Sentences with phrase «increased enforcement efforts»

The EEOC has also taken an interest and increased its enforcement efforts around the use of employment credit reports.

Federal and state agencies have increased their enforcement efforts with respect to employers that allegedly have improperly classified their workers as independent contractors and plaintiffs» attorneys target employers who classify personnel as exempt employees.

This new label coincides with a crack - down on these types of offenses which includes increased enforcement efforts and sting operations.

He also worked on regulatory initiatives and increased enforcement efforts by federal and state government agencies.

The crackdown on underage drinking and fake identification comes as Cuomo has pledged to increase enforcement efforts in the state as part of Operation Prevent, a statewide initiative aimed at reducing underage drinking and the use of fake IDs, according to the release.

«Much of the current narrative on responses to poaching and illegal trade in wildlife is centered on increasing enforcement efforts and anti-poaching measures.

The paper also provides evidence that regulatory approaches are being overwhelmed by the drivers of poaching and trade, with enforcement of trade controls, including those agreed through CITES — the Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species — attracting organised criminals who have the capacity to operate even under increased enforcement effort.

The Brazilian government attributed most of the reduction to increased enforcement effort, including fines, arrests, and seizure of cattle and crops produced on illegally deforested lands, but analysts suggest that falling commodity prices have had a more significant impact in the trend.

In fact, several police agencies have announced that they will be increasing enforcement efforts in an attempt to identify and apprehend drunk drivers before an accident happens.

The September issue of «KL ALERT,» a mortgage banking commentary newsletter put out by the law firm Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP, calls the attention of real estate industry professionals to the fact that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is increasing its enforcement efforts under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA).

Not exact matches

Nick Morgan, formerly a lawyer in the S.E.C.'s enforcement division, said that the security label was likely to apply to any coin that an investor buys with the expectation that it will increase in value as a result of the efforts of the entrepreneurs who created it.

Moreover, our international expansion efforts have resulted and will continue to result in increased costs and are subject to a variety of risks, including increased competition, uncertain enforcement of our intellectual property rights, more complex distribution logistics, and the complexity of compliance with foreign laws and regulations.

However the institution of the following policy changes can reduce both inter-state tensions and the associated recurring costs: a concerted effort to increase transparency in each nation's territorial claims; a US declaration on the status of disputed territory conflicts in its mutual defence treaties; and internal enforcement of international agreements such as the Code of Conduct.

CITY HALL — The City Council still wants to increase the NYPD headcount to replenish understaffed precincts, bolster community policing efforts and implement law enforcement reforms.

Targeted Efforts by Law Enforcement Leads to 35 % Increase in Tickets Tickets issued to motorists for texting while driving increased 35 percent statewide from 2013 to 2014, as police continue to crack down on distracted drivers.

«These enforcement efforts protect young New Yorkers, help prevent unnecessary tragedies, while increasing safety on our roads and our communities.»

Cuomo's announcement includes having the State Police step up enforcement efforts as well as increase their presence at businesses in order to ensure they are comply with the state's anti-drug laws as well as emergency regulations that ban the sale, manufacturing and distribution of synthetic drugs.

The up to $ 1 million effort will consist of increased enforcement and patrols, particularly through undercover operations using unmarked State Police SUVs to catch distracted drivers.

Cuomo also required the state Liquor Authority and Gaming Commission to increase their oversight and enforcement efforts to revoke a store owner's liquor and lottery licenses if they are found to be illegally peddling K2.

Wildlife law enforcement efforts have failed to keep pace with the increasing sophistication of poaching and trafficking as huge crime syndicates have moved in on the act, according to Elizabeth Bennett, a conservationist at the Wildlife Conservation Society in New York.

To address the issue conservationists and government agencies have increased enforcement along with an effort to raise awareness in local communities of the importance of protecting sea turtles.

As the NELP commentary notes, even if some employers are illegally discriminating this does not automatically imply BTB efforts are misguided; strengthened enforcement of anti-discrimination laws as well as increased public and internal conversations sparked by BTB efforts may lead to reductions in such discriminatory practices over time.

The campaign is part of a comprehensive effort by NHTSA and several partner organizations to increase the safety of our law enforcement officers while they are stopped on our roadways.

In April, the Department of Transportation launched pilotenforcement campaigns in Hartford, Connecticut and Syracuse, New York, in April 2010 to test whether increased law enforcement efforts combined with public service announcements could get distracted drivers to put down their cell phones behind the wheel.

Currently under way in Hartford, Connecticut and Syracuse, New York, the program tests whether increased law enforcement efforts and public service announcements can get distracted drivers to put down their cell phones and focus on the road.

In efforts to prevent losses associated with irresponsible lending practices, FHA is emphasizing enforcement of FHA requirements and is increasing its review of FHA approved lenders.

The settlement rates reported by TASC are contrary to what the States have seen repeatedly in the enforcement actions they have taken and in the consumer complaints they have received — which is that settling multiple debts can be a long process and consumers, faced with high fees for the service, growing debts, and increased collection efforts from their creditors, realistically should never have been offered the debt settlement service to begin with.

In a stunning setback in their efforts to increase enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act (AWA), USDA has suddenly reversed course and decided to, once again, tolerate substandard conditions at puppy mills.

Without increased support for an aggressive spay / neuter effort, including enforcement of existing laws, the numbers will be unlikely to drop.

Along with increased standards of care, this legislation will provide for a dramatic increase in enforcement efforts by providing funding for additional inspectors and veterinarians to help ensure the humane treatment of dogs in commercial breeding operations.

It further recommends increased efforts to introduce alternatives to gillnet fishing in the communities that will be affected by enforcement of the exclusion zone.

-- Both countries will increase cooperation and enforcement efforts to immediately halt the illegal fishing for and illegal trade in totoaba swim bladders;

It underscores that international REDD + efforts and Forest Law Enforcement and Governance and Trade (FLEGT) programmes have the potential to provide support to efforts to increase and sustain forests, and highlights the need for consensus on the role of forestry in national development.

The report calls for more robust environmental laws and enforcement, calling on nations to «better coordinate their efforts to crack down on environmental crimes, strengthen law enforcement and judicial systems and increase funding for conservation programs to protect endangered animals.»

It is time to crack down on organized criminal elements responsible for this trade, and to vastly increase assistance to range countries in their enforcement efforts.

But the patchwork nature of Canadian securities regulation, combined with a lack of resources and weak laws, have doomed previous efforts at increasing enforcement.

The increased risks for drunk driving are recognized by government agencies and law enforcement, which is why they will ramp up their efforts to deter and catch drunk drivers this LDW.

The NHTSA even has a campaign for increased law enforcement efforts for DUI called «Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over.»

The NHTSA even has a campaign for increased law enforcement efforts for DUI called

With MADD reporting a total of 207 drunk driving deaths in Indiana throughout 2011, the hope is that the increased New Years enforcement efforts and the increased driver education will help prevent any deaths during the New Years holiday.

... that the State party increase its efforts to seek effective measures to address the socio - economic marginalization, the discriminatory approach to law enforcement, and the lack of sufficient diversionary programmes.

The Committee recommends that the State party increase its efforts to seek effective measures to address socio - economic marginalization, the discriminatory approach to law enforcement and the lack of sufficient diversionary programmes.

After a series of fatal accidents, the Department of Buildings (DOB) announced increased construction enforcement efforts in February 2016.