Sentences with phrase «federal acts cover»

State and federal acts cover fraud against state and federally funded programs.

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Such Constitutional protections have ensured that federal programs such as Medicare, the Veteran Administration's TRICARE system (which provides benefits for active duty members of the military and their families), and the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) apply the same rules to everyone they cover.
Reveal conducted a market share analysis covering millions of loan records, made available under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act, employing techniques the Federal Reserve and the Department of Justice use to spotlight lending disparities.
Last spring's federal budget, under the heading «Canada's Digital Future,» promised reviews of the key laws covering the entertainment and information industries — the Broadcasting Act, Telecommunications Act and Copyright Act — all with a focus on «the role of Canadian content in an increasingly digital world.»
The federal Fair Debt Collection Practice Act doesn't cover debt collection calls from the original creditor.
A federal judge denied Hobby Lobby's request for an injunction against the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) contraceptive mandate on Monday, ruling that the arts - and - crafts giant must cover emergency contraceptives in its insurance policies even though it believes the pills cause abortions.
«This decision again demonstrates the need for enactment of the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, which would permanently prevent taxpayer subsidies for abortion - covering health plans, both in ObamaCare and in other federal health benefits programs.»
The webinar covers food safety issues and tips and the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Act, the federal statute that gives liability protection to those who donate food.
The federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) covers about half of American workers and guarantees 12 weeks of unpaid paternity leave.
So, it's no surprise that Stewart was among those infuriated by the federal government's decision that cancer is being excluded from the illnesses covered by the act, with experts insisting there's no firm medical proof that first responders's apparent higher incidence of the disease can indeed be linked to the time they spent at Ground Zero.
He noted that when the federal government passed the Education for All Handicapped Children Act more than 40 years ago, it committed to help districts cover a third of the cost.
A Cuomo administration official raised the possibility of using state funds to cover lost federal cash if the Affordable Care Act is repealed in D.C., and then walked that back.
Macielak said that unlike the federal Affordable Care Act, which works within the current for - profit system while expanding the pool of those covered, the single - payer plan would dissolve the private health care industry, a structure with a proven record of providing care.
American citizens who are overseas, including active members of the military, are covered by the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act that, among other things, provides for a Federal Write - In Absentee Ballot which may be used in place of absentee ballots provided under state laws.
It would repeal a provision of the Recovery Act that exempted NIH from the normal 2.8 % set - aside for the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grants programs, which covers 11 federal agencies.
In a break from tradition, however, the FIRST Act authorizes $ 127 million less for NSF next year than the $ 7.4 billion in the 2015 appropriations bill, which covers several federal agencies.
The challengers had argued, in part, that the Clean Air Act prohibits the federal government from regulating power plants as it has proposed because the facilities are already covered by a separate regulation.
The state is the first to implement such a law, a bold move at a time when many federal and state politicians throughout the country are taking action to restrict women's access to contraception, such as defunding Planned Parenthood — a major provider a family planning health care services in the U.S. — and attempting to block a provision in the Affordable Care Act that mandates health insurance companies cover the cost of contraceptives.
The site covers requirements from such sources as major court decisions, state labor laws, federal anti-discrimination statutes, and the Children's Internet Protection Act.
Congress exceeded its constitutional authority when it amended the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to cover states and their political subdivisions, such as cities and school districts, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled last week.
The high court will also use an employment - discrimination case from the private sector to clarify whether Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the main federal job - discrimination law, covers retaliation by employers against former employees as well as job applicants...
As I write, the National Conference of State Legislatures has just decreed that the federal No Child Left Behind act is an unconstitutional, unworkable, and undesirable federal power grab that should be rolled back - while the National Governors Association has made the contrary suggestion that NCLB's core principles and mechanisms be extended to cover high schools.
Members of Congress introduced a number of competing privacy bills in 2014 that will continue to be the subject of debate in 2015, including measures designed to update the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and expand the Federal Trade Commission's jurisdiction to cover for profit and non-profit entities handling student data.
All employees should have access to a minimum standard of at least seven paid sickdays per year, and most teachers are covered by the federal Family and Medical Leave Act, which provides up to 12 weeks of job - protected leave to care for a new child, a seriously ill family member, or to recover from one's own serious illness.
The cost for the six schools» AVID membership fees, teacher training, and school resources cost is $ 72,139.00; that amount is covered by federal funds received from Title II and Education and Economic Development Act.
Additional costs for the program can be covered: through grants, State or LEA funds, or federal Title II funding under the Every Child Achieves Act.
The Credit Programs are subject to the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, which requires the DOT to establish a capital reserve [84] sufficient to cover the estimated long - term cost to the Federal Government of a Federal credit instrument, including any expected credit losses, before the DOT can provide TIFIA or RRIF credit assistance.
The TIFIA Program is governed by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, which requires the DOT to establish a capital reserve, or «subsidy amount,» sufficient to cover the estimated long - term cost to the Federal Government of a Federal credit instrument, including any expected credit losses, before the DOT can provide TIFIA credit assistance.
(18) SUBSIDY AMOUNT. - The term «subsidy amount» means the amount of budget authority sufficient to cover the estimated long - term cost to the Federal Government of a Federal credit instrument» (A) calculated on a net present value basis; and» (B) excluding administrative costs and any incidental effects on governmental receipts or outlays in accordance with the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661 et seq.).»
Title 41 of the FAST Act (FAST - 41)(42 U.S.C. § 4370m) created a new governance structure, set of procedures, and funding authorities designed to improve the timeliness, predictability, and transparency of the Federal environmental review and authorization process for covered infrastructure projects.
Section 5404 of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act requires the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to establish a pilot program to study the feasibility, benefits, and safety impacts of allowing a covered driver to operate a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) in interstate commerce.
Title 41 of this Act (42 U.S.C. § 4370m et seq.), referred to as «FAST - 41,» created a new governance structure, set of procedures, and funding authorities to improve the Federal environmental review and authorization process for covered infrastructure projects.
The federal Fair Credit Reporting Act covers how debt collection is reported in credit reports.
Federal covered security: A security that is exempt from state registration because either it must be registered with the Federal government under the Securities Act of 1933 or it is exempt from federal registration under the 1933 Act (except that municipal securities may be regulated by the state of which the issuer is aFederal covered security: A security that is exempt from state registration because either it must be registered with the Federal government under the Securities Act of 1933 or it is exempt from federal registration under the 1933 Act (except that municipal securities may be regulated by the state of which the issuer is aFederal government under the Securities Act of 1933 or it is exempt from federal registration under the 1933 Act (except that municipal securities may be regulated by the state of which the issuer is afederal registration under the 1933 Act (except that municipal securities may be regulated by the state of which the issuer is a part).
Companies that supply credit information to consumer reporting agencies have to follow specific credit reporting rules, as covered in the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), which is governed by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
This is because most private loans are covered by the Truth in Lending Act while federal loans are not.
You're covered under the federal lemon law, the Magnuson - Moss Warranty Act, which gives you the right to the return of your down payment and all subsequent loan payments when the car has serious problems.
Earlier last week, The Student Loan Report covered Senator Tammy Baldwin's (D - WI) introduction of bill S. 1808, otherwise known as the «Federal Perkins Loan Program Extension Act of 2017.»
See related: Credit card law doesn't cover business, corporate credit cards, CARD Act saves consumers $ 16 billion, federal agency says
While you may have voluntary protections on liability from the debit card company, he says, debit cards are not covered under the federal Fair Credit Billing Act as credit cards are.
The PUPS Act, which is sponsored by Reps. Jim Gerlach, R - Pa., Sam Farr, D - Calif., Bill Young, R - Fla., and Lois Capps, D - Calif., will upgrade the federal law that covers abusive puppy mills in the United States.
If your business grosses $ 500,000 or more per year, you are covered by the federal wage / hour law, a.k.a. the Fair Labor Standards Act («FLSA»).
For example, nothing in the federal Animal Welfare Act covers birds and reptiles — these standards do.
They are canines trained specifically to provide affection, comfort and love to people in hospitals, retirement homes, nursing homes, schools, hospices, disaster areas, and are defined but not covered or protected under the Federal Housing Act or Americans with Disabilities Act.
Within the Policy Brief, Lehr writes that the ten years following the establishment of the EPA in 1971 he «helped write a significant number of legislative bills that were to make up a true safety net for our environment,» including, «Water Pollution Control Act (later renamed the Clean Water Act), Safe Drinking Water Act, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, Surface Mining and Reclamation Act (which, surprisingly, covered deep mines as well), Clean Air Act, Federal Insecticide, Rodenticide, and Fungicide Act, and Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (which we now know as Superfund).»
Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr., acting as a circuit justice for the federal circuit covering Pennsylvania, declined a request from Republican lawmakers to stay the order.
Posts cover strategy for the defense of Americans with Disabilities Act and Federal Housing Administration accessibility claims.
The Federal minimum wage in the US is $ 7.25, which applies to jobs covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act (generally applying to employees engaged in interstate commerce).
Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) prohibits «covered entities» discrimination in health programs that receive federal financial assistance from the Department of Human and Health Services.
The Endangered Species & Wetlands Report is a blog that covers the Endangered Species Act and federal laws to protect wetlands.
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