Sentences with phrase «federal contractor based»

The suspect in question, Reality Leigh Winner, a 25 - year - old federal contractor based in Atlanta with the defense firm Pluribus International, had been found due to a series of security flubs, according to the FBI.

In 1965, Lyndon B. Johnson signed Executive Order 11246, which ended workplace discrimination by federal contractors based on «race, color, religion, sex or national origin.»

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In 2016, Maryland - based Lockheed Martin received $ 43.4 billion in federal contracts, the most of any US defense contractor.

According to the Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law, of the top 50 federal contractors, 86 % prohibit sexual orientation - based discrimination, while 61 % have banned discriminatory practices based on gender identity.

Current Venture: K4 Solutions, a federal contractor specializing in IT work, based in Falls Church, Virginia

«The single largest elephant in the room is whether the Trump administration will repeal the Obama - era executive order protecting LGBT persons who work for federal contractors and subcontractors from discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity,» she said.

Based on what the commission said in last month's decision, it could consider the Democrats» use of the federal account to be an impermissible «coordinated expenditure» with the state account, or an illegal contribution to the state account that's not allow to accept money fromo state contractors.

A Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman, meanwhile, steered inquiries to Midwest Air Traffic Services, a Kansas - based government contractor that provides air traffic control at Stewart and other airports.

East Syracuse - based Pyramid Network Services, the general contractor for the Mesonet Initiative, a $ 23.6 million UAlbany project supported by Cuomo to enable better planning for extreme weather events, is one of the nearly two - dozen companies mentioned in the federal subpoena issued to the Cuomo administration in late April.

Thankfully, it voted to stop the government from paying federal contractors who discriminate based on gender or sexual identity.

This guidance is intended to assist airline employees and contractors («airline personnel») understand their legal obligation under 49 U.S.C. § 40127 (a), and other Federal anti-discrimination statutes, not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex or ancestry in air travel.

Based on these facts, the Defense Logistics Agency, the lead agency for US federal government contracts, issued a formal determination that Siemens remains a responsible contractor for US government business.

Obtained dismissal of New York federal lawsuit for lack of personal jurisdiction based on forum non conveniens obtained in favor of a London Heathrow Airport cleaning contractor.

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As a federal contractor / subcontractor, we take affirmative action in employment based on race, sex, disability and status as a protected veteran.

Due to its proximity to Scott Air Force Base, the population receives a boost from military and federal civilian personnel, defense contractors, and military retirees.

Corbitt says she finds it frustrating that the lead - based paint laws requiring notification and disclosure are going into effect before a federal program that sets training standards and certifies the workers that property managers and landlords need most: inspectors, risk assessors, and abatement contractors.

As for individual REIT stocks, Coumarianos favors First Potomac, a Washington, D.C. - based industrial REIT whose biggest tenants are the federal government and their contractors.

Although it's possible to debate whether federal and state employment laws cover independent contractors, Charles Caulkins, managing partner of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. based Fisher & Phillips, one of the largest labor and employment law firms nationwide, advises his clients that the safest course is to assume that they do.

According to federal law, for federal tax purposes, real estate agents will not be treated as employees if these three requirements are met: (1) The agent must be licensed; (2) Substantially all income must be made on the basis of sales or output, not on hours worked; and (3) There must be a written contract between the salesperson and company stipulating independent contractor status.