Sentences with phrase «includes new protections»

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Unlike Americans, however, residents of New Zealand enjoy the protection of a robust welfare state including a public health system, 18 weeks of subsidized parental leave and benefits for middle - and low - income families with young children.

A slew of new regulations passed in 2006, including the sweeping Pension Protection Act, affect everything from phone bills to 401 (k) plans.

The Healthcare Reform Law, including The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and The Healthcare and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, could have a material adverse effect on Humana's results of operations, including restricting revenue, enrollment and premium growth in certain products and market segments, restricting the company's ability to expand into new markets, increasing the company's medical and operating costs by, among other things, requiring a minimum benefit ratio on insured products, lowering the company's Medicare payment rates and increasing the company's expenses associated with a non-deductible health insurance industry fee and other assessments; the company's financial position, including the company's ability to maintain the value of its goodwill; and the company's cash flows.

A former aide to Scott Pruitt told members of Congress new details about the head of the Environmental Protection Agency's extravagant spending habits, which include the purchase of bulletproof weapons and vests, and leasing art from the Smithsonian for his office.

Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg announced Tuesday the world's largest social network will soon include a new dating feature — while vowing to make privacy protection its top priority in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica...

The new law includes a number of consumer protection features, including a minimum age of 18, accounting audits, and restrictions on unauthorized scripts.

It includes free credit freeze and year - long fraud alerts, largely a response to last year's Equifax data breach, and some new protections for veterans, seniors, and members of the military.

Zuckerberg announced that Facebook will soon include a new dating feature and vowed to make privacy protection its top priority.

Mozilla, the internet company behind Firefox, has reacted aggressively to the Facebook data scandal, including introduce new user protections and cutting off its advertising on the social media site.

It also includes important new consumer protections for veterans and servicemembers, seniors, and everyone who faces the threat of identity theft.

Hensarling's changes include retroactively repealing the Financial Stability Oversight Council's (FSOC) authority to designate firms as systemically important financial institutions (SIFI) and giving the Consumer Financial Protection Agency a new name — the «Consumer Financial Opportunity Commission (CFOC).»

Transport Minister Lisa Raitt said through a spokeswoman that the government took a series of measures, both before and after the accident, including investing $ 100 million in the railway safety system, increasing fines for companies that broke the rules, and bringing in new whistleblower protection.

New products include a 450 - pound, ballistically hardened «data bunker» storage appliance and cloud - based data - protection software.

Shoppers Drug Mart has updated its privacy policy to include its new retail store, Wellwise ™, and to reflect the recent amendments to Canada's Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act pertaining to the sharing of personal information in the context of a business transaction.

Several other administration policies are likely to have a greater impact on global greenhouse - gas emissions, including the Environmental Protection Agency's rule to limit carbon emissions from new power plants and its first - ever carbon limits on cars and light trucks.

If you're serious about «no more taxpayer bailouts,» you'll support strong financial reform, including a new Consumer Financial Protection Agency.

John Horgan and the B.C. New Democrats believe that, in order to move forward, LNG development must include express guarantees of jobs and training opportunities for British Columbians, a fair return for our resources, benefits for First Nations, and protection of our air, land and water, including living up to our climate change commitments.

«If managed properly, with protection of our land, air and water, LNG exports will create good new jobs in B.C., respect and include First Nations and benefit B.C. communities,» said Horgan.

Its report highlights the intractability of the controversy by quoting people on both sides, including Jean Pierre Menard, a Montreal lawyer who objects that McGill's protection of its palliative care unit from the impact of the new law is «completely unlawful.»

«The new memo also defends applying statutory protections for «hiring persons of a particular religion'to include protection for religiously based standards of conduct for employees, including in the funding context — and potentially (although this is not said explicitly) when the category of prohibited discrimination that's asserted is sexual orientation, not just when it's religion.

HHS positioned the shift as part of its «major actions to protect conscience rights and life,» including a new proposed rule to better enforce 25 federal protections for health care providers who decline to perform abortions and other services, as well as yesterday's announcement of a new division dedicated to fielding such complaints.

Total liquor net profits transferred to the New Hampshire's General Fund reached $ 151.7 million, which are used to fund programs including education, health and social services, transportation and natural resource protection.

Britax has just released a new car seat that keeps children in a five - point harness longer, as well as converts into a booster, including side impact protection that doubles as a nice resting place for sleepy heads.

The new Regulations will not go include all the changes wanted by health campaigners — such as a ban on advertising and promotion of follow - on formulas — but it will be an important step in the right direction in the protection of infant and young child health

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Britax recently announced their newest arrival, the Britax Endeavours Infant Car Seat, which includes a steel Anti-Rebound Bar (ARB) for extra rear - facing protection and a European Belt Guide that provides a safe, easy installation without the base.

It includes Side Impact Protection to keep your new addition safe, is lightweight for easy carrying, and comes with a protective canopy.

«The new Huggies Pure & Natural diaper is designed for moms who desire to provide their babies the best and most gentle care without sacrificing comfort and protection, while using a product that includes organic and natural materials,» said Robert Thibault, president of Kimberly - Clark's North American Infant, Baby & Child Care business.

The agenda must address universal health - care coverage, access and affordability; end preventable maternal, new - born and child deaths and malnutrition ensure the protection, promotion and support of exclusive breastfeeding for six months and continued breastfeeding with adequate complementary feeding for 2 years and beyond ensure the availability of essential medicines; realize women's reproductive health and rights; ensure immunization coverage; eradicate malaria and realize the vision of a future free of AIDS and tuberculosis; reduce the burden of non-communicable diseases, including mental illness, nervous system injuries and road accidents; and promote healthy behaviours, including those related to breastfeeding, water, sanitation and hygiene.

(1) to protect and promote breastfeeding, as an essential component of their overall food and nutrition policies and programmes on behalf of women and children, so as to enable all infants to be exclusively breastfed during the first four to six months of life; (2) to promote breastfeeding, with due attention to the nutritional and emotional needs of mothers; (3) to continue monitoring breastfeeding patterns, including traditional attitudes and practices in this regard; (4) to enforce existing, or adopt new, maternity protection legislation or other suitable measures that will promote and facilitate breastfeeding among working women; (5) to draw the attention of all who are concerned with planning and providing maternity services to the universal principles affirmed in the joint WHO / UNICEF statement (note 2) on breastfeeding and maternity services that was issued in 1989; (6) to ensure that the principles and aim of the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes and the recommendations contained in resolution WHA39.28 are given full expression in national health and nutritional policy and action, in cooperation with professional associations, womens organizations, consumer and other nongovermental groups, and the food industry; (7) to ensure that families make the most appropriate choice with regard to infant feeding, and that the health system provides the necessary support;

The Republican - led state Senate on Tuesday is moving on more than half dozen bills that seek new protections for first responders, including police, firefighters and emergency service personnel.

Moreover, new Hungarian media laws adopted in late 2010 have been widely criticised, including by the Media Freedom Representative of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), the International Press Institute, Reporters Without Borders, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression and by major international newspapers.

During the day, the senators will call experts from various agencies including the Federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and New York's Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), and Department of Health (DOH).

«They are hoping New Yorkers forget that they themselves all voted «no» on some of these exact issues and more, including crucial protections for Planned Parenthood, a single payer health plan, strong ethics, and voting reforms.

Democrats have sought unsuccessfully to pass a range of LGBT rights related bills in recent years, including measures designed to give legal protections to transgender New Yorkers and ban so - called conversion therapy.

Instead, the employees will keep their pension plan, and have won significant wage increases, improvements in health and other benefits, and additional rights and protections including new anti-discrimination provisions and the installation of a «panic button» system which will protect the safety of employees from harassment and assault.

Cuomo also announced several expected initiatives, including the merger of the Insurance Department, Banking Department and the Consumer Protection Boards under a new Department of Financial Regulation.

The former regional administrator of the EPA under President Obama, Judith Enck, says the new head of the EPA under President Trump, Scott Pruitt, threatens to roll back major environmental regulations, including climate change actions and pollution protections.

Before serving in the Assembly, as Chief of Staff for then - City Councilmember and current Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, Brian negotiated enactment of several significant new laws, including the Domestic Worker Protection Act, promoting the rights of housekeepers and caregivers, and laws to foster the use of technology to make government more accessible and efficient.

From the Department of Environmental Protection, documents and records being sought include studies showing whether New York City is aware that large construction projects that involve the replacement of lead service lines could lead to spikes in the presence of lead in tap water.

NKD recognizes that the New York State Constitution includes critical provisions that safeguard pensions for our retirees, quality education for our children, and state parks that we treasure, and we firmly oppose weakening those protections.

Within New York itself, down - ballot GOP candidates — including a handful of vulnerable congressional incumbents — could find themselves ravaged by national political forces beyond their control in the 2018 midterm elections, without any top - of - the - ticket protection from Republican statewide candidates.

The Women's Equality Act which would provide protections for women in a number of areas including codifying Roe v. Wade in New York State Law

In 1997, New York State, New York City, United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), upstate communities and environmental organizations, including Riverkeeper, joined together to sign an agreement to protect the unfiltered drinking water supply that more than nine million residents of New York City and upstate communities use daily.

These include equal protection regardless of immigration status, critical civil rights for immigrant students, and the mandate that the state provide health care and coverage to low - income and immigrant New Yorkers.

(Albany, NY)-- New York State Senators Brian Kavanagh and Brad Hoylman and Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon today joined advocates including New Yorkers Against Gun Violence, the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, the Citizens Crime Commission of New York City, the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, Everytown for Gun Safety, Giffords, the New York Chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, and Prosecutors Against Gun Violence, along with other legislators, to form a coalition supporting legislation (S7133 / A8976) that would establish a new court - issued order of protection to reduce gun violenNew York State Senators Brian Kavanagh and Brad Hoylman and Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon today joined advocates including New Yorkers Against Gun Violence, the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, the Citizens Crime Commission of New York City, the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, Everytown for Gun Safety, Giffords, the New York Chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, and Prosecutors Against Gun Violence, along with other legislators, to form a coalition supporting legislation (S7133 / A8976) that would establish a new court - issued order of protection to reduce gun violenNew Yorkers Against Gun Violence, the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, the Citizens Crime Commission of New York City, the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, Everytown for Gun Safety, Giffords, the New York Chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, and Prosecutors Against Gun Violence, along with other legislators, to form a coalition supporting legislation (S7133 / A8976) that would establish a new court - issued order of protection to reduce gun violenNew York City, the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, Everytown for Gun Safety, Giffords, the New York Chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, and Prosecutors Against Gun Violence, along with other legislators, to form a coalition supporting legislation (S7133 / A8976) that would establish a new court - issued order of protection to reduce gun violenNew York Chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, and Prosecutors Against Gun Violence, along with other legislators, to form a coalition supporting legislation (S7133 / A8976) that would establish a new court - issued order of protection to reduce gun violennew court - issued order of protection to reduce gun violence.

Governor Cuomo has acted alone this year on several different issues, including a minimum wage hike for fast food workers and legal protections for transgender New Yorkers.

Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a tentative agreement on Thursday with the New York City firefighters» union for a seven - year labor pact that includes retroactive raises for firefighters, new disability pension protections and increased staffing for 20 of the Fire Department's roughly 200 engine companies by 20New York City firefighters» union for a seven - year labor pact that includes retroactive raises for firefighters, new disability pension protections and increased staffing for 20 of the Fire Department's roughly 200 engine companies by 20new disability pension protections and increased staffing for 20 of the Fire Department's roughly 200 engine companies by 2019.

Supporters including the New York Bar Association and the New York People's Convention, backed by activist Bill Samuels, say a convention could fix the state's partisan redistricting process, as well as create more environmental protections and measures to close campaign finance loopholes.

«This includes the protection of endangered Atlantic sturgeon, oyster beds, and other habitats during and after construction of the New NY Bridge.»