Sentences with phrase «laws aimed at»

Following the passage of state and local laws aimed at improving pay equity for women and people of color, Amazon joins other tech giants in banning recruiters from asking interviewees for their salary history.

Today, the state of California has passed a number of laws aimed at helping to ensure that when an Uber or Lyft accident occurs, drivers and the people they are carrying or hit (such as pedestrians, cyclists, or drivers / passenger of another vehicle) are protected.

Lawmakers are considering several new laws aimed at improving safety and reducing the number of serious and fatal pedestrian and bicycle accidents in Chicago and throughout Illinois.

One of the outcomes of the civil rights movement is laws aimed at eliminating unfair practices in the workplace, including discrimination based on race, religion, gender and, more recently, sexual orientation.

Governments in Canada, as well as internationally, have studied the topic and produced recommendations ranging from creating laws aimed at protecting individuals, families and communities by promulgating tough criminal laws to decriminalizing or legalizing prostitution.

It rejected the conclusion that the section prohibits any and all burdens on the passage of goods over provincial boundaries.9 Instead, it concluded that s. 121 is limited to «preventing provinces from passing laws aimed at impeding trade by setting up barriers at boundaries, while allowing them to legislate to achieve goals within their jurisdiction even where such laws may incidentally limit the passage of goods over provincial borders.

The Italian government has thrown its support behind new laws aimed at reducing food waste throughout the country.

Clearly, a first priority will be drastically reducing GHG emissions to slow the onset of acidification; a more comprehensive set of laws aimed at curbing overfishing, pollution and resource extraction (amongst other human activities) will need to be implemented in a way to ensure that local and regional authorities are sufficiently empowered to act.

Laws aimed at tackling global warming could cost every family in Britain a staggering # 20,000 — double the original forecast.

Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Miliband admits the cost of laws aimed at tackling global warming has soared to # 404 billion.

Other cities in Broward County, including Hallandale Beach, Margate, Coconut Creek, Parkland and Wilton Manors, have passed similar laws aimed at curbing the puppy mill trade.

«As a result of this ruling alone, more cities nationwide will be inspired to pass laws aimed at stemming the flow of puppy mill animals produced through forced, high - volume breeding practices under inhumane conditions.»

At the same time, many animal rights groups are aggressively promoting state and local laws aimed at eliminating, rather than improving American breeders.

Broward County continued its march toward dog - and - cat reduction, pushing forward three new pet - related laws aimed at curtailing puppy mill operations, increasing pet registration and getting more pets sterilized.

Cities should publicize traffic safety laws and behaviors; educate their communities about the consequences of violating laws aimed at reducing pedestrian and bicyclist injuries and fatalities; and conduct enforcement where they will be most effective based on local crash data.

Sharyn Howell, executive director of the LAUSD Division of Special Education, said the the district must comply with laws aimed at giving special education students the same experiences and learning opportunities as other public school children.

Requests to exceed class size limits continue to dominate the State Board of Education's waiver calendar, with 10 districts this month seeking relief from various provisions of the laws aimed at maintaining low student - teacher ratios.

Other issues that ALEC, the group funded by the ultra-conservative Koch Brothers, pushes includes Arizona's anti-immigrant law, Florida's «stand your ground law,» that seeks to protect people who shoot «suspicious individuals,» and the flurry of laws aimed at suppressing Latino and African - American voters.

Here's a look at a number of new laws aimed at increasing young voter education and participation.

Even within the 18 states with anti-bullying laws aimed at protecting both sexual orientation and gender identity, and within «blue bubbles» like California, both discomfort and neglect are common, according to Vincent Pompei, director of the Youth Well - Being Project at the Human Rights Campaign, the largest LGBTQ civil rights organization in the U.S. Pompei noted that attendees at a recent training in Southern California couldn't differentiate sexual orientation from gender identity.

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, on a wave of anti-Catholic sentiment, many states had passed prohibitions, constitutional and legislative, against funds for nonpublic schools, laws aimed at Catholic parochial schools.

EU laws aimed at making financial markets more efficient, resilient and transparent, and at strengthening the protection of investors.

Although the review pointed to a possible need for radioactive licensing and disposal for certain materials, and it looked at other states with laws aimed at radioactive waste from drilling, the DEC said there is no precedent for examining how these radioactive materials might affect the environment when brought to the surface at the volumes and scale expected in New York.

The prosecution is based on 2006 revisions to Colombia's copyright laws aimed at bringing them into compliance with a free trade agreement with the United States.

They claimed it had breached Canadian conservation laws aimed at protecting fish that migrate in and out of its territorial waters.

Universities, though, worry that laws aimed at curtailing frivolous patent suits will make it harder for the institutions to enforce their own patent rights.

ALBANY — A group of women who have accused state lawmakers of sexual harassment joined together Thursday to urge the Legislature and Gov. Cuomo to slow down and get it right when it comes to passing new laws aimed at protecting workers from mistreatment.

Thirty - two states, the District of Columbia and the federal government have prevailing - wage laws aimed at...

State lawmakers have meanwhile over the last six years passed a raft of new ethics and anti-corruption laws aimed at boosting transparency and accountability.

At 2 p.m., IDC Leader Jeff Klein and Assemblyman Marcus Crespo will join community leaders and liquor store owners in calling for tough new laws aimed at curbing alcohol sales to minors, Rite Aid, 1710 Crosby Ave., the Bronx.

Growing evidence of a link between football hits and brain injuries has led all 50 states to pass laws aimed at protecting young people from concussions, but Assemblyman Michael Benedetto, a Bronx Democrat, wants to go even further — banning tackle football.

But she also promised she would scrap any new Tory laws aimed at weakening employee rights.

She is known as a strong advocate on issues affecting children and women and has sponsored several laws aimed at helping seniors and the victims of domestic violence.

Combining cultural and legal analysis, Pregnant with the Stars uncovers a world where pregnant celebrities are governed and controlled alongside the recent, and troubling, proliferation of restrictive laws aimed at women in the realm of reproductive justice and freedom.

For those who think new state laws aimed at proper treatment of concussions and prevention of long - term brain injury are just a first step, improving medical support is high on the list of suggested next steps.

For many of us, it's not difficult to understand that bathroom laws aimed at transgender individuals is wrong.

Illinois legislators passed two laws aimed at curbing sleep - related infant deaths.

* Tech - savvy farmers using social media * Agribusiness, food safety activists pour money into campaigns * Whistleblowers see new laws aimed at them By P.J. Huffstutter and Lisa Baertlein April 16 (Reuters)- Standing before a crowd of McDonald's Corp shareholders at its headquarters last spring, an unlikely investor prepared for battle.

Several states, though, have passed laws aimed at keeping the controversial church at a distance from funerals.

Three laws aimed at regulating and promoting innovation within the blockchain space are expected to be submitted to the Maltese Parliament in early March.

The tourism town, where the majority of Miami - Dade's estimated 11,500 housekeepers and other hotel workers are employed, may soon be the nation's next city to enact laws aimed at protecting hotel workers from assault or improper advances by hotel guests.

The situation is analogous to health care policy in the years before Obamacare, when, in the absence of a federal consensus, Massachusetts pioneered its own law aimed at reforming health insurance (which later became a model for the Affordable Care Act).

As the Supreme Court of Canada has confirmed, a law aimed at suppressing or reducing an «evil» or addressing a public concern relating to peace, order, security, morality, health, or some other similar purpose is a valid exercise of the federal government's criminal law power.

UN food agency leaders welcome a U.S. law aimed at boosting sustainable food production, nutrition and resilience

Despite such complaints, most health experts continue to back the overhaul, which was adopted in January as part of a 2010 law aimed at improving school breakfasts and lunches.

This comes along with related laws aiming at upholding the coalition's values, including «public morals» and the defence of children and the family.

A state audit finds New York education officials are falling behind in implementing a new state law aimed at combating sexual violence on college campuses.

The Environmental Advocates of New York on Friday called on the state's elected leaders to use $ 117 million in settlement money from Volkswagen to implement a decade - old law aimed at reducing diesel emissions in New York.

A public - safety program would crack down on gun - related crimes through expanded penalties based on a California law aimed at the use of a firearm while in the commission of a crime.

The 6 percent annual assessment increase limits, or 20 percent over five years, satisfy state law aimed at preventing homeowners from receiving sharp assessment hikes, which can boost tax bills.