Sentences with phrase «find violations of laws»

If it finds a violation of the law, the USITC may order the exclusion of the imported product from the United States.

Should the FSA find violation of laws or regulations is found, it can issue «administrative punishment» measures, ranging from improvement orders to full suspension.

Not exact matches

The Supreme Court found Standard Oil in violation of antitrust laws and ordered it to dissolve in 1911.

The fines can be enormous — up to $ 1,000,000 for individuals and up to ten times that amount for companies found in violation of the law.

None of the Reporting Persons nor any manager or executive officer of the Reporting Persons, has, during the past five years, (a) been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors), or (b) been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting, or mandating activities subject to, Federal or State securities laws or a finding of any violation with respect to such laws.

The complaint states that in promulgating the final revisions to PTE 84 - 24, which make the exemption available to «fixed rate annuities,» as defined by DOL, but not to one class of fixed annuities — specifically, «fixed indexed annuities» — the Department «acted without providing adequate notice and an opportunity for comment, reflecting arbitrary and capricious conduct in excess of its statutory authority and in clear violation of its obligations to make necessary findings under applicable law.»

«A review of these documents conducted by my staff has identified 11 separate FCIC referrals of individuals or corporations to DOJ in cases where the FCIC found «serious indications of violations [s]» of federal securities or other laws.

The New York Times: Irish Poised to Revisit Abortion Law Abortion is back on the agenda in Ireland after a European Court of Human Rights ruling last year found the state in violation of its own Constitution on the matter.

Although legislators had assured Catholic Charities that it would receive religious protection, the courts decided otherwise, finding Catholic Charities in violation of so - called non-discrimination laws regarding same - sex unions.

We expect to see more consumer fraud claims based on the violation of state labeling statutes given that courts are increasingly finding a private right of action under state law concerning the FDA's labeling requirements.

McDonald's also finds itself battling complaints of labor law violations filed in state and federal courts and with federal agencies.

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Attorney Phillips» legal analysis reveals multiple violations of state and federal laws found in New York's bill A497, which proposes to allow children to consent to vaccines for sexually transmitted diseases.

In short, Fisch found Senate Democratic Conference Leader John Sampson, Senate President Malcolm Smith and Sen. Eric Adams may have violated the Public Officers Law in «unduly conferring benefits or favoritism and acting in violation of their public trust,» and has referred his findings to the Legislative Ethics Commission.

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court found that New Yorkers Together, which is funded by the Communications Workers of America, and a UFT organization called Teachers for Todd, were operating in violation of independent expenditure rules spelled out in the state election law.

A bombshell IG report released in October 2010 found Senate Democratic Conference Leader John Sampson, former Senate President Malcolm Smith and Sen. Eric Adams might have violated the Public Officers Law in «unduly conferring benefits or favoritism and acting in violation of their public trust» when awarding the politically connected AEG the Aqueduct racino cotnract.

You follow that statement with «Second Amendment Restricting», which I find ironic considering the fact that any law restricting the rights of Gays to marry is in clear and direct violation of the First Amendment.

The controversial WFP, which is under investigation for possible violations of the New York City campaign - finance law, was founded nearly a decade ago by left - wing labor unions and political activists, and has emerged as a potent force in helping Democratic candidates.

Attorney Reid Weingarten was understandably disappointed in the jury verdict earlier this month that found his client, former Gov. John G. Rowland, guilty of several offenses including violation of federal campaign financing laws.

«Time and time again, I find dangerous sexual predators convicted of committing heinous crimes against children living far too close to schools in violation of state law.

The bills include A. 5873 / S.4284, which will ensure that public meetings are held in facilities that are able to accommodate members of the public; A. 10093 / S.3195, which will require State and local governments to establish rules to accommodate photographs, audio or video recording of open meetings; and A. 10196 / S.7054, which will add to the remedies a court can impose when it finds a violation of the Open Meetings Law.

The state Board of Elections will refer three campaign committees found to be in violation of campaign finance laws to local prosecutors for potential prosecution for receiving donations for more than the legal contribution limit.

The Board based its August ruling on an investigation that found «pervasive» violations of campaign law throughout Liu's campaign operation, citing the May convictions of Liu's campaign treasurer and a campaign donor in connection with a straw - donor scheme.

Mayor Bill de Blasio, meanwhile, said the comptroller will continue to investigate any complaints of violations of the law — and that Consumer Affairs will simply be responsible for enforcing those findings, a role it takes in many other areas.

A report by Sugarman in 2016 found «willful and flagrant» violations of election law by a group of political operatives known as Team de Blasio in channeling cash through county and state party committees to three ultimately unsuccessful Democratic Senate candidates» campaigns.

Moulitsas and Armstrong were found to have been using their sites to promote the campaign of Howard Dean, without disclosing that they were in the Dean campaign's employ, a violation of FEC law.

JCOPE also has jurisdiction to investigate potential violations of law by legislators and legislative employees and, if violations are found, issue findings to the Legislative Ethics Commission, which will have jurisdiction to impose penalties.

Employees found to be in violation of the law will be terminated and ineligible from county employment for a period of five years.

If, after an investigation and a series of due - process steps including a hearing, the board finds that a violation of the law has occurred, it may recommend appropriate disciplinary actions to the Town Board, which is authorized to impose such sanctions.

Assembly Racing and Wagering Committee Chairman Gary Pretlow (D - Westchester) said Tuesday he expects the Legislature would adopt legislation to legalize daily fantasy sports games if a court finds — as Schneiderman claims — that they are in violation of state gambling laws.

«She found that it was a willful violation of the open meetings law.»

A 2014 investigation by the attorney general's office that found 19 of 21 Home Depot stores visited and 16 of 18 Lowe's locations had one or more alleged violations of the law.

He added that the Assembly will henceforth enforce its bye - laws on sanitation and will not hesitate to punish anyone or group of persons found to be in violation of the laws.

DNAinfo reported that the judge did not find the shelter's large expected occupancy (it will have 200 beds) in violation of local law, and said the building, at 127 West 25th Street, can open for occupancy starting Friday.

Every police officer, deputy sheriff, and person designated by the Erie county commissioner of health, within the county of Erie, is authorized to issue to any person found in violation of this local law, an appearance ticket to appear before a hearing officer designated by the Erie county commissioner of health.

«While the committee did not find that the evidence before it supported any actionable violations of law, senators must meet a much higher standard of conduct,» the letter stated.

The announcement on Wednesday means the Joint Commission on Public Ethics has found a «substantial basis» that violations of state law have occurred.

As part of the deal to kill the commission Cuomo and the Legislature installed Sugarman as the head of an office charged with finding violations of campaign finance law and bringing cases against violators.

Back in the spring, he crunched numbers from the New York State Board of Elections and found that there were more than 100,000 potential campaign finance law violations by candidates over a two - year period.

However, when the ethics commission was formed in June, 2011, the accompanying announcement said JCOPE would indeed «have jurisdiction to investigate potential violations of law by legislators and legislative employees ``, and deliver its findings to the Legislative Ethics Commission.

«We found that campus security or law enforcement officials were not likely to issue citations for violations of alcohol laws.

By combing through tens of thousands of published judicial opinions with the help of 17 law students and three undergraduates, using search terms such as «brain disorder,» «biological,» and «CT scan,» however, Farahany's team found that use of such evidence is growing for a wide range of violations including robbery, fraud, and drug possession.

The settlement makes clear that eHarmony, Inc. has not been found in violation of the law.

One other interesting point from the FAQ is, because of the settlement eHarmony has not been found in violation of the law.

None of the 10 games under investigation were specifically named, but if the four games found that violate Dutch gambling laws do not make changes to their loot boxes that comply with regulations, the DGA will specifically announce which games are in violation and either impose fines or ban the sales of those games outright.

The film works — and just barely — only because the narrative flies at warp speed; there's no time to think about gaping holes in the plot and gross violations of the fundamental laws of physics, not to mention credibility, when you finish hurtling in the course of two hours across the Atlantic Ocean and back only to find yourself hurtling through the Chunnel with no chance to catch your breath.

In contrast, if a district used state and local funds to cover one teacher per 25 students in its non-Title I schools, but only got to that same ratio in its Title I schools through a combination of federal Title I dollars along with state and local funds, the auditor would — in keeping with the letter and spirit of the new law — find the district in violation.

A 13 - month audit recently concluded at Putnam Vocational Technical High School found that some employees abused a student association checking account that operated independently from the city and school system in apparent violation of Massachusetts law.

OCR has made its investigatory power so open - ended that it can look at everything and anything that goes on in a school, and it has created a disparate impact standard so rigid that it can always find a violation of federal law.

They found that 56 % of the schools had enrollment practices that were clear violations of the law, and / or that served to keep out or deter some students from enrolling at the school.