Sentences with phrase «defined by legislation»

Bankruptcy payments are defined by legislation and can increase if your income increases.

Small businesses in New York City, as defined by the legislation, must pay a minimum wage of $ 10.50 per hour, with the $ 15 - per - hour rate scheduled to begin at the end of 2019.

A terrorist is defined by the legislation as someone who «is or has been concerned in the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism».

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But if an «timely agreement» can not be reached, it would go ahead with legislation dealing with its areas of jurisdiction as defined by the court.

The bank points out that digital currencies should not be confused with electronic money, as defined by Brazilian legislation.

The fact that Islam has permitted individual as well as communal discretion — limited only by the original definite legislation of the Qur» an and the Sunnah, which define the roads to justice — enabled students of the Islamic code to choose freely the laws regulating the affairs of Islamic society.

INDUSTRY DEFINITIONS & FINDINGS: HR 3798 Legislation, written and supported by both the United Egg Producers (UEP) and the Humane Society of the US (HSUS), and introduced in the last Congress, defines «Free Range» as: «(1) «Eggs from free - range hens» to indicate that the egg - laying hens from which the eggs or egg products were derived were, during egg production ----(A) not housed in caging devices; and (B) provided with outdoor access.»

Federal legislation provides guidance to States by identifying a minimum set of acts or behaviors that define child abuse and neglect.

According to the legislation, safety - net hospitals would be defined as those where at least half of patients are on Medicaid or uninsured, 40 percent of inpatient discharges are covered by Medicaid and no more than 25 percent of patients are commercially insured.

The other Monmouthshire constituencies defined by 1918 legislation were the county constituencies of Abertillery, Bedwellty, Ebbw Vale and Pontypool, and the borough constituency of Newport.

Legislation due to be signed by the Governor will establish a statewide definition of «affirmative consent,» and define it as a «knowing voluntary and mutual decision among all participants to engage in sexual activity.»

«Cuomo's time in office has been defined by a string of indictments for corruption, his failure to fix the New York City subway, and his support for a backroom deal which handed Republicans control of the state Senate, resulting in the failure of numerous pieces of progressive legislation.»

Under legislation proposed by Rory Lancman, officers caught using a chokehold — defined as wrapping the hands or arms around someone's neck and compressing their windpipe to restrict the flow of air or squeezing their carotid artery to interrupt the flow of blood — would face misdemeanor charges.

«Cuomo's time in office has been defined by a string of indictments (of aides and associates) for corruption, his failure to fix the New York City subway, and his support for a backroom deal which handed Republicans control of the state Senate, resulting in the failure of numerous pieces of progressive legislation.»

Holbein looked at local school board races from 2004 - 2012 in North Carolina communities where schools failed to make adequate yearly progress (AYP) as defined by the 2001 federal No Child Left Behind legislation.

Additionally, a small number of national copyright laws confers attribution to what UK legislation defines loosely as «the person by whom the arrangements necessary for the creation of the work are undertaken.»

Therefore, the theory is also trying to present and explain this type of relation by defining different approaches in understanding counter-terrorism legislation that has rapidly developed in last twelve years.

In Section 2331 of Chapter 113 (A), defines terrorism as activities that: involve violent acts or acts dangerous to human life that are a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any State, or that would be a criminal violation if committed within the jurisdiction of the United States or of any State; (B) ``... activities that involve violent... or life - threatening acts... that are a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any State and... appear to be intended (i) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population; (ii) to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or (iii) to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping; and... (C) occur primarily within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States...» (10) Subsequently paper will go deeper in counter-terrorism legislation of US.

In the wake of District Judge John Dietz's ruling that the current system is in violation of the Texas Constitution, the scramble is once again underway to fix the problem politically, while awaiting the inevitable appeal of the decision by the State to the Texas Supreme Court.The primary issues remain those of «equity» and «adequacy», as those are vaguely defined by the Constitution, amplified by the Edgewood vs. Kirby decisions and subsequent legislation.

The bulk of the funding that goes to public schools under the Every Students Succeed Act (the 2015 reauthorization of ESEA) is distributed in ways that are clearly defined in the legislation, and are not open to interpretation by the Secretary.

Before a single child's information is turned over to any 3rd party, policymakers should give assurance to parents and educators that no harm will come to Tennessee school children by adopting the following principles: The state and districts should be required to publish any and all existing data sharing agreements in printed and electronic form, and include a thorough explanation of its purpose and provisions, and make it available to parents and local school authorities statewide; The Department of Education should hold hearings throughout the state or testify before the legislature to explain any existing data agreement, and answer questions from the public or their representatives, obtain informed comment, and gauge public reaction; All parents should have the right to be notified of the impending disclosure of their children's data, and provide them with a right to consent or have the right to withhold their children's information from being shared; The state should have to define what rights families or individuals will have to obtain relief if harmed by improper use or release of their child's private information, including how claims can be made; and finally, any legislation must ensure that the privacy interest of public school children and their families are put above the interests of any 3rd Party and its agents and subsidiaries.

The legislation did, to be sure, specify that subgroups — defined by income, minority status and proficiency in English — must meet the same achievement standard.

By 2017, all Ontario employees could have access to a secure defined benefit pension plan, thanks to new legislation being tabled by the provincial LiberalBy 2017, all Ontario employees could have access to a secure defined benefit pension plan, thanks to new legislation being tabled by the provincial Liberalby the provincial Liberals.

Most provinces in Canada, including Ontario, have put in place legislation to prevent fee abuses in the debt settlement industry by limiting upfront fees and defining fee limits.

However, Ranker's legislation demands that the loot crates be targeted for regulation by the government by defining them as «gambling.»

Snow describes her multi-disciplinary work as exploring «survival, joy, and our relationship to the Earth by amplifying the voices of those who refuse to be defined by borders, heteronormativity, gender, color, legislation and time.»

The «hack» posting at The Air Vent may have had a special twist, as the subject there was about «An open letter reply to a letter written to government by 18 different scientific organizations concerning climate change legislation» that criticizes the associations about climate terminology: «Dear President or Executive Director, How could it happen that more than a dozen of the most prestigious scientific associations signed and submitted this letter on «climate change» without having ensured that the used terminology is sufficiently defined.

If criminal justice is genuinely intended to have a rehabilitative effect, there must be legislation to ensure that once you've «done the time», you are no longer defined «by the crime».

Note that this is different than what many people are familiar with in the context of criminal law, where assault and battery are terms that are defined by specific criminal legislation, which defines the criminal penalties imposed for engaging in certain acts, rather than the right to monetary recovery which is governed by personal injury law.

However, the AG held that the EU must, when enacting legislation which interferes with the fundamental rights of individuals, «fully assume its share of responsibility» by defining some of the safeguards applicable at least in the form of principles [120].

an announcement to introduce framework legislation in the Fall for the introduction of Pooled Registered Pension Plans — workplace defined contribution pension plans administered by financial institutions instead of employers;

However, no such exemption applies to common - law spouses (defined by federal legislation as one who is «cohabiting with the individual in a conjugal relationship having so cohabited for a period of at least one year or having a child together, or entering into a cohabitation agreement»).

EU tertiary legislation is defined in clause 14 of the Bill — e.g. if a Regulation empowers the Commission to enact Regulations, then these Regulations enacted by the Commission would be EU tertiary legislation.

While the project has been supported from the outset by major insurers, there is a concern that without legislation some insurers, including smaller insurance companies and those providing defined benefit schemes (which, ostensibly, have less to gain by participating), will not provide the necessary data such that individuals can access all their pension scheme information in one place.

An «occupier» is defined in the legislation as including «(a) a person who is in physical possession of premises; or (b) a person who has responsibility for and control over the condition of premises or the activities there carried on, or control over persons allowed to the premises...» An occupier's duty of care under the legislation is as follows: «An occupier of premises owes a duty to take such care as in all the circumstances of the case is reasonable to see that persons entering on the premises, and the property brought on the premises by those persons are reasonably safe while on the premises.»

From federal laws all the way down to municipal codes, nearly every aspect of our lives is defined and bound by legislation.

Request: The Connecticut Society of Medical Assistants and the American Association of Medical Assistants request that the Connecticut General Assembly enact legislation that would enable licensed physicians to delegate: (1) the administration of medication orally or by inhalation; and (2) the administration of intramuscular, intradermal, and subcutaneous injections (including vaccinations / immunizations) to medical assistants working under their direct supervision (as defined above) in outpatient settings who:

Prescribed communities, as defined by the NTER legislation, cover over 500 Aboriginal communities and multiple language groups.

The CATSI Act links to the Native Title Act by defining a «native title legislation obligation» as those obligations imposed by the native title legislation on a registered native title body corporate.

In addition, these tools provide express consent as defined by the Canadian Anti-Spam Legislation.

The REIA program protects insurees from financial loss due to errors, omissions or negligent acts occurring in the course of their duties as defined by provincial licensing legislation.

The Northern Virginia Association of Realtors ® (NVAR) supports legislation to protect the public from the ambiguity of real estate teams by defining teams and regulating the advertising and real estate services provided by licensees as part of a team or group.

Since its inception, Nareit has diligently worked to preserve and perfect REITs by helping to shape the landmark legislation and policy decisions that have defined the evolution of REITs and real estate investment.