Sentences with phrase «federal and state laws when»

The amendment would require Oklahoma courts to «rely on federal and state law when deciding cases» and «forbids courts from considering or using» either international law or Islamic religious law, known as Sharia, which the amendment defined as being based on the Quran and the teachings of the Prophet Mohammed.

In none of these U-T pieces did the author correctly inform readers that charter schools must use lotteries mandated by both federal and state law when the number of applicants for their school exceeds the seats available.

Trucking companies notoriously cut corners and do the absolute minimum required by federal and state law when conducting background checks on new drivers and training them.

Pursued in the U.S. District Court in Florida, the suit alleges Tezos founders Arthur and Kathleen Breitman deceptively sold unregistered securities in violation of both federal and state law when they raised $ 232 million in an initial coin offering (ICO) in July.

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Some state and local law enforcement leaders worry that immigrants lose trust in local police when they are perceived to be deeply involved in federal immigration enforcement.

Companies both small and large are subject to federal and state laws regarding employment, especially when it comes to paperwork.

When employers do allow short, non-meal breaks, they are required to pay workers for the time they take, which federal law states can range between 5 and 20 minutes per break.

Why this list matters: As companies grow — and specifically when they pass 50 employees — they likely will need to invest in new software and outsourced services to comply with federal and state laws.

In essence, Holder and others at the Justice Department said they would not enforce federal drug regulation laws when it comes to marijuana - related transactions in states that authorize and closely regulate cannabis sales.

When Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a memo on marijuana to federal prosectors Thursday, reiterating their leeway to prosecute federal marijuana laws as they see fit, regardless of whether the plant is legal under state and local law, he likely spurred future infringements on liberty, struck a blow against federalism, and defied public opinion.

When asked, Uber said that it was compliant with all federal and state laws.

Same arguments we heard when states started passing laws that decriminalized interracial marriage, when the federal government rejected «separate but equal», and when people realized the President did not always tell the truth.

I learned this in my first few months of law practice in 1964 when, as low person on the totem pole, I had to handle routine motions in both state and federal courts.

And when we realize that the average person today is paying the federal government around 25 % of their income, and then paying another 10 % (or more) for state, county, and city taxes, we are paying a little more in taxes today than what was prescribed by the Mosaic Law for the people of Israel to pay their governmeAnd when we realize that the average person today is paying the federal government around 25 % of their income, and then paying another 10 % (or more) for state, county, and city taxes, we are paying a little more in taxes today than what was prescribed by the Mosaic Law for the people of Israel to pay their governmeand then paying another 10 % (or more) for state, county, and city taxes, we are paying a little more in taxes today than what was prescribed by the Mosaic Law for the people of Israel to pay their governmeand city taxes, we are paying a little more in taxes today than what was prescribed by the Mosaic Law for the people of Israel to pay their government.

Laufer reassures us, «The Obama administration and the DOJ have issued the Cole Memo, which deprioritizes federal criminal prosecutions of marijuana crimes, when commercial operators are operating in accordance with state laws.»

Not only that, the federal RFRA does not protect against state laws that infringe upon religious liberty, and state religious protections are now vociferously opposed by progressive political adherents and large corporations — as Indiana discovered recently when it was threatened with economic ruin for attempting to pass an RFRA that extended to the operation of businesses.

Every hospitality industry employer and owner should consider local, state and federal laws, along with policies and procedures specific to the organization and its industry when developing an employee handbook.

«We do not endorse or promote our product for any testing purposes, please follow all state and federal laws while using ALS products,» a customer service rep wrote to me when I asked about their product.)

That came in 1978, when Tennessee became the first state to enact a law requiring that infants and young children be strapped into car seats that met the federal standard.

Both federal and state law already required coverage of contraceptives, but this bill would expand the mandate in some respects — most notably by ordering plans to provide a 12 - month supply when filling prescriptions and banning copayments or coinsurance of any amount.

«At a time when we are asking state and federal law enforcement to help put in more resources, how can we have a police commissioner who is diverted from the day - to - day operations of the department?»

Cuomo, who has taken an increasingly arched view of Trump in his public comments, criticized the federal tax law that passed in December and said it was inconsistent to want bipartisanship in Washington when approving a tax law that the governor believes disproportionately hurts Democratic states.

In 2014, Spota spokesman Robert Clifford, when questioned about the program, only would say in line with other assertions that the office's activities are legal: «The Suffolk County District Attorney's office complies with the law and [state and federal asset forfeiture] guidelines at all times,» the statement said.

We passed the first and most stringent microbead law in New York State, a law that was emulated by other counties and eventually pressured the federal government to act, which it did when it passed a nationwide ban earlier this year.

Under the Secure Communities plan, when a local law enforcement agency makes an arrest and submits fingerprints to the State Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) to conduct a State criminal history check and to the FBI for a nationwide check, an expanded integrated records check is conducted at the Federal level that includes both criminal history and immigration status of the arrested individual.

When congress passed the new federal tax law in December, it capped the state and local tax deduction at $ 10,000.

Besieged by federal and state investigators, Mayor Bill de Blasio turned Nixonian Thursday and declared five of his closest outside confidants exempt from public disclosure laws when they advise him on running the city.

David Golub, the Democrats» attorney, argued in court that when the state contractors» ban bumps up against more - permissive federal campaign - financing statutes, the federal law «pre-empts» the state law and thus the SEEC subpoena isn't valid.

«As if the palpable odium of intiating a vacuous criminal charge against a whistle - blower, no less a person than a distinguished senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria was not bad enough, the prosecuting authority, obviously urged on by the Inspector General of Police, threw pretension to adherence to democratic tenets of the rule of law when it sought from the court, albeit most illegally, to obtain summons against Senator Misau, while deliberately witholding service of the copy of the charge on the Senator, an obvious stratagem conceived to frame up all manner of false allegations tailored to suit the obvious purpose of yet another gestapo strategy to use state powers to swoop on the Distinguished Senator and keep him out of circulation»

Ahead of the Nov. 8 election, when every seat in the Legislature is up for grabs, the Senate Democrats have found themselves linked to state and federal investigations examining whether New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and his allies violated laws as part of an unsuccessful effort in 2014 to bring the chamber under Democratic control.

Some argue a federal law would be a fairer road to travel down - at a time when women's issues are high on the politcal radar, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand says lack of paid leave in the United States hits low - income workers and women the hardest.

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.

When a federal education law does an end - run around the state to establish a DC - district link, it undercuts the state's position and confuses lines of responsibility.

These laws make it possible for schools to be in compliance with state and federal policy, even when there is ample evidence that student needs are not being met.

When it comes to student privacy, an enormous concern of parents and families, Thornton reminds us that the Common Core is not a mechanism for federal data collection — the federal government does not have access to the student - level data held in state databases, and federal law prohibits the reporting of aggregate data that could identify individual students.

A group of primarily white Illinois school districts violated federal and state civil rights laws when they chose to leave an athletic conference that included schools with predominantly minority student enrollments, a lawsuit filed in federal court argues.

Federal involvement began more than 225 years ago, even before George Washington was president, when Congress passed two laws — the Land Ordinance of 1785 and the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 — to create and maintain public schools in the expanding United States.

University police, when requested by the sheriff or local police authority, may serve subpoenas or other legal process and may make arrest of any person against whom a warrant has been issued or any charge has been made of violation of federal or state laws or county or city ordinances.

According to the account, the Republicans believe «the [Dept. of Education] is trying to reassert federal control by exceeding its authority with a rule that would require state and local spending in low - income schools receiving Title I funds to be equal or greater than non-Title I schools... and force schools to include teacher salaries when measuring spending between Title I and non-Title I schools...» At the same time, the story notes that «King is facing pressure from civil rights groups who want to ensure the new education law does not deprive low - income students of equal funding.»

It is worth repeating that while Governor Malloy and Commission Pryor claim that federal and state laws trump parental rights when it comes to taking the Common Core Standardized Tests, there are no federal or state laws that prohibit parents from opting their children out of the Common Core Tests nor is there any law that allows schools to punish parents or students for opting out of the tests.

State and federal employment laws bar discrimination based on religion and the school does not ask any information about religion when hiring staff or enrolling students.

The first is a special memo from State Superintendent Brian Whiston that provides an easy - to - read overview of district and educator responsibilities under state and federal law when it comes to sexual assault and harassState Superintendent Brian Whiston that provides an easy - to - read overview of district and educator responsibilities under state and federal law when it comes to sexual assault and harassstate and federal law when it comes to sexual assault and harassment.

And in an interview, Sen. Lamar Alexander, R - Tenn., one of ESSA's architects, said the feedback letters seem to fly in the face of the law's intention that the states - not the federal government - should be calling the shots when it comes to the details of school accountability.

The law was passed in 2015 and in 2017 states drafted their plans, which included new accountability systems based on multiple measures that include factors other than test scores; conducting needs assessments for struggling schools and learning communities facing the greatest challenges in order to tailor support and intervention when needed; developing clear and concise plans for targeting federal funding in ways that meet the needs of students in the school; and implementing programs and monitoring their progress in collaboration with educators.

Like plans on paper that can falter in real life, the downfall of the old federal education law, called No Child Left Behind, came when thousands of schools in Illinois and elsewhere were considered failures because too many students flunked state exams.

But the education department has limited control at a time when state lawmakers, partisan politics and federal law have all had a hand in altering the way Michigan students and schools have been judged in recent years.

That includes teachers and other employee salaries who work with students with disabilities, services and resources for those students, transportation for students with disabilities and other expenditures to ensure districts are serving students with disabilities in accordance with federal and state laws that can range from due process costs or even tuition for schooling alternatives when a public school can't meet their needs.

For obvious reasons, when a federal law is passed, such as one mandating annual tests, all states and districts are legally compelled to comply.

Governor Malloy and Commission Pryor repeatedly claimed that federal and state laws trump parental rights when it comes to taking the Common Core standardized tests.

«A myriad of federal and state laws exist which, when combined, offer parents greater opportunities to become more actively involved in helping their children pursue the American Dream via education,» she said.