Sentences with phrase «not federal employees»

On Jan. 26, the anonymous team tweeted that the members were handing the account over to activists and journalists who have science backgrounds but who are not federal employees, saying that they were making the decision «for the sake of our colleagues.»
The shutdown's impacts could be especially complicated at federal facilities that host researchers who are not federal employees.
Eugene Wahl was not subject to FOIA at the time (since he was not a federal employee) and was not subject to UK FOI anyway since he was working for a US - based university.

Not exact matches

When Trump announced in December that Icahn would be a special adviser, Trump made clear he would «not be serving as a federal employee or a Special Government Employee and will not have any specific dutiesemployee or a Special Government Employee and will not have any specific dutiesEmployee and will not have any specific duties.»
This alone, however, does not explain why almost half of the 30 positions that existed in Richmond five years ago have disappeared, or why, according to various surveys, SBA employees have just about the lowest morale in the federal bureaucracy.
Touching on local, state and federal laws, it takes the guessing game out of what is and is not legal on social media for employees of businesses.
Under various federal laws, an employee generally can not be fired for refusing to work in an abnormally dangerous work setting.
Considering the US's lack of federal paid family leave policy, Sandberg said companies need to take the lead and support families with their own paid leave policies, which she said wouldn't just be nice to do, but would also improve the bottom line by increasing employee loyalty and performance.
Not only will Gusto automatically file your local, state, and federal taxes and integrate with your accounting software, it'll also give your employees access to their information, paystubs, and W - 2s — even after they've left your company.
A US judge ruled that limousine drivers for Uber are independent contractors and not the company's employees under federal law.
Despite that reversal, UPS maintains that its denial of Young's light duty request was lawful at the time and that its policy change is voluntary and not required by the Pregnancy Discrimination Act.The Chamber of Commerce filed an amicus brief supporting UPS, calling attention to companies that offer pregnant employees «more than what federal law compels them to provide.»
The higher figure does not affect the estimated number of federal employees who had their sensitive information, such as social security numbers and SF - 86 security clearance forms, compromised in the attacks, OPM said in its news release.
The technical name for a federal tax number is an Employer Identification Number, or EIN, even if you don't have employees in the technical sense.
It bears noting that businesses throughout the U.S. aren't legally required to afford employees personal breaks under federal law.
State and federal unemployment taxes, but only if (1) they pay wages to employees totaling $ 1,500 or more in any quarter of a calendar year, or (2) they employed at least one person during any day of the week during any 20 weeks in a calendar year, regardless of whether or not the weeks were consecutive.
Those with 50 or more may face big fines if they don't offer coverage and at least one employee receives a federal subsidy to buy coverage in a state - based marketplace.
Roberta Casper Watson, who recently joined The Wagner Law Group as head of its welfare benefits department, noted that employers with 50 or more FTEs can be fined $ 2,000 per full - time employee, minus the first 30 workers, if the business doesn't offer coverage to most of its full - timers and even one worker receives a federal subsidy to buy coverage on an exchange.
While 92 percent of FCi Federal's contracts are the fee - for - service type in the immigration and law enforcement fields, it has another eight percent that are not, so some of the company's 1,450 employees will wind up furloughed.
A simple warning to all companies that provide employees with some type of pension plan or health, welfare, or fringe benefits: don't mess up federal reporting requirements or you'll face hefty late - filing penalties.
Federal law does not require paid family and medical leave, and only 18 percent of U.S. businesses offer paid family leave, according to the HR professional organization Society for Human Resource Management's 2016 Employee Benefits Survey.
While contractors with specialized skills may be able to negotiate with a company individually in order to obtain good pay and benefits, lower - skilled contractors have little power to negotiate on their own and are not covered under the federal labor laws that allow employees to come together in unions.
«Federal employees can't do their jobs by being hermetic,» Hansen said, adding that «the Obama administration is trying to take a more measured approach.»
If you work as a federal employee such as a teacher, or for a nonprofit, you may not want to refinance your federal loans since these occupations are more likely to be eligible for loan forgiveness after making regular payments for a set number of years.
But it also includes measures that the Opposition Parties may not want to support; for example; the increase in annual Tax Free Savings Account contribution limit; changes to the sick leave provisions of federal employees; and retroactive legislation to protect the RCMP from possible criminal charges with respect to the destruction of data under the Access to Information Act.
I am a retired federal employee and I made enough mining Bitcoin so I don't have to work for anyone else.
It does not discuss all aspects of U.S. federal income taxation that may be relevant to particular holders in light of their particular circumstances or to holders subject to special rules under the Code (including, but not limited to, insurance companies, tax - exempt organizations, financial institutions, broker - dealers, partners in partnerships (or entities or arrangements treated as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes) that hold HP Co. common stock, pass - through entities (or investors therein), traders in securities who elect to apply a mark - to - market method of accounting, stockholders who hold HP Co. common stock as part of a «hedge,» «straddle,» «conversion,» «synthetic security,» «integrated investment» or «constructive sale transaction,» individuals who receive HP Co. or Hewlett Packard Enterprise common stock upon the exercise of employee stock options or otherwise as compensation, holders who are liable for the alternative minimum tax or any holders who actually or constructively own 5 % or more of HP Co. common stock).
In addition, if you work as a federal employee or for a specific not - for - profit employer, such as a teachers, lawyers, or doctors, you may be eligible for student loan forgiveness after making consistent payments over a set period of time.
The group incentive nature of employee stock ownership and profit sharing makes this an effective way to create and reinforce a sense of common purpose, and to encourage higher commitment and productivity.23 It is also the case with ESOPs that the new ownership might not be viewed by the firm in the same way as other added compensation because the ownership is financed through loans to buy new capital as company stock, with Federal tax incentives, and the shares are not paid as normal wages and benefits out of company budget reserved for this purpose.
Unlike the lawyers Trump retained in New York, lawyers who work for the federal government aren't his employees and can't automatically cover for him when questions arise.
The federal government does not and never has run Wells Fargo and does not have the power to claw back compensation or fire an employee; that power rests with the board.
Further raising the temperature is Canadians» learning that the stresses affecting their own retirements do not affect the government employees whose pensions they backstop — federal employees heading that list.
And you may vote a certain way or not but that doesn't matter, you've got 27,000 employees and I think the fact is that you're operating under a Federal Trade Commission consent decree from 2011, that's a real thing and it goes for twenty years so when someone said «do we need more regulations, do we need more legislation?»
These changes are not significantly affected by economic developments, with the exception of changes in the interest rate forecast on federal employees» future benefits, such as pensions, death benefits, etc..
Federal Employees and Retirees — Don't Let Bad Information Cause you to Throw Away Thousands of Dollars of Thrift Savings Plan Money per Year!
Isn't it amazing that the federal government has managed to keep pay rates and benefit levels competitive for their employees without breaking the bank?
Comrades, Don't forget that this suit was brought, not by the employee, but by us, you and me, through our Federal representatives in the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
The reason the priest can't volunteer is because there's a federal law which states federal employees may not continue to work voluntarily during a government shutdown.
I don't really think the issue is whether or not the CC should provide this coverage, or even what supposed rights individuals have to what health care coverage * they are offered, * but what right does the Federal government have to dictate what kind of coverage is offered to employees.
On April 8, 2013, the Little Sisters responded to the «Notice of Proposed Rulemaking» from the Department of Health and Human Services by stating that «the federal government should not force us to counteract through the health benefits for our employees the very same Gospel of Life that we attempt to live out in communion and solidarity with the needy elderly.»
Companies with fewer than 50 employees are not likely to be subject to federal laws that govern how employers handle leave for family and medical reasons, bereavement, military leave, jury duty, court cases and voting.
It is the policy of Linden Waldorf School to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, disability, marital status, status as a covered veteran, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status, in accordance with federal and state law, and not to discriminate on the basis thereof.
A lot of women may not know this but Federal law requires that any employer who has 50 or more employees must provide a place for a nursing mother to pump breast milk.
I'm not sure a poll of federal taxpayers and parents would find the time and effort spent by these employees on the journal article — which I personally viewed purely as a form of reputational damage control — to be a worthy use of these funds when other aspects of our meal program are in clear need of improvement.
Private businesses are not covered by HB 786, but they are covered by federal law requiring all employers to provide breastfeeding accommodations to employees who are paid hourly.
The Texas Association of Business calls it «inappropriate,» saying the relationship between the employer and employee should be handled privately, not through a mandate from the federal government.
Making it a federal holiday would only cause some federal employees not to work.
Since the Supreme Court has now prevented itself from acknowledging the question of whether Barack H. Obama is or is not an Article II «natural born citizen» based on the Kenyan / British citizenship of Barack Obama's father at the time of his birth (irrespective of whether Barack Obama is deemed a «citizen» born in Hawaii or otherwise) as a prerequisite to qualifying to serve as President of the United States under the Constitution — the Court having done so at least three times and counting, first before the Nov 4 general election and twice before the Dec 15 vote of the College of Electors — it would seem appropriate, if not necessary, for all Executive Branch departments and agencies to secure advance formal advice from the United States Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel as to how to respond to expected inquiries from federal employees who are pledged to «support and defend the Constitution of the United States» as to whether they are governed by laws, regulations, orders and directives issued under Mr. Obama during such periods that said employees, by the weight of existing legal authority and prior to a decision by the Supreme Court, believe in good faith that Mr. Obama is not an Article II «natural born citizen».
Any claim based upon an act or omission of an employee of the Government, exercising due care, in the execution of a statute or regulation, whether or not such statute or regulation be valid, or based upon the exercise or performance or the failure to exercise or perform a discretionary function or duty on the part of a federal agency or an employee of the Government, whether or not the discretion involved be abused.
So while many federal employees serve at the pleasure of the president and swear an oath to office (not the person) of the presidency, none are shielded from the law for their actions.
A well - meaning but tired civil service employee eating soggy sandwiches out of a vending machine at 2 AM in the basement of a federal building can not take your constitutional right away.
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