Sentences with phrase «legal complaint as»

In most provinces in the country, anyone who has the same legal complaint as a plaintiff who launches any type of class action can automatically share in any potential settlements provided they make a rightful claim in time, say legal experts.

Not exact matches

However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions can not disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.

According to the New York Times, «Known as the Freelance Isn't Free Act, the measure requires anyone hiring a freelance worker to agree in writing to a timetable and procedure for payment, and increases the potential awards to freelancers bringing legal complaints against those who have failed to pay them promptly.»

As an entrepreneur looking to disrupt the legal industry, Browder is very critical of lawyers and legal services that too are often cost - prohibitive, shutting out those who can't afford to pay fees necessary to escalate a small consumer complaint.

The FHTM legal team is so bent on blaming Mr. Isaacs for every negative comment or complaint made against them anywhere that they are blinded by the fact that others despise them as well of not more than he ever did.

He agreed to pay a $ 300,000 fine for misleading the committee during the investigation, and in the process dodged conviction on the actual charges through a combination of finessing some legal definitions, sheer self - confidence and raw political power (as Speaker of the House at the time of the complaints, he appointed the ethics committee.

Churches would be in a stronger legal position if they were to stop conducting weddings altogether: «Churches might indeed better protect themselves against the possibility of any such litigation by deciding not to provide marriage services at all, since there could be no complaint then of discrimination in their provision of services as between same - sex and opposite - sex couples.»

Alain Kaloyeros, the former president and CEO of SUNY Polytechnic Institute, has filed a complaint against the school's two nonprofit development arms demanding that they cover his legal bills as he fights state and federal corruption charges.

This was immediately followed by one Mr. Baah Acheamfour who proceeded to make a complaint to the police of the conduct of Afoko and his alleged spokesperson which he described as gross and flagrant violation of Article 3d (VIII) of the NPP's constitution under duties of a member which state that a member shall not initiate commence or prosecute any legal proceedings whatsoever against the party or any member of the party relating to party affairs without first exhausting the grievance procedure laid down in the constitution in respect of grievances against the party or any other members,» the letter said.

The complaint, brought by the office of U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, focuses on Silver's outside legal work, primarily for the law firm Weitz & Luxenberg, where Silver served as of counsel.

After years of legal complaints and evaluations that called for an upgrade of the sewer system, the county turned to green infrastructure — such as rain gardens and green roofs — that was implemented in 2008 with the help of Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney, Speer said.

Legal Services, Clearance and Complaints Committee has Mrs May Agbamuche - Mbu (South - South) as Chairman, Air Vice-Marshal (retd) Ahmed Mu'azu (North - East), Tenders Board (TB) and Mr Adedeji Soyebi (South - West), Information and Voter Education Committee.

NEW YORK CITY — Illegal hotel complaints increased 62 percent last year because short - term rental sites such as Airbnb are violating the law, hurting efforts to provide affordable housing and placing the safety of legal tenants at risk, elected officials said Tuesday during a marathon City Council hearing.

Senate GOP spokesman Scott Reif called the Bruno donations «absolutely 100 % legal» and dismissed the complaint as «a desperate attempt to distract people from the fact that the entire Senate Democratic campaign organization is in disarray.»

According to court papers, the charges against Griffin were noncriminal complaints and included: failure to promptly disburse funds held in escrow; failure to cooperate with the grievance committee; failure to respond to communications from clients; neglected legal matters entrusted to him; failure to file a retainer and / or closing statement as required; and failure to account for funds received as fiduciary.

Mr. Reynolds: What does Dr. Nolan's employment status have to do with the double (as in TWO) resort issue and the legal right CHA has to bring a complaint against the State Agency?

The legal complaint, filed July 18, names several agencies and officials, including County Executive Steve Bellone and Sheriff Vincent DeMarco, as well as the county and the sheriff's office they represent.

At a time of national reckoning for women who were victims of sexual abuse, Ms. Killian's campaign has sought to show that Ms. Mayer dropped the ball in addressing sexual misconduct complaints when, before running for the Assembly, she served as legal counsel to the Senate Democrats.

A team of conservative legal scholars last week filed a complaint charging that two Southern California school districts fail to offer students school choice as required under federal law and asked the U.S. Department of Education to withhold the districts» federal funds.

A reformed monitoring system should document what the nature of the complaints are, what can be done to remedy them, and, as the President's Commission pointed out, what early - intervention strategies can be used to head off complaints before they harden into administrative or legal grievances.

Characterizing its practice as a «general practice for a specialized clientele,» the firm provides legal advice and expertise to handle any and all needs of a school district, including fair dismissal personnel issues, allegations of employment discrimination and EEOC complaints, other personnel disputes, student discipline issues, student tribunal hearings, civil rights claims, personal injury actions, federal and state constitutional claims and other litigation, special education and other legal issues involving disabled students, contracts, leases and other business needs, policy and rule development, construction disputes, bond and SPLOST issues and other financial matters.

(a) Whenever the Attorney General receives a complaint in writing signed by an individual to the effect that he is being deprived of or threatened with the loss of his right to the equal protection of the laws, on account of his race, color, religion, or national origin, by being denied equal utilization of any public facility which is owned, operated, or managed by or on behalf of any State or subdivision thereof, other than a public school or public college as defined in section 401 of title IV hereof, and the Attorney General believes the complaint is meritorious and certifies that the signer or signers of such complaint are unable, in his judgment, to initiate and maintain appropriate legal proceedings for relief and that the institution of an action will materially further the orderly progress of desegregation in public facilities, the Attorney General is authorized to institute for or in the name of the United States a civil action in any appropriate district court of the United States against such parties and for such relief as may be appropriate, and such court shall have and shall exercise jurisdiction of proceedings instituted pursuant to this section.

(2) signed by an individual, or his parent, to the effect that he has been denied admission to or not permitted to continue in attendance at a public college by reason of race, color, religion, or national origin, and the Attorney General believes the complaint is meritorious and certifies that the signer or signers of such complaint are unable, in his judgment, to initiate and maintain appropriate legal proceedings for relief and that the institution of an action will materially further the orderly achievement of desegregation in public education, the Attorney General is authorized, after giving notice of such complaint to the appropriate school board or college authority and after certifying that he is satisfied that such board or authority has had a reasonable time to adjust the conditions alleged in such complaint, to institute for or in the name of the United States a civil action in any appropriate district court of the United States against such parties and for such relief as may be appropriate, and such court shall have and shall exercise jurisdiction of proceedings instituted pursuant to this section, provided that nothing herein shall empower any official or court of the United States to issue any order seeking to achieve a racial balance in any school by requiring the transportation of pupils or students from one school to another or one school district to another in order to achieve such racial balance, or otherwise enlarge the existing power of the court to insure compliance with constitutional standards.

If contacting them doesn't help, and you believe that this listing violates your rights as a copyright holder, you can file a formal legal complaint and our legal team will review the notice promptly.»

After an explicit memoir called Schlauchgelüste (Pantyhose Cravings or, as Google Translate tells it, «Hose Lusts») provoked a legal complaint over its easy online accessibility, Germany's Federal Department for Media Harmful to Young Persons (Bundesprüfstelle für jugendgefährdende Medien) is now enforcing a law created in 2002 to protect the youth of Deutschland from the perils of sexy media.

Is there any unfinished legal business (such as real estate transactions, complaints or lawsuits) that we should know about?

I recently was asked several questions by someone who contacted me after reading my blog articles about dealing with student loan debt and who is considering filing a personal bankruptcy followed by an Adversary Proceeding (or as we also call it, a complaint) to prove the legal standard of Undue Hardship under Bankruptcy Code 11 USC § 523 (a)(8).

The CFPB has received a number of complaints from private student loan borrowers, indicating that market participants may not always have adequate proof that they own a loan that is allegedly in default, as well as complaints of improper — and potentially illegal — conduct when active - duty servicemembers seek their legal right to an interest rate cap on their student loans.

D. No person or legal entity providing information to the board, whether as a report, a complaint or testimony, shall be subject to civil damages or criminal prosecutions.

Humane Law Enforcement / Cruelty Intervention Advocacy / NYPD The ASPCA - NYPD partnership began citywide in January, 2014 when NYPD took the lead role in responding to all animal cruelty complaints in New York City, while the ASPCA expanded its direct care for animal cruelty victims by providing critical support including forensic evaluations, medical treatment, behavior assessments, housing and placement, as well as backup legal support and training.

Independent analysis demonstrated that the turbines would not only exceed the noise ordinance as proposed by CMS and adopted by Mason County but that the turbine noise would create widespread complaints and result in legal action by those subjected to this industrial development in a rural environment.»

But thanks to the help of the free legal services provided by lawyers such as Tirosh, our complaints may be heard.

Process refers to legal documents such as a lawsuit, asummons or complaint, wage garnishments, subpoenas for records, and official state correspondence.

After analyzing FTC complaints from different areas, he concluded that complaints tend to be higher where people have greater access to legal aid, as well as places where more Hispanic families receive food stamps.

Sayan Khhukhaji to report a defamation complaint against Amsterdam, who has been acting as legal counsel for former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and the National United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship.

I've been the Chief Legal Ombudsman for England and Wales for the past eighteen months after spending two years before that as a Commissioner for the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC), overseeing all serious and sensitive investigations in seven police forces in the North of England.

(7) a conflict of interest between the law society's duty to regulate the legal profession so as to make legal services adequately available, and its duty to represent the interests of lawyers, i.e., law societies» regulatory powers conflict with their representative powers, and being elected by their lawyer - members, benchers deal with the problems and complaints of those who elect them;

Immediate Need: The Committee learned from its hearings that there is an immediate need to clarify certain legal terms used under the Canadian Human Rights Act, and to clarify procedures of «class action» as they relate to complaints made to the Human Rights Commission.

Prior to qualifying as a solicitor George gained 10 years legal experience dealing with police complaints, civil actions against the police and proceeds of crime (POCA).

All the legal paperwork such as drafting and submitting the necessary applications, complaints, statements, and other submissions, attending the hearings, as well as the correspondence with the relevant competitive and regulatory authorities was assigned to the law firm.

Alternative complaints bodies (such as Ombudsman Services, ProMediate and Small Claims Mediation) exist which are competent to deal with complaints about legal services should both you and our firm wish to use such a scheme.

They have sat on bodies such as the Council of the Inns of Court, and have acted in the high - profile recent judicial review challenges relating to the Bar Standards Board, QASA, and the Legal Ombudsman (Office for Legal Complaints).

Regardless of whether you believe the complaints have merit, they point to the need for a broader re-examination of legal ethics rules that some see as outmoded and others as essential to protecting consumers.

We strongly recommend that you lodge your complaint with your local healthcare agency and contact a lawyer who specializes in food poisoning cases so you will be guided as to the proper course of action to pursue your legal rights and get the compensation you rightfully deserve.

It was neither a «draft» nor a «hush agreement» as characterized by Ms. Clifford's... legal counsel in her court complaint.

Alternative complaints bodies (such as ProMediate) exist which are competent to deal with complaints about legal services should both you and our firm wish to use such a scheme.

A complaint that doesn't legally count as workplace harassment will lead to unnecessary stress, legal costs and damaged relationships, so do your research before you file.

Recently, Melissa worked for Lakeshore Legal Aid as an intake attorney helping low - income clients with a wide range of legal matters, from family law and public benefits to consumer complaints and landlord / tenant dispLegal Aid as an intake attorney helping low - income clients with a wide range of legal matters, from family law and public benefits to consumer complaints and landlord / tenant displegal matters, from family law and public benefits to consumer complaints and landlord / tenant disputes.

Drafting a Complaint: If your claim is viable, your attorney will begin the legal process by drafting a document known as a «complainComplaint: If your claim is viable, your attorney will begin the legal process by drafting a document known as a «complaintcomplaint.»

The Law Society of Manitoba recently noted in a continuing legal education course — Dealing with Complaints to the Law Society — What Every Lawyer Needs to Know» — that «while (a law society complaint) can be heart stopping, most times it does not need to be as serious as it may first feel.