Sentences with phrase «forces protecting the status»

«The Senators that voted to confirm Mrs. DeVos — including Wisconsin's Senator Ron Johnson — should be commended for standing on behalf of parents and students as well - funded forces protecting the status quo reacted with predictable hyperbole.»

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«There are a lot of forces in Albany that are fighting to protect the status quo.

He stressed that «the NYPD is here to protect you and will never be a deportation force» and noted that the police will not ask New Yorkers their immigration status.

The corresponding provision in force on the date of adoption of the contested decision provides, in the same vein, that «[t] he safeguard procedure shall be applicable to all persons pursuing commercial activities or crafts, all farmers, all other natural persons pursuing independent professional activity, including the liberal professions subject to legislative or regulatory status or whose title is protected, and also to all legal entities governed by private law».

The report confirms that the sharing (or gig) economy is extremely precarious — by forcing its participants to accept the status of «independent contractor», they are not employees and as such they are not protected by employment law and do not contribute towards employment insurance and other social safety net programs.

Therefore, the Act is much broader than just advocating gender pay equity, instead, the Act expands equal pay on the basis of membership in the protected class which includes, among others, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, civil union status, domestic partnership status, affectional or sexual orientation, genetic information, pregnancy or breastfeeding, sex, gender identity or expression, disability or atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait of any individual, or liability for service in the armed forces.

Our objective is to enable experts to apply our solution to help protect the status of genuine self - employed contractors, whilst protecting those forced into the false self - employment found in the gig - economy.

«The discrimination has to be against a «protected class & # — a group that has suffered discrimination based on a status it can't change, like gender, race or age — or shouldn't be forced to change, like religion.