Sentences with phrase «of reduced penalties»

Enlisting the assistance of an experienced criminal lawyer will increase your chances of reducing the penalties you may face.

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Because of tepid penalties and because «loopholes buried in the EPA significantly reduce its effectiveness and are easily exploited by employers,» reports Bustle.

What's more, another 24 percent of companies answering the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's quarterly small - business outlook survey said they will reduce staff to under 50 employees to avoid paying penalties for failing to offer health insurance.

«If your company winds up in this situation, there's sometimes room to negotiate a reduced penalty if you can demonstrate that you now intend to comply with the letter of the law,» Reish says.

NMG may voluntarily reduce the unutilized portion of the commitment amount and repay outstanding loans at any time without premium or penalty other than customary «breakage» costs with respect to LIBOR loans.

You can pay off your loan early with no risk of penalty fees, which will reduce the length of your term.

In addition, you can reduce the chance of paying any late fees or penalties to the IRS for non-compliance, which can also affect your bottom line.

news in response to Le Monde, France's State Council of taxation has announced a severe reducing of monetary penalties on positive factors from cryptocurrencies comparable to bitcoin.

While he used to support decriminalizing marijuana (reducing penalties to the level of a traffic ticket), he now backs full legalization.

«These efforts vary greatly in intensity and popularity, and have manifested in a variety of forms, such as legislation for close - in - age exemptions to age of consent laws, advocacy to change the way age of consent laws are examined in court, to lower the age limits, and reduce related penalties.»

So it is a case of agreeing to disagree and of seeking to reduce conflict by allowing educators to create distinctive schools and allowing parents to choose among those schools without financial penalty.

Dairy group Lactalis McLelland will face a reduced financial penalty from the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) after accepting responsibility for its role in the alleged price fixing of cheeses in the UK.

Britain's biggest retailer, Tesco, will pay a reduced # 6.5 m penalty to the UK Office of Fair Trading (OFT) for its involvement in the widespread fixing the cheese retail prices.

Both sides were reduced to ten men in the goalless 120 minutes of play, and it was Chile that held their nerve in the penalty shootout.

Eliminate the penalties and mental mistakes, find efficiency on third downs and reduce the amount of yards needed on the downs prior.

«The Court of Arbitration for Sport (TAS) has today informed Real Madrid CF the award for partially estimating the appeal made by the club against the resolution of FIFA that imposed a penalty of prohibition of registration of players during two periods of signings, reducing it to one, the window corresponding to January 2017,» read a statement from the club.

In a repeat of last years final, Chile saw off tournament favourites Argentina on penalties following a 0 - 0 draw that saw both sides reduced to 10 men before half time.

While the issue of pace is again a factor, you get the feeling that similar to Terry, Jedinak's reading of the game is superior to Elphick's and Samba's and reduces that feeling of an inevitable penalty being given or a red card being shown for a last - ditch despairing lunge.

Fast forward to our third double season, and in 2001/2 the Gunners, reduced to ten men by the first - half dismissal of Giovanni van Bronckhorst took a two goal lead through Thierry Henry (from the penalty spot) and Freddie Ljungberg.

The Blues shot - stopper impressed at the Emirates with a string of saves, but a Romelu Lukaku penalty was the only time the Toffees found the net in their 2016/17 finale against a Gunners team reduced to 10 men after 14 minutes.

Of the other rules changes for next season, perhaps the most significant rules is the one that reduces the penalty for pass interference.

By stiffening the rules against dangerous play in ice hockey and giving referees less discretion in calling penalties, the Minnesota State High School League has taken an important first step to reduce the number of catastrophic injuries in the sport.

On top of this, many professions experience a part - time penalty, in which your pay drops even more than it should, proportionately, because reduced work schedules are considered a perk that compensates for a slightly lower hourly rate.

The bill updates the state's assault weapons ban, reduces the number of bullets in a magazine from 10 to seven and strengthens criminal penalties for illegal guns.

Thus, on the one hand, Volodin has cancelled the Duma's traditional New Year's party; the summer vacation might be shortened; United Russia has formalized measures to filter legislative initiatives, partly with a view to limiting the emergence of odd, PR - motivated bills; opportunities for deputies to miss plenary sessions and vote by proxy have been significantly reduced, with the penalty of pay deductions for absenteeism; and deputies are now required to deal personally with appeals from citizens.

Whenever, between the time of the final judgment in a criminal case and the time the sentence is fully served, a law is enacted that stipulates a lighter penalty, the original sentencing shall be reduced to the special maximum of the new sentencing if the previous one exceeded that special maximum.

«We'll have to settle them,» he said, adding that he wants to negotiate a reduced penalty with the Board of Elections.

Massachusetts» highest court has reduced penalties imposed against two electric utilities by state regulators for their poor responses to a pair of 2011 storms that left hundreds of thousands of customers without power for days.

These initiatives enable a voluntary disclosure to be made of previously undeclared income and generally offer reduced penalties, compared to the position if it is HMRC that discovers the non-declared income.

An improvement in the accuracy of the late filing, non-filing and late payment messages would not only reduce the volume of penalties issued in error by HMRC, but would also reduce the number of appeals that inevitably result from this.

The prison population can be safely reduced by curbing inflation in sentencing, calling a halt to any unnecessary use of custodial remand and investing in effective community penalties.»

Another item Cuomo was unable to deliver on was his promise to reduce penalties for possession of small amounts of marijuana.

«Continuing the Governor's commitment to reduce the number of nonviolent individuals who become needlessly entangled in the criminal justice system, Governor Cuomo will advance legislation amending the State's marijuana drug laws by removing the criminal penalties that too often result in the over-prosecution and jailing of non-violent individuals.

The state constitution does not allow retirement benefits of sitting public officials to be reduced, but they would be subject to the penalty of up to twice the amount they benefited from their crime.

ALBANY, N.Y. (CBSNewYork / AP)-- Senate majority leader Dean Skelos said Wednesday that Gov. Andrew Cuomo's proposal to reduce the state penalty for public possession of a small amount of marijuana won't pass his chamber.

Another stalled piece of legislation was the plan to reduce penalties for public possession of small amounts of marijuana — which has been linked to a surge in arrests of young black and Latino men who have been stopped - and - frisked by police officers in New York City.

Since the turmoil that saw public school advocates protest across the state — New York State United Teachers decried he tests as an «erosion of local control» — the state Department of Education has revised the controversial testing, reducing the number of questions on the exams, encouraging more teacher involvement in developing them, no longer timing the tests and reducing potential teacher penalties.

The law broadened the definition of banned assault weapons, increased penalties for illegal gun possession, reduced public access to gun permit information and required mental health professionals to report concerns about a gun - owning patient who posed a risk of harming himself or others.

Other tax cuts: The tax - cut package in the budget also includes: a $ 250 million expansion in the state's Power for Jobs program, under which employers may receive reduced - rate power if they pledge to create or retain jobs in the state; a tax deduction for college tuition at any college in the country for up to $ 10,000 per student per year (valued at $ 200 million); elimination of the marriage - penalty tax ($ 200 million); and an expansion of the Earned Income Tax Credit ($ 125 million).

If the Ministry of Justice refuses to scrap the measure then MPs say it should «radically reduce the levels of the criminal courts charge» and at least give courts the freedom to decide whether to enforce the penalty and alter sums in accordance with individuals» ability to pay.

In the U.S., one in five Medicare patients is readmitted to a hospital each year at an estimated cost of $ 17.5 billion annually.i To reduce this impact, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has introduced hospital penalties based on readmissions conditions that commonly affect patients aged 65 and older — including acute myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure and pneumonia.i

And the penalties worked — more than half of U.S. hospitals reduced their early readmission penalty in less than a year.

«Enacting well - crafted age restriction laws to maximize compliance through enforcement of penalties on the state level and moving towards a national ban with similar accompanying strong enforcement as proposed by many national and international health organizations are essential to reduce skin cancer risk in the vulnerable youth population,» she adds.

There are global efforts to reduce the man - made emission of GHG's that likely contribute to global warming by trapping the sun's heat inside the atmosphere, including emission standards and financial penalties on excess emissions.

This significantly reduces the chances of a data breach that would invoke the penalties associated with the NDB regulations.

These sorts of barriers can reduce teacher pensions by 50 - 75 percent, depending on the state and the severity of their penalties.

Some cities have banned certain types of suspensions, while others have reduced the length of suspensions, or curtailed the types of penalties students could receive for lower - level offenses.

According to the study, «many teachers believe a need to comply with federal guidelines and a fear of penalties and the potential loss of federal dollars pushed MPS administrators to reduce discipline numbers however possible; even going so far as to stop issuing suspensions or even detentions for clear violations of school rules.»

Subject: Request by Edison Charter Academy under the authority of California Education Code Section 47612.6 (a) to waive Education Code Section 47612.5 (c), the audit penalty for offering reduced instructional time in second grade (shortfall of 6,170 minutes).

HB 2880 by Rep. Harold Dutton / Sen. José Menéndez reduces the penalty for the threatened exhibition or threatened use of a firearm on school property or on a school bus from a third degree felony to a Class A misdemeanor, unless the person actually possesses or has immediate access to the firearm (in which case it remains a third degree felony).