Sentences with phrase «ethics regulators»

Some of the more notable attempts by ethics regulators to keep up with our changing world come in the form of opinions, both advisory and in actual disciplinary matters.

A law approved in 2011 aimed at requiring more disclosure for state officials who earn outside income from lobbying entities to appears to be rarely enforced by state ethics regulators.

It stands to reason that the ADA comes up when lawyers with disabilities face charges from ethics regulators for allegedly failing to meet their duties as attorneys.

Beyond Model Rule 1.1 and comment 8, ethics regulators recognize the practice of law has evolved.

The state GOP last week filed a complaint with ethics regulators over Percoco's appearances in the governor's office in 2014 when he was in charge of Cuomo's re-election campaign and not working for the state.

The case against Tom Libous, a prominent figure at the state Capitol for decades and the floor leader for the GOP conference, stems from an investigation into whether he used his clout in order to arrange a job for his son at a lobbying firm — a claim first brought to the attention of ethics regulators by then - Binghamton Mayor Matthew Ryan.

State ethics regulators on Wednesday released a report that offered a scathing assessment not just of Mr. Lopez but also of the Assembly speaker, Sheldon Silver, a Manhattan Democrat, and his staff.

Outgoing Lt. Gov. Bob Duffy on Monday said he will adhere to any guidance offered by ethics regulators when it comes to his new post as the CEO of the Rochester Business Alliance.

The New York Public Interest Research Group on Monday lodged a complaint with ethics regulators over what it believes is an increase in lobby by the state's political parties.

Catsimatidis in the radio interview with Talk 1300's Fred Dicker said he had not spoken to Cuomo about the bill and that it was his idea to contact ethics regulators at the Joint Commission on Public Ethics to receive approval for the trip.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo received the OK from the top lobbying and ethics regulators at the Joint Commission on Public Ethics to take a billionaire donor's plane to the Virgin Islands to survey hurricane damage.

The report released on Monday by lobbying and ethics regulators found the top lobbying entities this year so far have been the New York State Nurses Association, which spent $ 2.3 million — nearly double than what the group spent in the first six months of last year.

A group that pushed for the education investment tax credit spent more than $ 5 million on the effort, according to a report from lobbying and ethics regulators released on Thursday.

A report released Wednesday evening by state ethics regulators concluded Democratic former Assemblyman Dennis Gabryszak broke the public officer's law through the sexual harassment of legislative aides and the misuse of public resources for political purposes.

Cuomo included a package of harassment reform measures in his $ 168 billion spending plan, including more funding for ethics regulators to investigate claims.

Only 8 percent of voters said they trusted the often - maligned Joint Commission on Public Ethics, a lobbying and ethics regulator which has appointees of the governor and legislative leaders.

Cuomo's contract with the company is worth at least $ 700,000, according to a financial disclosure form the governor filed with state ethics regulators earlier this year.

In February 2014, the DOJ notified the Louisiana Supreme Court and its primary ethics regulators that after an investigation, it concluded that Louisiana is violating the public entities provisions of the ADA.

For years, selling a law practice was prohibited because ethics regulators believed clients, files, and a firm's good will were not something that could be sold.

So can a lawyer with a disability invoke the ADA when ethics regulators impose discipline for behavior that stems directly from the disability?

Among the issues you may find on your credit report are accounts or judgments that could come back to haunt you before ethics regulators.

I recently posted on Attorney at Work about the latest threat to client confidentiality — the specter of random trust account audits by California ethics regulators.

Cuomo sought and received approval for the income from ethics regulators.

But as Cuomo tracked to the left in 2013 in the lead up to his 2014 re-election effort, the committee declined to register with ethics regulators to lobby state government this year.

The state's main lobbying and ethics regulator on Monday announced lobbyists connected to Mayor Bill de Blasio's Campaign for One New York has agreed to pay a $ 50,000 in fines to settle an investigation into alleged violations of the state's lobbying laws.

The state teachers union led the way in lobbying state government over the first six months of 2014, according to a report released Tuesday by ethics regulators.

Klein also faces an allegation of forcibly kissing a former staffer, a charge he denies and is now being investigated by ethics regulators, a move supported and sought.

After the Moreland Commission fiasco it would seem Gov. Cuomo can see the merit of making sure anyone appointed to the ethics review panel, as members of a review commission charged with reporting on the workings of the ethics regulators be above politics.

A coalition of good - government groups on Monday urged Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders to not stock a review commission charged with reporting on the workings of the ethics regulators with the «usual suspects» who will rubberstamp any findings.

Mr. Paterson now has the dubious distinction of being hit with the largest fine in the history of the state's ethics regulators.

AFP recently reached a $ 70,000 settlement with the state's lobbying and ethics regulator, the Joint Commission on Public Ethics, over Adam Skelos» hiring.

Beyond Model Rule 1.1, many states have delved into the world of technology on the specific topics of cloud computing and metadata, both of which can get very complicated, hence the need (and permission by ethics regulators) for lawyers to ask experts or more tech - savvy lawyers to help.

With the rapid pace of technological innovation, it is no wonder that ethics regulators have struggled recently in attempting to stay current on technological trends.

However, ethics regulators are doing more — much more — than punishing lawyers for behavior brought on by their disabilities.

There are lots of potential issues any ethics regulator might point to for why disclaimers should not be upheld.

If an attorney is able to meet his demands of practice despite his disability by making reasonable accommodations in his employment, then he will be protected by the ADA from discrimination in employment situations and can continue his craft; but if the disability causes harm to clients and the public, ethics regulators are not bound to allow that harm to continue simply because the attorney suffers from a disability.

The employment mandates of the ADA are directed to employers with 15 or more employees, so a disabled lawyer working in a firm or a company is protected from discrimination for his disability by the employer, but he is not employed by the ethics regulators.

«It stands to reason that the ADA comes up when lawyers with disabilities face charges from ethics regulators... ``

«[I] f the disability causes harm to clients and the public, ethics regulators are not bound to allow that harm to continue simply because the attorney suffers from a disability.»

Much as the infirmed lawyer is entitled to protections under the ADA, the ethics regulators must also protect the interests of clients and the public.

Although lawyers have long relied on banks to hold client trust funds, ethics regulators never weighed in on whether one bank was more secure than another; banks remained subject to regulation by the FDIC and other agencies because banking issues are beyond the scope of ethics regulators» jurisdictions.

Absent clarification or a clear rule by your state that such an obligation exists, if this situation arises you should contact your ethics regulator to ensure compliance with your applicable rules.

If the disclaimer isn't actually seen, the court (and ethics regulators) may very well decide the disclaimer does no good.