Where provincial legislation is lacking,
federal legislation does exist, and applies to all federally and provincially regulated employers in all such provinces in varying degrees.
Not exact matches
It cited previous
federal legislation that designated drones as «model aircraft,» which the agency
does not oversee.
Federal legislation ended sweatshops back in 1938, but it didn't automatically end the belief that long hours of non-stop work create the most output.
But when you ask what to
do about it, that consensus quickly devolves into finger - pointing — at recycling companies like Waste Management for failing to innovate, at the American public for their lazy recycling habits, at producers for creating plastic packaging that is increasingly difficult to recycle, and even at the
federal government for not passing strong
legislation that encourages better practices.
The government using
legislation to force business owners to
do something that violates their religion, is one thing, and that, on my understanding, is what the
Federal RFRA and various other state - level RFRA's are intended to limit.
The bot problem didn't prompt its first piece of
federal legislation until September 2016, when Congress passed the anti-ticket scalping Better Online Ticket Sales (BOTS) Act.
The Constitution doesn't bar state Internet sales taxes; it permits them so long as they're approved by Congress through
federal legislation or through approval of a multi-state agreement.
While the CCA declares on its website that it doesn't lobby for policies that determine «the basis for or duration of an individual's incarceration or detention,» the Justice Policy Institute has documented several pieces of
federal legislation the CCA lobbied on in recent years, including funding related to private prisons and Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention.
The conflict between the mail carrier and its biggest union sparked another instance of
federal back - to - work
legislation, but it didn't end the more than year - long dispute.
The analysis
does not include an additional cost of the
legislation: its repeal of the individual mandate, which the Congressional Budget Office estimates could cause as many as 13 million fewer people to have health insurance, reducing
federal spending for poor and middle - class Americans» health insurance by $ 338 billion over 10 years.
The GST now owed is retroactive seven years, back to 2005, when the
federal Finance Department issued a news release saying it planned to amend tax
legislation — something it didn't get around to implementing until 2010.
And you may vote a certain way or not but that doesn't matter, you've got 27,000 employees and I think the fact is that you're operating under a
Federal Trade Commission consent decree from 2011, that's a real thing and it goes for twenty years so when someone said «
do we need more regulations,
do we need more
legislation?»
However, as the EU is not
federal, but rather an international organization, this means that EU member states
do not have to implement the
legislation immediately.
Congress is considering using a health care bill or other
legislation to cut most of Planned Parenthood's
federal funding and direct it to federally qualified health centers that
do not perform abortions.
It was an era filled with protest that led to
legislation and the
federal protection of the civil rights of people, allowing them to keep
doing what America was born from: protest.
«However we
do have to come back to implement
federal legislation for education, an OTB plan for New York City and a couple of other things that have to be
done, and we will be coming back.»
Long also blasted the measure as a «political charade» that only boosts Cuomo's political standing by being the first state in the nation to pass gun control
legislation, even before the
federal government and Obama administration can
do something on the issue.
The
legislation would bolster what the council
did in 2014, when it passed rules booting immigration agents from its outpost on Rikers Island, New York City's main jail complex, and restricted the city's cooperation with the
federal government.
I don't know, based entirely on the lede, the education one could be criticizing him for not pushing
legislation to ban
federal funding for schools where teacher unions have collective bargaining powers.
«However, despite the fact that 99 percent of this
federal funding would go to traditional public schools, union leadership has tried to kill this education reform
legislation because it increases the cap on public charter schools, which don't necessarily have to be unionized.»
As of press time, two Republicans lawmakers, David Gelfarb, of Rye Brook, and Jim Maisano, of New Rochelle, support the
legislation, which would prohibit law enforcement officials from honoring requests made by
federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection agents, which
do not give rise to reasonable grounds for detaining individuals.
He hasn't
done anything to proactively support the proposal, deflecting to the
federal government when asked about the
legislation; the state proposal is different from the
federal legislation of the same name.
Paterson
did not say what would be on the agenda, although he has spoken of the need to implement
federal legislation for education and pass an OTB plan for New York City.
Pennsylvania's Republican - controlled House of Representatives is advancing
legislation that would stop the state from getting waivers that allow food stamp recipients to continue receiving the
federal benefit if they don't meet a work requirement.
Gardner separately said in an interview Wednesday he is 80 % finished with
legislation he is writing to ensure states don't run afoul of the
federal prohibition on marijuana and to allow marijuana businesses access to the financial system.
After «design - build»
legislation didn't make this year's state budget, AbTech suspended its $ 10,000 monthly payments to Adam Skelos, but had already paid him a total of $ 198,000 since late 2012,
federal prosecutors said.
Gallivan is the co-sponsor of a bill expanding on 2013
legislation that allows the upstate gaming facilities to permit sports betting — should
federal law allow it, which the Supreme Court essentially
did yesterday.
Against the backdrop of the nation's largest Veterans Day parade, Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced this month he'd sign
legislation making New York the latest in a fast - rising tide of states to OK therapeutic pot as a PTSD treatment, though it's illegal under
federal law and doesn't boast extensive, conclusive medical research.
A typical ad from the group praising a piece of
legislation, for instance,
does not count as lobbying under
federal law because it
does not specifically call viewers to action.
The final
legislation renames the Tappan Zee Bridge after former Gov. Mario Cuomo; provides a financial incentive package to entice Vernon Downs racino and harness track to remain open; offers $ 55 million in relief for Lake Ontario communities ravaged by flooding; tweaks a law to allow New York City first responders to receive an accidental disability pensions even if they don't receive a
federal Social Security disability pension; and creates a 250 - acre forest land bank to allow for certain public utility projects under a constitutional amendment.
As part of her effort to prevent deportations, Mark - Viverito said she would push
legislation to create a city «alternative» to the state's disorderly conduct law so minor violations don't trigger
federal action.
«The
legislation did two things: it protected our waterways and it also nudged the state and
federal governments to take action.
Rep. Ryan Costello of Pennsylvania said he supports a ban on bump stocks, whether it's
done through
legislation or a change in
federal regulations.
The new
legislation, in addition to piggybacking the current policy, would also prevent law enforcement officials from honoring requests made by
federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and Customs and Border Protection, which
do not give rise to probable cause.
While it may be tempting for Mr. Ford to compare himself to people like Senator Chuck Schumer, the fact remains that Senator Schumer — who
did evolve on his position on marriage equality — has been a longtime supporter of several pieces of
legislation that are very important to LGBT people and never supported the awful
Federal Marriage Amendment.
She
did participate in a roundtable on Monday with U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, who is pushing
federal legislation to require colleges maintain confidential advisers for sexual assault victims, institute better training processes for employees who adjudicate assaults and stiffer fines for institutions found to be out of compliance.
Not sure, says Kagen, whose
legislation does not propose setting aside any
federal funds.
Mulroy says the 1998
federal legislation merely allowed Nevada a say in sales the government was pursuing anyway, but she
does not deny that enormous growth followed.
Even under Kohl's old conservative government, the
federal law's requirement that university
legislation be regulated with fundamental uniformity was
done away with.
But as long as the president vetoes such
legislation, as he
did in June, and as long as the current Congress is unable to override those vetoes, there is unlikely to be any change in
federal stem cell policy.
«We can't just ship it overseas any longer and pretend it doesn't exist,» says Rep. Mike Thompson (D — Calif.) who supports
federal e-waste
legislation.
We don't have
federal climate change
legislation in place in the United States, but the Obama administration is pushing for a carbon tax in the new budget.
At the White House, Lyndon B. Johnson (Tom Wilkinson) wants to focus on a war on poverty and doesn't see a political benefit for himself in King's desire for
federal voting rights
legislation.
Unfortunately, this
legislation does not
do enough to define the
federal role in terms of consolidating programs and increasing local flexibility to meet diverse circumstances.
Albert Shanker commented that while revamping NAEP didn't top the education lobbies» agenda for the ESEA (Elementary and Secondary Education Act) reauthorization cycle then under way, strengthening the assessment system was «one of the most important things we can accomplish in this round» of
federal education
legislation.
Federal legislation can move the states quite far, even if they don't ally comply with the letter of the law.
Indeed, a coalition of civil rights groups recently raised concerns about new
federal CTE
legislation because of what they see as a too - limited role for Uncle Sam in ensuring underserved populations don't get tracked into low - quality «voc - tech» programs.
Children with disabilities
did not have a right to a free public education until after the passage of
federal legislation in 1975 and were often excluded from public schools.
Congress was supposed to reauthorize the Child Nutrition Act, the
federal legislation that determines federally - funded school meals, this fall but has yet to
do so.
The 1994 reforms belie this notion; in fact,
federal legislation can move the states quite far, even if their actions don't all comply with the letter of the law.