Sentences with phrase «enforcement effort under»

In their first enforcement effort under Canada's anti-spam legislation, the CRTC has taken down a malware - infected server that was sending out millions of spam e-mails a month.

The SNC - Lavalin case, she said, will put the RCMP's enforcement efforts under heightened scrutiny.

The September issue of «KL ALERT,» a mortgage banking commentary newsletter put out by the law firm Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP, calls the attention of real estate industry professionals to the fact that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is increasing its enforcement efforts under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA).

Not exact matches

Marino was under fire after reports emerged that he'd boosted a law that eventually made it harder for the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) to freeze certain suspicious shipments, which critics say made federal efforts to fight opioid abuse more difficult.

Under the Freedom Act, the NSA and law enforcement agencies can no longer collect telephone calling records in bulk in an effort to sniff out suspicious activity.

«The people of New York State can finally breathe a sigh of relief thanks to the tireless efforts of all the law enforcement units who tracked down the worst - of - the - worst escaped inmates under some of the most difficult conditions imaginable.»

The speaker noted that under her tenure, the City Council has passed legislation significantly reducing the city's cooperation with immigration enforcement efforts except in the cases of violent offenders, and that it has fully financed programs that offer universal representation to detained immigrants and unaccompanied minors and young mothers with children placed in expedited removal proceedings.

Though discovered 25 years ago and brought under state enforcement in 1990, remedial efforts have been a failure.

«Today we recognize those police officers who save countless lives by removing intoxicated motorists from Oneida County roadways and deterring others from getting behind the wheel under the influence of alcohol and drugs,» said Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente Jr. «While we appreciate their efforts each and every day, this annual event is a way we can publically thank some of our law enforcement members for the fine work they do in keeping us safe.»

«This settlement shows our enforcement efforts have motivated major developers like Glenwood to embrace their obligations under the law by making retrofits in thousands of apartments, compensating aggrieved parties, and establishing procedures to ensure accessibility at ongoing and future development projects,» Bharara said in a statement.

«This settlement shows our enforcement efforts have motivated major developers like Glenwood to embrace their obligations under the law by making retrofits in thousands of apartments, compensating aggrieved parties, and establishing procedures to ensure accessibility at ongoing and future development projects,» Bharara said in a statement, noting this is the 10th case of this kind his office brought against city landlords.

The paper also provides evidence that regulatory approaches are being overwhelmed by the drivers of poaching and trade, with enforcement of trade controls, including those agreed through CITES — the Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species — attracting organised criminals who have the capacity to operate even under increased enforcement effort.

With DeVos proposing to eliminate another 34 positions in 2018 - 2019, the education secretary is ensuring fewer investigations into violations of civil rights — including alleged efforts by districts to help Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and local police wrongly identify, suspend, arrest, and deport undocumented immigrant children under the guise of being gang members.

-- The agencies with enforcement authority for actions which allege employment discrimination under this title and under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 shall develop procedures to ensure that administrative complaints filed under this title and under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 are dealt with in a manner that avoids duplication of effort and prevents imposition of inconsistent or conflicting standards for the same requirements under this title and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

Currently under way in Hartford, Connecticut and Syracuse, New York, the program tests whether increased law enforcement efforts and public service announcements can get distracted drivers to put down their cell phones and focus on the road.

(a) In order to protect the health and safety of an animal, any animal control officer, animal cruelty investigator appointed under G.S. 19A - 45, law enforcement officer, firefighter, or rescue squad worker, who has probable cause to believe that an animal is confined in amotor vehicle under conditions that are likely to cause suffering, injury, or death to the animal due to heat, cold, lack of adequate ventilation, or under other endangering conditions, may enter the motor vehicle by any reasonable means under the circumstances after making a reasonable effort to locate the owner or other person responsible for the animal.

Baker has seen «vastly improved enforcement efforts» by the state Department of Agriculture under Gov. Jay Nixon who more than doubled the inspection staff.

The recent prolonged downturn in energy prices, which has led to reduced demand for insurance among energy providers, coupled with anticipated relaxed enforcement efforts from the current administration in Washington D.C., is expected to put pressure on insurance carriers to loosen underwriting standards and expand the terms and conditions under which they offer coverage to energy companies.

There are numerous enforcement efforts each year regarding driving under the influence.

Puri said the current enforcement efforts in Canada show a «troubling lack of consistency» in terms of the magnitude of sentences issued under the act and the individuals / entities prosecuted to date.

Under certain circumstances, we may use and disclose PHI to law enforcement personnel or other appropriate persons to prevent or lessen a serious threat to the health or safety of a person or to assist in disaster relief efforts.

Is that what you'd call the massive lobbying effort that is under way (by Google, Cisco, etc.) to convince our lawmakers that patent enforcement by an inventor / small business is «troll» behavior?

There's an effort under way «to motivate the legislature to create modern laws regarding law enforcement access rights and a definition of how to balance privacy vs. law enforcement needs.»

OFAC will use sanctions in the fight against criminal and other malicious actors abusing digital currencies and emerging payment systems as a complement to existing tools, including diplomatic outreach and law enforcement authorities — To strengthen our efforts to combat the illicit use of digital currency transactions under our existing authorities, OFAC may include as identifiers on the SDN List specific digital currency addresses associated with blocked persons.

The Federal Trade Commission has enforcement powers over electronic media, e-commerce, and the Internet under several different acts, and has stepped up efforts to identify unfair and deceptive practices on the Internet, including practices related to how one collects information about consumers.