Sentences with phrase «much on compliance»

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It is hardly surprising that boards do not focus on value creation, strategic planning, or maximizing company performance as much as they do on compliance.

Smaller firms also reported paying between $ 3,000 and $ 1.4 million in fees to external consultants, while staff accountants spent as much as 90 % of their time on compliance issues.

One of the top agenda items at the meeting held on September 22 was to monitor compliance, and OPEC officials were clearly much happier than they were a few months ago.

It creates more economical means for our industry to self - regulate, focus on testing, spot audits and compliance checks, and to build on TOP members» great work (much of it voluntary) over the past decades promoting Tasmanian organic products.

Establishing good habits early on makes it that much easier to get compliance from your kids as they get older.

He called for a new Office of Ethics and Compliance led by a non-legislator, new limits on how much outside income lawmakers can earn and greater reporting of outside income and legislative stipends.

On Monday, Heastie outlined his reform proposal, calling for a new Office of Ethics and Compliance led by a non-legislator, new limits on how much outside income lawmakers can earn, and greater reporting of outside income and legislative stipendOn Monday, Heastie outlined his reform proposal, calling for a new Office of Ethics and Compliance led by a non-legislator, new limits on how much outside income lawmakers can earn, and greater reporting of outside income and legislative stipendon how much outside income lawmakers can earn, and greater reporting of outside income and legislative stipends.

How much money is placed in the fund, Hein said, would depend on factors like the county's fiscal health and compliance with the state - mandated tax cap, as well as how many offices are in play in a given election year.

While the impact of a once - daily regimen on compliance is being studied, a second report from Kane and colleagues, however, suggests that improving compliance will require much more than simply reducing the pill count.

Also Worthy and Worthwhile «Keep The Lights On,» «Neighboring Sounds,» «A Royal Affair» (Mikkel Boe Følsgaard guy should have also been in our Breakout Performances of 2012 piece), «The Forgiveness Of Blood» (already Criterion approved with good reason), «Shut Up and Play the Hits,» «Compliance» (captivatingly ugly), «2 Days In New York» (hilariously neurotic, Julie Delpy is clearly the heir apparent to Woody Allen), «Cosmopolis,» «Side By Side,» «Argo,» «The Turin Horse» (Goodnight, Mr. Tarr you sweet prince of the bleak and wretched), «Once Upon A Time In Anatolia» (in many ways mesmerizing and beautiful, but for me, ultimately more in a cerebral way than in a moving, emotional one), «Goodbye Love» (Mia Hansen - Love clearly watches the films of her husband Olivier Assayas; a spiritual cousin to his last 3 - 4 pictures), «Elena,» «Francine» (great non-judgemental direction; Melissa Leo is terrific), «Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry,» «Alps,» «The Loneliest Planet,» «The Kid With The Bike» and pretty much every film in our 11 Films You May Not Have Seen list.

Learners, without as much as an explanation, being pushed to attend a day - long training event on compliance (or code of conduct, or communication, or some other topic).

In my 17 years in eLearning with much of that time focused on compliance training designed to change behavior, my eLearning teams have always borrowed from entertainment's effectiveness in reaching audiences worldwide.

Also, since there is likely to be a lot of overlap between a lesson on say, deal negotiation strategies and compliance training on anti-bribery, it is much more efficient to impart all these related lessons in one package rather than duplicate the efforts through multiple modules.

As much as some learners may not appreciate it, training managers know how important it is to get people trained on compliance, health and safety matters.

A long - running complaint has been that the process of producing annual performance reports and state performance plans was burdensome and focused too much on procedural compliance and not the most important goal — improved education for students with disabilities.

ExED takes on much of the burden of swift, accurate compliance and data management.

«In many large school districts, principal supervisors oversee too many principals — 24 on average — and focus too much on bureaucratic compliance,» added Jody Spiro, Wallace's director of education leadership.

Beneath the body is very much a Cup 430 chassis, albeit one that's been tuned for more on - road compliance rather than for chasing the fastest lap time.

And because clean - air regulations govern so much of the manufacturing, sale and use of products in this category, SEMA has long emphasized the need for emissions compliance on the part of its member manufacturers while simultaneously striving to protect them from overly burdensome regulation.

He has argued that failed banks should not be bailed out, Lehman's collapse was not a disaster, AIG should be declared bankrupt, that naked short selling is not a problem, that backdating isn't so bad, insider trading should be legal, many corporate CEOs are underpaid, global solutions are worse than local solutions, Warren Buffett is overrated, Michael Milken is a great American, the collapse of the hedge fund was not a scandal, hedge funds are over-regulated, education is overrated by the educated, bonuses at successful Wall Street's firms are deserved and possibly undersized, management buyouts are boons to the economy, Enron's management was victimized by an over-zealous prosecution, Sarbanes - Oxley should be repealed, corporate compliance culture is a disaster, shareholder democracy is overrated, hostile takeovers ought to be revived, the market is permanently moving away from public ownership of equity in corporations, private partnerships are on the rise, public ignorance is encouraged and manipulated by governments and corporations, experts overrate expertise, regulatory agencies are controlled by the businesses they supposedly regulate and Wall Street is much more fun than people give it credit for.

This approach works much better than some of the questionnaires used by various firms who are just touching the bases on compliance.

«We have a universal protocol based on the type of surface, regardless of where it is in the building, which makes it much easier for compliance and ease of training,» said Bailey, who is also president of the Georgia Veterinary Managers Association.

An ethical professional will not «guarantee» results because much of the success of behavior modification depends on client compliance and the specifics of the individual case.

Similarly, but on a much larger scale, Wal - Mart president and CEO Lee Scott recently announced that the company is going to require its suppliers to meet specific environmental, social and quality standards, and it will make compliance with those standards part of all its contracts.

The plan was to take effect in 2016, but since coming to office President Trump has put a hold on much of the country's compliance with the agreement.

As discussed last time, there isn't much basis for these threats (though I am not a lawyers so this is not legal advice), but a nasty letter from a lawyer can in many cases be enough to scare bloggers who don't have a lawyer or two on retainer into compliance.

We don't have much intel on the C350e yet, but it's clearly a compliance car (11 miles of electric range?!)

(What's more, the International Council on Clean Transportation found that even the EPA's estimates for compliance cost per vehicle by 2025 were «overstated by as much as 40 percent.»)

But President Obama rejected that proposal on Sept. 2, saying that compliance would be too costly and create too much regulatory uncertainty for industry.

Going on to suggest: «Early indications suggest the smallish voluntary market, and especially Australian - based offset origination activities for the voluntary trade, face significant collateral damage from Australia becoming a Kyoto - capped country, and from the impending introduction of a much bigger compliance market for carbon trading.»

KPMG LLP, the US audit, tax and advisory firm, has issued a new survey report on the international Common Reporting Standard (CRS), which reveals that financial institutions impacted by the regulations still have much work to do to meet with the initiative's significant compliance challenges.

The main change goes to how much and how long is to be spent on protocol compliance, with a juicy new paragraph on proportionality.

She has been the heart and soul of the in - house world on so many issues, from ethics to value, from diversity to multi-jurisdictional practice, from attorney - client privilege to compliance issues, and so much more.

In a much more cost - conscious climate, the recent trend is for a higher proportion of legal work to be kept in - house; the scope of legal work to be extended; and new non-legal work from non-traditional areas such as risk, compliance and strategy to be piled on lawyers» plates.

Richard Bistrong spent much of his career as an international sales executive and currently consults and speaks on foreign bribery, ethics and compliance issues from that front - line perspective.

The sanctions have also changed the game for the financial sector, with the compliance departments of the banks and other financial institutions very much on the front line.

One respondent said: «There seems to be more and more compliance / regulatory requirements and procurement groups are insisting on using their own form of a standard contract, which is often not appropriate for the services provided resulting in a much greater expenditure of legal time to address the issues.»

A typical attorney who self - identifies as an «employee rights» attorney will usually have much more experience (as compared to the typical attorney identified as an «employment attorney» or an «employer defense» attorney) with: (1) representing workers on a contingency - fee basis (where no fee is paid unless the case wins or settles) and offering risk - sharing fee arrangements generally; (2) playing offense, so to speak — analyzing, identifying and prosecuting specific legal violations (whereas employer - side attorneys tend to have more experience in broader - stroke compliance / employer - training matters, and reactive work in litigation that responds to claims they are presented); and (3) identifying with the «little guy» who has been harmed by a larger opponent, often having well - tested strategies that have worked while representing individuals against large organizations and wind up with good case results.

And anyone who has been on the wrong side of a legal exchange involving car insurance non compliance will say that the trouble it causes is much more costly than a compliant car insurance policy.

Twenty billion dollars a year — that's how much banks could save on cross-border payments, compliance and securities trading if they used blockchain tech to move money and assets around the world, according to a report co-written by Spanish megabank Santander published last month.

SamMobile admitted that it doesn't have much information on the ruggedized variant of the S8 at this point, but the MIL0STD - 810G standard compliance and IP68 certification are said to be a given for an outdoor phone.

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EARLE3407 Old Dobbin Road, Montgomery, Alabama 36116 - 1903Home Phone: [phone] Cell Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] E-mail: [email protected] position managing legal discovery and document review with opportunity to assist attorneys with civil litigationBAR ADMISSIONAlabama State Bar, 1999LAW - RELATED EXPERIENCELaw Firm, AlabamaResearch Attorney for Special Projects, Mass Torts Department, November 2001 — February 2008 • Managed Multi-District Litigation (MDL) Document Depository (September 2002 to February 2008) o Reviewed more than 1 million pages of evidentiary documents for litigation purposes and for inclusion in electronic databaseso Coordinated document review assignments with attorneys at local depository and at other sites across the USo Retrieved, reviewed and coded documents in Concordance and Summation legal databaseso Prepared memoranda and spreadsheets providing detailed analysis of discovery materials • Aided attorneys and support staff with processing and preparation of personal injury claims and litigationo Conducted legal research and drafted pleadingso Conducted supplementary online research for additional documents and information pertinent to litigationo Assisted with preparation of correspondence to clients and referring attorneyso Contacted clients for additional information needed in case preparation, litigation, and potential settlementso Prepared and input case intakes and referrals into databaseLaw School, AlabamaStudent Intern, Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program (ADAP), August 1996 — June 1997 • Participated in law school clinical program under third - year law student practice rule (as authorized by Alabama Supreme Court) o Assisted attorneys and advocates in cases involving mentally ill patients confined to state mental health facilitieso Interviewed clients in person (at state facilities) and over the phoneo Worked with clients, attorneys, and social workers to investigate and resolve issues concerning involuntary confinement and treatmento Aided in legal research on an appellate brief submitted to the U. 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Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (ruling granted in favor of our client) Faculty Research Assistant for Library Services, Bounds Law Library, March 1996 — June 1997 • Prepared research and teaching materials for law school faculty; worked 20 hours per week while matriculating 10 - 15 hours per semester) o Investigated copyright issues related to procuring and reproducing texts for academic useo Conducted legal research using WESTLAW, LEXIS and the InternetADDITIONAL RELEVANT EXPERIENCEManufacturing Company (MC), Montgomery, AlabamaAdministrative Assistant and Cost Analyst, Materials Purchasing Department, April 1999 — September 2001 • Assisted materials buyers in negotiating and preparing commodities contracts between raw materials suppliers and MC for manufacturing plants in the US and Mexicoo Assisted Legal Department at MC's corporate headquarters with coordination and preparation of documents for litigationo Notified and educated suppliers about MC's freight - on - board policy and its corresponding Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) provisions; result was the reduction of freight claims for both the company and its supplierso Prepared contracts and purchase orders for raw materials and capital projects involving plant maintenanceo Solicited price quotations from current vendors and established Excel spreadsheet format which simplified quote submission process and allowed MC to track and compare usage volumes and costs over timeo Prepared and analyzed cost reports used by materials buyers and production planners in purchasing decisions, including cost reductions, materials consolidation, and selection of vendorso Acted as liaison between vendors and the Purchasing, Transportation and Accounting Departments on issues concerning inbound freight, commercial carriers, and payment terms for commodities, resulting in reductions in freight costs and greater payment discounts for raw materialso Established online databases and printed directories for the Purchasing Department, allowing buyers to have easier and faster access to current vendor informationo Completed Year 2000 (Y2K) compliance project, which involved data collection and communication with MC's past, present, and potential materials suppliers and service providersNot - For - Profit Organization, AlabamaAdministrative Assistant, Combined Federal Campaign, September 1998 — January 1999 • Aided Campaign Director with 1998 Federal Campaigns (CFCs) in City 1 and City 2, which together generated nearly $ 700,000 for more than 1,000 local, national and international charitieso Prepared weekly reports on donations using WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, Excel and dBase IVo Wrote script for Talent Showcase at City 1's 1998 CFC Kickoffo Assisted Director with merger of the City 1 and City 2 CFCs in 1999Regional Bank, AlabamaAdministrative Assistant, Year 2000 (Y2K) Department, March — June 1998 • Worked with Vice President of Corporate Projects on short - term project for the bank's Y2K Departmento Analyzed and processed data on Y2K readiness for all branches of Bank throughout the southeastern USo Organized meetings for personnel of Banko Communicated with vendors of computer hardware, software, and office equipment to request information on Y2K complianceo Prepared compliance files for Federal Reserve auditso Prepared in - house memoranda and reports using Microsoft Word and ExcelRecord / Music Promotion Company, AlabamaRecord Pool Co-Founder; Office Manager, September 1990 — December 1991 • Co-founded record pool to enhance promotion of music in Alabama and the southeastern USo Procured and distributed records from major and independent labels for club, radio and mobile disc jockeyso Coordinated jointly sponsored promotional events with record companies, radio stations and clubso Designed, wrote, and published bi-weekly reports and brochures to inform the music industry of the progress and popularity of music and performers in the region, with specific focus on the Alabama music sceneMajor University, AlabamaGraduate Research Assistant, AUM Department of Marketing, June 1989 — August 1990 • Worked 13 - 20 hours per week as a research assistant to Marketing faculty while carrying a full course load in the MBA programo Analyzed consumer surveys used in academic researcho Assisted Conference Chairperson with coordination for Atlantic Marketing Association (AMA) annual meeting (October 1989) o Co-authored five - year index and classification of AMA Proceedings (published Fall 1991) EDUCATIONLaw School, AlabamaJuris Doctor (JD), 1997 • Scholarshipso Seybourn H. Lynne Scholarship, 1996 - 97o Dexter C. Hobbs Memorial Scholarship, 1995 - 96o E. W. Godbey Memorial Scholarship, 1994 - 95 • Honorso Who's Who Among American Law School Students, 1996 - 94o Arthur Davis Shores Award, 1997 • Activitieso Frederick Douglass Moot Court Team Manager, 1996 - 97 Southern Regional Competition, Second Place National Competition, Eighth Placeo John A. Campbell Moot Court Competition, Spring 1996o Black Law Students Association Delegate, BLSA National Convention, 1997 Co-Chairperson, Public Relations Committee, 1996 - 97 Chairperson, Public Relations Committee, 1995 - 96 BLSA President's Award, 1996 and 1997o American Bar Association, 1996 - 97 Entertainment and Sports Industries Forum Intellectual Property Section Law Student Divisiono LAWS Student Group Leader, 1995 - 96Major University, AlabamaMaster of Business Administration (MBA), 1990Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (B.S.B.A.), 1988 (Major: Marketing — Advertising and Promotion Track) • Honorso Dean's List • Activitieso National Student Advertising Competition Team, 1988 - 90 Seventh District Competition: Third Place, 1990o Marketing Club, 1987 - 90 Vice President — Career Development, 1988 - 89o Public Relations / Advertising (PR / AD) Club, 1988 - 90 Charter Member, 1988 Active in fund - raising and membership driveso Theater Guild, 1988 - 90 Screening Committee, 1989REFERENCESAvailable upon request

Download this in - depth guide to learn why 80 % of corporate America relies on employment background screening, how to build a background screening program, compliance issues, and much more.

Safe hiring expert Attorney Lester Rosen, CEO of Employment Screening Resources (ESR) and author of «The Safe Hiring Manual,» will host a live one hour long webinar titled «Conducting International Background Checks — Best Practices, Trends and Legal Compliance» on Thursday, August 11, 2011 at 3:00 p.m. ET (12:00 p.m. PT) to help U.S. employers conduct international background checks on workers who have lived, worked, studied, or spent much time visiting foreign countries.

Don't cheap out on your provider and it can save you much in the way of hassles and compliance adherence.

This trend underscores again that background screening is much more than data retrieval and the focus is more and more on legal compliance.

For studies, as they do, relying on volunteers and requiring high levels of compliance and partnership, such families are unlikely to put themselves forward, and even if they do, are much more likely to drop out.

Research indicates that when the parties are involved in crafting their own agreements, the long - term compliance rates are much higher than when a court imposes terms on a couple.

As the Office of Head Start revisited its monitoring system, the Head Start Monitoring Task Force submitted input on behalf of the Head Start community through «Measuring Compliance and Continuous Improvement: Toward Excellence for Head Start» - much of which has now been realized through the Aligned Monitoring System.