Please accept this as an official complaint against the following Westchester County Police Agency and officers.

The mayor did not offer any specific reason as to why the culture at one particular agency would lend itself to people filing false complaints against co-workers.

We have to go back to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons and other related offences, so that Chijindu can make a formal complaint against the Gender Affairs for forcibly taking her baby from her after she was delivered of the baby,» Omotayo said.

Although the amount of the settlement was never made public, the funds were provided by the Congressional Office of Compliance, an agency set up in 1995 to resolve labor and other disputes, including sexual - harassment complaints, brought by congressional staffers against lawmakers.

The Investigatory Powers Tribunal, which investigates complaints against intelligence services, ruled on Monday that the agencies» secretive collection and use of bulk communications data (BCD) failed to comply with human rights laws until 2015.

Following complaints from a biosolids company, an EPA official used agency letterhead to spread allegations of research misconduct against Lewis, a situation that Lewis says led to him being forced out in 2003.

You can lodge a formal complaint with the agency, and against the agency if you feel they were complicit in the scam.

A Michigan agency will for the first time process complaints of discrimination against LGBT people after a board said Monday that the state's civil rights law prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

It's a complaint of discrimination that the agency, hypothetically the EEOC, files against a bad actor,» Goodman said.

and the JI, among others, have filed Freedom of Information complaints against the State Department of Education in an effort to force the state agency to release the SBAC test results to the public.

According to the following article «ETS has lobbied against legislation to require agencies to «immediately initiate an investigation» after complaints on «inadequate» testing conditions.

In a memo leaked by ProPublica, Deputy Assistant Secretary Candice Jackson, who oversees the agency's Office for Civil Rights, told regional directors that it would no longer obtain three years of past complaints filed by against a district or charter when investigating a new complaint.

Information about complaints filed by other consumers against a specific company is also available through the agency.

Harassment: Lexington Law also acts as a collections agency, so a lot of complaints you see registered against the company have to do with that arm of the business, since no one likes harassing collection calls.

National Consumer Law Center v. U.S. Department of Education, April 19, 2018, Complaint and Press Release The National Consumer Law Center filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for Massachusetts against the U.S. Department of Education for records related to its purported justification for delaying implementation of a rule to protect student loan borrowers from school fraud and abuse, including records of communications between agency officials and representatives of the for - profit college industry.

I need to register a complaint against a debt collection agency.

If you feel you have been discriminated against by a lender or anyone else in the home buying process in violation of the ECOA or the Fair Housing Act, you may contact a federal regulatory agency to submit a complaint.

These databases display investor, company, and regulatory agency complaints that have been lodged against advisors.

You can also turn to the Better Business Bureau or your state attorney general to see if complaints have been filed against the agency.

For serious unresolved errors, you can investigate legal action against the credit - reporting agency, or possibly file a complaint with the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau.

Ask for references, and check with local and federal regulatory agencies to find out whether there have been any customer complaints or disciplinary actions against an individual in the past.

Specifically, the Inspector General found that the Department's Federal Student Aid office failed to monitor borrower complaints against its collection agencies and it neglected to take corrective action against those agencies when they did not improve.

According to The Washington Post, since 2012, «There have been more than 158,000 complaints against the three agencies, 80 percent of which were about incorrect information on credit reports.»

What agency would we contact to make a formal complaint against this loan company?

Check with your state's attorney general and the FTC to ensure there are no complaints or pending regulatory action against the agency.

If the lender or agency does not stand down after you contact them to stop, you might go further and file a complaint in court against them.

A complaint filed with the United States Department of Agriculture requests the agency take enforcement action against more than 50 commercial dog breeders who appear to be operating in violation of federal law.

by Tim Ryan Courthouse News Service WASHINGTON (CN)-- Missing statutory deadlines drew federal complaints Monday against the Environmental Protection Agency both from conservationists and a coal - funded right - wing think tank... In the same court Monday, the EPA was hit with a federal complaint by... the Energy and Environment Legal Institute.

If you are an employee of a federal agency and believe that you have been discriminated against in your employment on certain grounds, you have a right to file a complaint with that agency.

When pursuing or defending against an employment discrimination complaint within these agencies — or in court — it is essential to have an experienced attorney to help navigate you through the proper procedures.

In a post titled, «A Tidal Wave of Crap,» Pattis suggests that it's time for attorneys to defend themselves against frivolous claims (Ambrogi reports that 62,000 were dismissed because the agency lacked jurisdiction or the complaint lacked facts constituting professional misconduct).

Complaints made to an administrative law agency can result in an investigation and filing of an accusation against one's professional license.

If someone has filed a complaint against you, or if you have been contacted by an investigator or agency, we recommend that you consult with an attorney.

The annual report also includes details of privacy - related complaints against federal departments and agencies investigated during the 2008 - 2009 fiscal year.