Sentences with phrase «of federal relations»

Shirley Bloomfield, senior vice president of federal relations at Qwest, says the Denver - based provider of video, phone and Internet services backs the FCC's prohibition of exclusive contracts for phone and video services at apartments and other «multiple dwelling units,» such as condos and dormitories.

Peter Zamora, director of federal relations for the Council of Chief State School Officers, reached out to me to provide some clarification on State Education Agencies» authority in the coming months.

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«If a school district has to sustain a major [budget] reduction, they have little alternative than to reduce staff,» said Reginald Felton, the director of federal relations for the Alexandria, Va. - based National School Boards Association.

«A change of words can make a big difference,» Michael Waring, executive director of federal relations for the University of Michigan and executive director of its Washington office, agreed.

As director of federal relations for the Minnesota Department of Human Services, Downing is in touch with programs ranging from Medicaid to foster care.

«Free trade agreements that place the US on equal footing with other wine producing countries are absolutely essential to growing U.S. wine exports,» said Charles Jefferson, Wine Institute Vice President of Federal Relations and International Public Policy.

Jefferson has served as Wine Institute's Vice President of Federal Relations for nearly five years and previously spent 20 years working in public policy, including 17 years in the U.S. Congress.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Wine Institute today announced a restructuring of its Federal Relations and International Public Policy Departments to streamline its work with U.S. government agencies, the U.S. Congress, and foreign governments and international organizations.

Not exact matches

THE Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA remains concerned that the federal government's proposed industrial relations reforms will have a negative effect on business, despite a Senate inquiry dismissing recommendations for significant changes.

Political scientist Keith Brownsey of Mount Royal University argues the Liberals paid close attention to the many fumbles made by Harper's Tories on the energy file: failing to build solid relationships with First Nations, allowing environmental groups to seize the public - relations initiative, not asserting federal authority and handing provinces like B.C. and Quebec control of the political agenda, keeping Canada outside of the international consensus on climate change, and ignoring legitimate criticisms of the federal review process.

Apple on Monday urged the creation of a government panel on encryption, the latest salvo in a standoff over a locked iPhone linked to the San Bernardino shooting that has escalated into a public relations battle between the technology company and the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Relations between worker and employer are governed by a welter of state and federal laws and regulations drafted in the first half of the 20th century to prevent child labor and other abuses in factories and on farms.

Mr Drake - Brockman noted that an employee who was terminated or disadvantaged by an employer for a discriminatory reason - for example, on the basis of sex, race or disability - would still be able to access «unlawful termination» remedies under the new workplace relations laws or seek redress under State and Federal anti-discrimination laws.

Small businesses are sued for a wide variety of reasons, from breach of contract to product defects to employee relations to noncompliance with federal regulations (such as the Americans with Disabilities Act).

Several of the financial filings note that the state and federal prosecutors want information regarding specific insulins for specific dates in relation to «trade practices.»

THE WA Chamber of Commerce and Industry has heavily criticised the $ 15 a week federal award pay rise recently granted by the Australian Industrial Relations Commission.

A year of hellish relations with aboriginal groups; a possibly fatal public - relations cloud over the Keystone project, based precisely on the Harper government's poor environmental record; serious opposition in Europe to any extension in Canada - EU relations at the very same time we're trying to negotiate a trade deal; and a set of controversies that still motivate NDP supporters and the NDP caucus today, another year closer to a federal election.

The decision you, or any government, will take with respect to the CHT and CST will set the course of the federal government and federal / provincial relations for many years to follow.

Unfair Dismissals, Fair Work Act, Employment Contracts, State and Federal Awards — navigating the changing world of industrial relations can be a minefield without the right knowledge and expertise.

Last month, Ryan Zagone, Director of Regulatory Relations at Ripple Labs, was elected to the Federal Reserve's Faster Payments Task Force Steering Committee where he will work with industry members to engage stakeholders in payments and advance the vision outlined in the Fed's January report.

Our energy relationship with Asia should be framed within the context of a broader Canada - Asia strategy that champions stronger diplomatic relations, trade and investment agreements with key Asian partners, engagement with Asian regional institutions, and market diversification strategies at the federal, provincial and sectoral levels.

Nevertheless, the relations between the federal government and the provinces of Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island have been strained at times.

In the first complaint, the SEC charged Falcone, Harbinger and Peter Jenson, a former Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of Harbinger, with violations of the federal securities laws in relation to the misappropriation of client assets (through the making of a $ 113.2 million loan from a fund managed by Harbinger to Falcone to pay his personal taxes) and the granting of undisclosed preferential redemption rights to certain investors.

If Alberta can not rely on s 92A (2) to limit exports of refined fuels for any of these three reasons then I think that the legislation will be invalid (as it pertains to refined fuels) as legislation in relation to a federal head of power: the regulation of trade and commerce.

I thought it might be worthwhile taking a look at the role of federal - provincial relations for digital services.

One experienced and savvy federal judge put it to me this way a few months ago: If the Supreme Court installs same - sex marriage, it will convert my court, she said, into a Federal Court of Domestic Relfederal judge put it to me this way a few months ago: If the Supreme Court installs same - sex marriage, it will convert my court, she said, into a Federal Court of Domestic RelFederal Court of Domestic Relations.

If the influence of church groups is to make a contribution in relation to the federal mental health and alcoholism programs (in the U.S.), it will have to be expressed through ecumenical channels.

The Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America renounces the pattern of segregation in race relations as unnecessary and undesirable and a violation of the gospel of love and brotherhood.

«Even though this journey is an official visit which will reinforce the good relations existing between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Holy See, I have not come here primarily to pursue particular political or economic goals, but rather to meet people and to speak about God,» the pope said during a speech at Bellevue Castle.

Each of the three tiers is subject to a variety of federal, state and local laws that affect business relations and trade practices among alcoholic beverage industry participants.

Against this backdrop, the company faces a class action, is being investigated by ASIC and the competition regulator ACCC has taken legal action in the Federal Court, alleging unconscionable conduct and misleading farmers in relation to forecasting a milk price of $ 6.05 when it allegedly knew dairy commodity prices were falling globally.

The scope of our public policy and government relations activities includes our participation in trade associations and support of political candidates and campaigns at the local, state and federal levels.

The Full Federal Court (comprising Justice Besanko, Justice Perram and Justice Robertson) handed down its judgment on the appeals by ACCC and Crownbet against the decision of the Australian Competition Tribunal in relation to the Tatts / Tabcorp merger authorisation.

The High Court had granted the Commonwealth of Australia special leave to appeal the decision in Director, Fair Work Building Industry Inspectorate v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union [2015] FCAFC 59 (1 May 2015), in which the Full Federal Court concluded that they should not have any regard to the figures agreed by the parties in relation to penalties.

Presentations on wine - related topics help members expand their understanding of health and social issues, export opportunities, media relations, and state and federal legislation and regulation and other critical matters.

The Full Federal Court set aside the judgment of Justice Jessup and made declarations that Lux had engaged in unconscionable conduct in relation to the sale of vacuum cleaners to three elderly consumers in their homes.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has instituted proceedings in the Federal Court of Australia against Coles Supermarkets Australia Pty Ltd and Grocery Holdings Pty Ltd (together, Coles) alleging that Coles engaged in unconscionable conduct in relation to its Active Retail Collaboration (ARC) program, in contravention of the Australian Consumer Law (ACL).

Posts will cover topics like the re-scaling of nation - states, constitutional change, the right to decide, independence movements, the federal EU hypothesis, the Europe of Regions approach, democratic participation and civic nationalism in relation to city - regions.

He has fought cases in front of state and federal courts and before the National Labor Relations Board, the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission, and the Division of Human Rights.

A Manhattan federal jury convicted a Turkish banker Wednesday of participating in a multibillion - dollar scheme to evade Iran sanctions in a sensitive case that has roiled diplomatic relations between the United States and the president of Turkey.

Grandparents, cousins and similarly close relations of people in the United States should not be prevented from coming to the country under Trump's travel ban, a federal appeals court has ruled in another legal defeat for the administration on the contentious issue.

The statement added that «based on the above efforts by all concerned parties, all industrial actions by members of the NLC and TUC shall be stayed in order to provide a conducive industrial relations atmosphere for the effective and efficient implementation of the Federal Government's policies to realise the targeted goals and objectives.

Mrs Boade Akinola, the Director, Media and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Health, made this known in a statement on Monday in Abuja.

In a statement on Friday, the command's Public Relations Officer, Mr. Ajayi Okasanmi, said the CP at a meeting with men and officers of the command alongside operatives of the Federal SARS at the police headquarters in Ilorin, issued stern waring on the matter.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Federal authorities detailed what led to the arrest of dozens of people this month in relation to meth trafficking and producing.

The discovery of another almost N15bn from the Osborne Ikoyi, Lagos luxury apartment appears to have put the Presidency on the spot; compounding what are turning out to be a burgeoning credibility and public relations burdens for the APC - led federal government.

Today the High Court of Australia granted Fortescue Metals Group Ltd and the National Competition Council leave to pursue appeals in relation to the decision of the Full Federal Court.

In Broome County, New York, does Endicott Interconnect Technologies (EIT or EI) really plan to launch a federal appeal of their recent (and second) defeat before the National Labor Relations Board?

Assistant U.S. Attorney Lara Treinis Gatz, in a letter to U.S. District Judge Joan Azrack, said she was concerned that Linda Mangano might argue as a defense that federal agents inaccurately reported their interviews of her, when she insisted her employment by Singh was not a sham job and that she performed actual marketing and public relations work.