Sentences with phrase «especially as the amendments»

An amendment power that can't affect benefits is a bit useless, especially as the amendments we wanted to make were improving benefits.

Not exact matches

Clearly a public shaming will not work in every situation, especially in the private sector, as «pharma bro» Martin Shkreli showed the world when, in a congressional hearing, he invoked his Fifth Amendment rights.

The suit, filed by several Jewish groups and three rabbis on October 4, argues that «the government can not compel the transmission of messages that the speaker does not want to express - especially when the speaker is operating in an area of heightened First Amendment protection, such as a religious ritual.»

The expansion in the number of political parties and possibly independent candidates as contained in the proposed Constitutional amendments now awaiting the concurrence of State Assemblies mean that we need to think fast and plan properly, especially in the management of the ballot.

The sponsor believes that if the amendment is passed, there will be sanity, transparency and accountability in the Executive Arm of government, especially «Treatment of our state resources which most of them currently treat as slush funds».

The arbitration award is especially helpful as employers consider the recent Bill 132 amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Act (the «OHSA»), which confirm that reasonable actions taken by an employer relating to the management or direction of workers or the workplace is not workplace harassment.

The Advertising & Fee Arrangements Issues Working Group of the Professional Regulation Committee tabled amendments to the Rules of Professional Conduct which would prohibit bait and switch marketing, as well as other practices which have been subject to complaints over the past few years, especially the use of awards and rankings by fictitious or dubious organizations that appear to be intended to mislead the public.

Nationally recognized as the pre-eminent authority on business development companies (BDCs), Steve Boehm guides his clients in successfully navigating the intricate rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), especially the Investment Company Act of 1940 and its 1980 amendments.

Just as salient, ex-client suffered real prejudice from the amendment: client had to meet much different claims, had no ability to obtain discovery on the different claims (especially about the reasonableness of a much larger fee request), and had no ability to perform legal research on the validity of the retainer provision being relied upon in the amendment.

The States gave up very little power under the Constitution, especially as it existed prior to the Reconstruction Amendments.

Understandably, there has been considerable anxiety, especially amongst Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islanders as to what the amendments might involve.