Sentences with phrase «employment as a legislator»

The concept of part - time employment as a legislator is problematic in modern society.

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«I have serious concerns for the across the board minimum wage increase as proposed, however, with amendments in consideration of our farms, small businesses, and certain employment situations I might consider it,» said Assemblyman Bill Magee, answering a syracuse.com survey of 14 state legislators in the region.

In New York, most outside employment of legislators is as lawyers at law firms.

When an agreement was made on the bill, Cuomo described the measure as a «tough and aggressive approach we need» that did things like requiring legislators to «disclose income from outside employment and the names of clients or customers.»

McLaughlin's evident focus on local employment as a candidate and legislator notwithstanding — a 2014 Times Union story observed that she «has fought for jobs access for those in the city's minority communities» — it remains to be seen if this commitment will translate to votes in the Democratic primary, the city's de facto general election.

A hedge fund honcho who donates generously in support of charter schools gives a legislator lucrative employment as a securities lawyer while Albany is considering charter school measures.

WESTCHESTER, NY — As former Westchester County Executive Robert Astorino is eagerly entering the private sector and considering all of his options for future employment, including three recent appearances on CNN analyzing the news from Washington and President Donald Trump, some of his recently defeated allies on the County Board of Legislators and his former employees in his county executive's office landed jobs at the Board of Elections.

He met with a «reform caucus» of legislators at midday, and released a statement promising to resign as chairman of the Bronx Democratic Committee and avoid outside employment while in office.

As a Republican legislator, Sparaco has voted against tax increases, even as the county's multimillion - dollar deficit swells; he's fought pay raises for county employees; and tried to eliminate the county's Youth Employment prograAs a Republican legislator, Sparaco has voted against tax increases, even as the county's multimillion - dollar deficit swells; he's fought pay raises for county employees; and tried to eliminate the county's Youth Employment prograas the county's multimillion - dollar deficit swells; he's fought pay raises for county employees; and tried to eliminate the county's Youth Employment program.

Legislators addressed the proposal in February, when the Senate and Assembly passed a joint resolution requiring any legislator earning more than $ 5,000 in outside income to seek an advisory opinion from the Legislative Ethics Commission as to whether the employment is consistent with the Public Officers Law.

Since 2007 many legislators have been working to get rid of credit checks as part of the employment process.

Possible topics about pedagogy include: • Structuring statutory drafting courses • Simulation courses designed using mock legislatures or committees • Course linkages with real - world legislators and special interest organizations • Service learning or clinical opportunities for law students • Courses focused on law reform efforts • How to employ Plain - English principles in statutory and rule drafting • Theoretical perspectives on statutory drafting • Involving political realities in law school drafting courses • Teaching practical aspects of drafting that addresses theories and principles of statutory interpretation and construction Possible topics about practice include: • Unique challenges of drafting laws and / or regulations in specific areas such as criminal law, environmental, health law, etc. • Lawyering for non-profits, federal and state agencies, local governments, and other clients in frequent need of rule - drafting • Practicing in employment law, health law, environmental law, and other heavily regulated fields where private clients require rule and policy drafting • Non-legal drafting opportunities, such as sports league rules, industry trade group policies, and university rules Possible topics about politics include: • Political influences affecting legislative drafting • Direct democracy and the unique challenges of drafting initiatives and referenda • The implications of special interests driving drafting decisions • Polictics and its influence on legislative history • Lobbyists as legislative drafters.

Credit reports have come under fire by legislators, as illustrated by the number of introduced or pending state legislation in the 2012 session related to the use of credit information in employment.

As Chair of the Board of Directors of NAPBS, Standerwick meets with legislators and governmental agencies such as the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in Washington, DC to promote common interests of Consumer Reporting Agencies (CRAs) and Human Resource (HR) professionals alikAs Chair of the Board of Directors of NAPBS, Standerwick meets with legislators and governmental agencies such as the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in Washington, DC to promote common interests of Consumer Reporting Agencies (CRAs) and Human Resource (HR) professionals alikas the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in Washington, DC to promote common interests of Consumer Reporting Agencies (CRAs) and Human Resource (HR) professionals alike.

As a result, one change to the program that legislators are looking into is refinancing the definition of a target employment area, Xie notes.