Sentences with phrase «local ethics laws»

On the first question, a cursory review by Woodstock Times of the local ethics law — and of Article 3 of the state Administrative Procedure Act, which complements and informs the local law — found no provision directing the Ethics Board to omit the specific charge when it notifies individuals that they are the subject of a complaint.

A case involving a member of the Woodstock Town Board has drawn attention to the local ethics law, which seeks to establish standards of conduct for town officers, employees, and consultants, and to procedures followed by the volunteer board that administers and enforces the statute.

In a June 26, 2013, letter to the Town Board, the Ethics Board concluded a nearly five - month investigation by finding that councilman Bill McKenna and councilwoman Cathy Magarelli had violated the local ethics law by appearing at an August 30, 2012, meeting of the Planning Board involving the proposed expansion of Cucina restaurant.

After concluding that Woodstock council members Bill McKenna and Cathy Magarelli violated the local ethics law, warranting disciplinary action including

Woodstock Town Board members and their critics on August 13 voiced clashing views on a proposed amendment to the local ethics law and, more pointedly, on recent actions by the Ethics Board, the volunteer panel that administers and enforces the statute.

Not exact matches

They see it in the birth control legislation in Massachusetts and Connecticut; they see it in the Catholic pressure to remove welfare agencies that have birth control clinics from local community chests elsewhere; they see it in the Catholic objection to divorce laws that are much more flexible than the law of the Church; they see it in the attempts to have non-Catholic hospitals adopt the Catholic ideas of medical ethics in the field of obstetrics.

Kaminsky, meanwhile, released a five - point ethics reform platform that include bans on lawmakers earning outside income, expanding penalties for corruption, campaign finance law changes and enhancing the powers of local district attorneys.

In 2011, he toured the state pushing for tighter government ethics laws, the legalization of same - sex marriage and a cap on local property tax increases.

In the ad, Gaughran compares this with his own tenure in public service, taking credit for writing ethics laws on the local level.

Mr. Feerick, who is dean of the Fordham Law School, also lobbied for an ethics law for local government officials primarily aimed at conflicts of interest in land development and governmental purchases and a separate state agency to enforce the disclosure provisions of state election lLaw School, also lobbied for an ethics law for local government officials primarily aimed at conflicts of interest in land development and governmental purchases and a separate state agency to enforce the disclosure provisions of state election llaw for local government officials primarily aimed at conflicts of interest in land development and governmental purchases and a separate state agency to enforce the disclosure provisions of state election lawlaw.

Nassau County and its three towns say new or strengthened ethics laws will curb nepotism, but more than 100 current or former elected officeholders, high - level appointees and political club leaders — Republican and Democrat — have had at least one family member working in local government at some point since 2015.

An ethics case involving two Woodstock Town Board members has depleted the ranks of the Ethics Board and raised lingering questions about matters such as due process, the rights and responsibilities of public officials, and the soundness of the local law at the heart of the case.

Nassau County and its three towns say new or strengthened ethics laws will curb nepotism, but more than 100 current or former elected officeholders, high - level appointees and political club leaders — Republican and Democratic — have had at least one family member working in local government at some point since 2015.

Schneiderman worked to pass tougher ethics and hate - crimes legislation; he led a successful push to ease the Rockefeller drug laws and end «prison gerrymandering,» which counted inmates as local residents upstate and weakened downstate Democratic districts.

Lovell - Badge says that China has guidelines on gene - editing work in embryos, «but these are not quite laws, and there would only have been local ethics committee approval».

«Analysis and commentary regarding federal, state and local pay - to - play laws, campaign finance law, lobbying and ethics.

Topics include board structures and procedures; community and economic development; elections; emergency management; ethics and conflicts; finance and tax law; general local government; land use and code enforcement; legislative updates; open government; public health; and property transactions.

The continued focus on enforcing the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act on conduct by affiliated entities of US corporations impacts our investigations work, as we know that ethics issues that arise need to be viewed not just as potential violations of local law and not just as local employment - or labor - issues, but need to be reviewed and addressed with the scrutiny applicable in the US under our corporate ethics standard.

The firm practices in the areas of corporate and commercial law, business torts, business disputes, RICO, criminal law, employment law, professional liability and ethics, intellectual property and patent cases (local counsel only).

There is also a chapter on ethics and ensuring that local rules are followed in terms of protecting client interests in the event of firm sales, mergers and transferring files (Ontario lawyers will want to refer to the Law Society's Guide to Closing Down Your Practice for Lawyers).

However, as law departments and their outside counsel have become more adept at locating online evidence, state bars and local bars have begun to offer guidance on the ethics of such things.

When I hear of local bar associations in the U.S. taking legal action against the providers of reputable online legal services on the ground of their unauthorized practice of law, or when I hear that senior general counsel in the U.S. have said that nonlawyers should not be permitted to deliver legal services because only lawyers can achieve the requisite ethics standards required of a legal adviser, or when I hear of opposition to various forms of liberalization on the part of members of the ABA Commission on Ethics 20/20, I want to challenge whether this is about protecting clients or protecting lawyers.

In addition, I helped ensure that each company's daily operational aspects were conducted in a highly professional manner and adhered to state and local standards, industry regulations, professional ethics, and applicable laws.

Developed a comprehensive understanding on constitutional and statutory provisions, exercise of discretion for legislative branches, ethic restrictions, constitutional rights of public employees, and the relationship between law and administration at the local, state and federal level.