Sentences with phrase «legislation against my rights»

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«Another factor is companies [that punish protesting employees] could be viewed as retaliating against political statements, which in some jurisdictions are protected under the human rights legislation, and that can get really hairy.

This includes recent legislation that discriminates against the LGBT community, as stated in a recent letter released by the Human Rights Campaign and Equality North Carolina and signed by numerous CEOs, including Howard Schultz.

Well before that, we will see increasing legislation, taxation, and state licensing directed, in the name of gay rights, against church halls and schools and charities: all the Catholic institutions that can be identified as offering some kind of public access and accommodation.

But if anything, her comments anticipate not the distant future but the shape of the Nixon administration and the national backlash against civil rights legislation and the sexual revolution — events close at hand in 1970.

Republicans voted against Civil Rights Legislation and have capitalized on their NO vote since the 1960's.

I concluded at the time of the riots that of all the things the government now needed to do, it was the married family which most urgently needed to be rebuilt: I was and remain as certain of that as anything I have ever written, and I have been saying it repeatedly for over 20 years: I was saying it, for instance, when I was attacking (in The Mail and also The Telegraph), as it went through the Commons, the parliamentary bill which became that disastrous piece of (Tory) legislation called the Children Act 1989, which abolished parental rights (substituting for them the much weaker «parental responsibility»), which encouraged parents not to spend too much time with their children, which even, preposterously, gave children the right to take legal action against theirparents for attempting to discipline them, which made it «unlawful for a parent or carer to smack their child, except where this amounts to «reasonable punishment»;» and which specified that «Whether a «smack» amounts to reasonable punishment will depend on the circumstances of each case taking into consideration factors like the age of the child and the nature of the smack.»

I think what would give flight attendants more power to do the right thing in these situations is if their employers provided them with a policy that stated that they will uphold human rights legislation, which includes not discriminating against mothers and babies, and therefore breastfeeding is allowed and mothers are free to breastfeed their babies in the manner that they feel is appropriate.

He said the government had to be alert to the way human rights legislation was applied, and provide the training and guidance necessary to protect against the act «becoming corrupted to produce perverse results».

But Dignity in Dying campaigns for dying people to have the right to die well, not for an unfettered right to die, and we believe legislation must balance the rights of the individual against the needs of society.

See the release of its report, Union Strong, as well as the accompanying press release, Unions and Independent Democratic Conference members stand together against national right - to - work legislation and release four - point protection plan for New York State workers.

DeFranciso voted against the gun - control legislation right alongside Nozzolio.

Brooklyn Councilman Vincent Gentile yesterday sought to explain and exculpate his 2002 vote against a major piece of gay rights legislation to members of a Staten Island Democratic club — who subsequently endorsed his longshot bid for Congress.

U.S. District Judge William Pauley ruled against the city in a 22 - page decision filed Wednesday, finding the legislation compromised the centers» Constitutional rights.

Compelled to confront legislation that pitted principle against pragmatism, the rookie Republican lawmaker endorsed a doomed, combustible measure — the first gay rights bill to reach the floor of either the House or Senate.

The ad, shared first with Roll Call, hits the congressman for voting against the 2010 health care law, opposing abortion rights and background check and same - sex marriage legislation.

New Yorkers for Clean, Safe and Livable Streets, a prominent animal rights group that helped propel Mayor Bill de Blasio to victory last year, has begun a Twitter campaign against Mr. Weprin after he introduced legislation that would curb the city's power to end the controversial horse - drawn carriage industry.

«We question the argument the comptroller has given, the economic argument, given the timing, the wave of anti-BDS legislation that is coming across the United States right now,» said Jas Chana, spokesman for the National Coalition Against Censorship.

Schreibman's television advertisement campaign targeted senior citizens and women with promises to protect Medicare and women's rights while leveling criticism against Gibson's votes in line with Republican legislation that included funding cuts for Planned Parenthood and measures that would change the way Medicare is operated.

However, it is possible the Human Rights Act could protect newspapers against the damages — an ironic twist of fate for an industry which routinely attacks the legislation.

For example the two - term Congressman was the only Republican in the House earlier this year against G.O.P. legislation that would ban federal payments for abortion, and he's joined the gay rights caucus on Capitol Hill.

He campaigned against civil rights legislation pending before Congress, stating that he believed it gave too much power to the federal government.

New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC): An umbrella policy and advocacy organization of more than 200 immigrant and refugee rights groups across New York State, NYIC has fought alongside the UFT for a more just and humane immigration policy and against anti-immigrant legislation like Arizona's SB 1070.

Paterson's proposed legislation would also codify in state law that schools fall under the state's Human Rights Law, which would give students who feel discriminated against «an available forum.»

According to the Human Rights Campaign, she voted against the repealing of «Don't Ask, Don't Tell» legislation, opposed legislation that would grant equal tax treatment for employer - provided health coverage for domestic partners, opposed legislation to grant same - sex partners of U.S. citizens and permanent residents the same immigration benefits of married couples and opposed legislation to permit state Medicaid programs to cover low - income, HIV - positive Americans before they develop AIDS.

UNIONS & LEADERS FIGHT TRUMP»S ANTI-LABOR VISION Unions and Independent Democratic Conference members stand together against national right - to - work legislation and release four - point protection plan for New York State workers New York, NY — Standing up against the anti-labor vision of -LSB-...]

And Sunday, as part of Indianapolis» Occupy the Super Bowl protests, she rallies with supporters at the state capitol against anti-labor legislation such as «Right to Work for Less.»

At 1:30 p.m., Empire State Agenda will be joined in Albany by Assembly members, state senators, and LGBTQ advocates to «demand the State Senate take up the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (GENDA), civil rights legislation that would extend New York's anti-discrimination laws to safeguard trans individuals, who currently stand outside our state's legal protections against unfair practices.»

She was the first member of Congress to introduce gay rights legislation, her approach being a full - scale incorporation of sexual orientation into the protections afforded by the 1964 Civil Rights Act against discrimination based on race, religion, sex, and other categrights legislation, her approach being a full - scale incorporation of sexual orientation into the protections afforded by the 1964 Civil Rights Act against discrimination based on race, religion, sex, and other categRights Act against discrimination based on race, religion, sex, and other categories.

NARAL Pro-Choice America launched a five - figure TV buy attacking Lipinski late last year for voting against the 2010 health care law and opposing abortion rights and background check and same - sex marriage legislation.

This legislation protects against wage theft by expanding the rights of workers to recover the wages owed to them, and it cracks down on violators with tougher statutory measures.

One «movie mogul» said, «At least let him remain neutral and not go against it until we can get the legislation right.

«Two years ago, a group of Washington State families with transgender children banded together with activists and like - minded lawmakers and fought tooth and nail against the wave of anti-trans rights legislation that swept the nation and their home state.»

Members of the Citizens Council on Women's Education (ccwe), a project of the National Coalition for Women and Girls in Education, also endorsed the civil - rights act of 1984 — the measure tabled by the Senate last week — and urged participants to vote against legislators who failed to back that and other legislation affecting equity in education.

Two Michigan school districts will close Tuesday after hosts of teachers called out sick, apparently to join protests against efforts to pass right - to - work legislation in the state.

Although the federal labor policy contained in Taft - Hartley is not to be ignored, the paramount concern must be with the public policy against racial discrimination which is reflected in civil rights legislation and in the Court's New Negro Alliance decision, which immunized racial - labor disputes from injunctions under NorrisLa Guardia long before the advent of civil rights legislation»...

The right response here is: for the state to leave this alone and let the companies involved work out whatever contractual terms they wish, whether agency model, wholesale model, or some hybrid; stop employing antitrust law against even nominally private companies; stop enacting and enforcing laws that give rise to monopoly prices and oligopolies and corporatism and crony capitalism in the first place, such as copyright law, antitrust law, pro-union legislation, minimum wage, taxation in general, inflation and the business cycle, and other business regulations.

Yesterday, Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed a lawsuit against Navient, the country's largest student loan servicing company, and announced legislation for Student Loan Bill of Rights legislation, according to a press release from the Attorney General's office.

Animal Legal Defense Fund v. Herbert The Animal Legal Defense Fund, along with PETA, filed the nation's first lawsuit against ag gag legislation, taking Utah to court for infringing on the free speech rights of activists, investigators, and journalists by criminalizing undercover investigations at factory farms.

At this particular moment, our bodies face an outlandish number of threats ranging from gun violence, to legislation against reproductive rights, to widespread sexual abuse.

The project assessed how the companies in passenger and freight transport comply with the European users rights protection legislation shielding theses parties against travel delays, cancellations and / or disruptions, and in case of gaps in conformity, propose new guidelines for cross-modal alignment of decision - making, capacity planning and reserve - building models at transport service and infrastructure providers in addition to incentive structures and policy instruments for more effective legislation enforcement.

The conservatives (denialists) in a society see themselves as being near the top of the heap, mechanisms that bring about major social changes are likely to be bad for their position, in comparison the liberals (alarmists) see such mechanisms as an opportunity to bring about social change to their advantage, examples of how conservatives fight against such changes can be seen all over the place, from giving women the vote, to civil rights legislation, to gay marriage, etc..

As the world becomes more engaged in the fight against plastic pollution, Surfrider chapters will be right there in the center advocating for legislation across the country and engaging with their communities towards a healthy ocean free from plastic.

Another example is when the legislation goes against the rule of law and human rights.

In addition to the existing protection against discrimination and harassment based on prohibited grounds in human rights legislation, employees in Alberta, British Columbia and Ontario will also benefit from Occupation Health and Safety legislation stipulations requiring workplace policies for violence and harassment.

This is unlike the United States where over half the States have specific anti-SLAPP legislation and First Amendment rights to free speech that provide rules for the better protection of the right to protest and speak out against government agencies and corporations.

In my opinion the ECJ's decision in Taricco I that national courts must disapply the rules of statutes of limitations if they prevent Member States from fulfilling their obligations under Article 325 TFEU (in the present case, the relevant Italian legislation) leads to perceiving serious fraud as a crime against the rights and interests of citizens, i.e., against fundamental social human rights guaranteed under Articles 2 and 3 of the Italian Constitution, and hence calls for resolving the conflict within the Italian Constitution by balancing the rights under these articles and the accused's individual rights guaranteed by the legality principle (Art. 25 (2) Const.).

The Agency pointed out that Part V of the Act is human rights legislation meant to ensure that persons with disabilities are not unduly discriminated against within the federal transportation network.

For example, the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission investigates complaints about discrimination stemming from a list of prohibited grounds set out in the legislation (race, sex, religion etc.) If the Commission decides that an individual was wrongfully discriminated against because they drove a red car, then it has stepped outside its jurisdiction.

I am constantly fighting for the rights of people and against legislation that benefits the insurance industry in corporate America to the detriment of injury victims and families.

We already have the Constitution Act and human rights legislation which protects everyone including lawyers against discrimination.