Sentences with phrase «of significant amendments»

In 2008, a number of significant amendments to the Ontario Human Rights Code came into effect.

After a recent review of Alberta's employment law, the Alberta government tabled Bill 17, Fair and Family - friendly Workplaces Act on May 24, 2017 to make a number of significant amendments to the Employment Standards Code and Labour Relations Code.

This Bill, if passed, would make a number of significant amendments to the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act («PIPEDA «-RRB-.

The Assisted Dying Bill as currently drafted is highly unsatisfactory & in need of significant amendments, say Khawar Qureshi QC & Catriona Nicol

Not exact matches

A key part of the legislation that has gotten significant attention is the crowdfunding amendment, which was introduced to the bill by Rep. Patrick McHenry of North Carolina.

Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens is calling for the repeal of the 2nd Amendment to allow for significant gun control legislation.

In light of Mr. Oman's years of service to the Company and his significant contributions to the growth of the Company's mortgage business, we believed it was appropriate to enter into this arrangement in 1998 to address the impact on benefits payable to him under these plans caused by certain prior internal job changes and amendments made to these plans.

The most significant of these uncertainties are described in Darden's Form 10 - K, Form 10 - Q and Form 8 - K reports, including all amendments to those reports.

A call for comment over the summer from both Industry Canada and the Canadian Radio - television and Telecommunications Commission (enforcement of the law is shared by the CRTC, Competition Bureau, and Privacy Commissioner of Canada) generated dozens of responses, most of which begin by congratulating the government on passing anti-spam legislation and then proceeded to urge significant amendments.

The passage of several significant amendments ushers in Islamic banking, bancassurance and new mobile and agency banking regulations.

Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The poll tax in federal elections had been banned by the Twenty - Fourth Amendment, Americans of African descent had been rapidly enfranchised, and, as the 1964 Democratic National Convention demonstrated, black America had begun to play a significant role in national politics.

It goes on to call for recognizing the legitimacy of a religious worldview «as a basis for socially significant action (including those taken by state) and as an essential factor which should influence the development (amendment) of international law and the work of international organizations.»

Whether or not the amendments are made official, its a significant move for the LGBT community, which has never had its cause officially supported by either of the major political parties...

«Wholly repealing the Johnson Amendment would protect both the sermons (part of a church's ordinary operations budgets) and the full - page ads (which require significant spending).

The 8th amendment has a significant impact on a woman's right to birth how and where she chooses but there is surprisingly little dialogue and research about the impact this amendment has on maternity or reproductive issues outside of the recent widely publicised abortion debate.

In the case that comes before the High Court today — July 31st, 2013 — only time will tell if the 8th amendment will play a significant part, or not, in the ultimate ruling on where Aja Teehan and Charles Brand will be «allowed» to welcome the newest member of their family into this world.

Indeed, in an example suggesting that the rhetoric of change might have outpaced the reality of reform, a presidential bill regarding criminal responsibility for improperly launching criminal cases was recently adopted by the Duma without amendment, in spite of calls for significant changes voiced by the lead committee and the Duma's Legal Department.

In an unusual step, MPs on the Commons» intelligence and security committee offered their own report reinforcing the findings of the main report out today, by parliament's joint committee, calling for significant amendments to the draft communications data bill.

At this point, there was a significant push to enshrine the office as a two term limit for the sake of changing status quo and in 1951 they drafted an amendment to the constitution doing just that (Though it allowed the incumbent FDR and VP Truman to be exempt from this law until they were voted out, though this did not happen.

The raise to $ 2,500 a year finally passed as part of a massive package of amendments promoted by Gov. Al Smith in 1927, which included measures that gave the executive significant budgetary powers and let New York City borrow to finance subway construction.

The key argument is over amendment 7, tabled by Dominic Grieve, the Conservative former attorney general and backed by a significant number of Tories, as well as the opposition parties.

Moreover, this strict amendment process has not excessively impeded constitutional change, as it has allowed for many significant constitutional amendments over the nation's history, including the Bill of Rights and Amendments concerning the income tax, the direct election of senators, the two term presidency, and the right to vote of women and 18 amendments over the nation's history, including the Bill of Rights and Amendments concerning the income tax, the direct election of senators, the two term presidency, and the right to vote of women and 18 Amendments concerning the income tax, the direct election of senators, the two term presidency, and the right to vote of women and 18 year olds.

This would be a better answer if you could demonstrate that SuperPAC donations have a significant influence on the creation of policy (not just a small influence on who gets elected), and that there is no other way to reduce corporate interference that doesn't involve the repeal of the first amendment.

The Senate voted 100 - 0 for an amendment sponsored by Senator Robert Menendez, a Democrat, and Senator Mark Kirk, a Republican, that would allow President Barack Obama to sanction foreign banks found to have carried out a «significant financial transaction with the Central Bank of Iran».

You can count on one hand the amount of times in the past two parliaments that the Lords has made significant interventions into legislation drafted in the commons — for example, on George Osborne's cuts to tax credits in 2015 and the so - called Dubs Amendment on unaccompanied minor refugees in 2016.

But some of the Lords amendments, including those on a customs union and on the meaningful vote, received significant Conservative support on the Lords, which could strengthen the convictions of waverers in the Commons.

The effect of the Triborough Amendment is significant: Edmund J. McMahon, senior fellow at the Empire Center for New York State Policy, a conservative research group, has estimated that longevity - based pay increases for teachers, guaranteed by the amendment even after contracts expire, add $ 300 million to school budgets Amendment is significant: Edmund J. McMahon, senior fellow at the Empire Center for New York State Policy, a conservative research group, has estimated that longevity - based pay increases for teachers, guaranteed by the amendment even after contracts expire, add $ 300 million to school budgets amendment even after contracts expire, add $ 300 million to school budgets annually.

He is one of a handful of Tory MPs calling for significant amendments to the EU withdrawal bill, which passed its second reading in the Commons on Tuesday.

Freeing counties from Medicaid costs: An amendment in the bill requires the state to stop shifting 13 percent of New York's Medicaid costs to counties, creating a $ 2.3 billion budget hole and a significant political headache for Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the state Legislature.

In 1979, the U.S. Supreme Court determined that unionization at religious schools could not be compelled because it could constitute «a significant risk of infringement of the Religion Clauses of the First Amendment if the act conferred jurisdiction over church - operated schools.»

If reviewers rejected the last allowed amendment, researchers had no choice but to start over with a new idea, or with a very significant reconfiguration of the old idea.

To secure the support of the former, he must promise Representative Francis Blair (Hal Holbrook) that he will entertain the peace overtures of a Confederate delegation, thereby exposing the amendment vote to significant political risk.

«One of the most significant amendments deals with the role of charter schools, and Democrats are in agreement on this.

The most significant legislation to limit the scope of Title VII came in the form of amendments to fund «special alternative» English - only programs and to limit most participation in Title VII programs to three years (1988).

«We will have significant amendments of a bill that we believe works and can be signed into law,» he said.

Noting that the «parties devote a significant portion of their briefs discussing the question whether the constitutional provisions at issue in this case are so - called «Blaine amendments»» originally motivated by anti-Catholic nativist sentiment, the court found that «none of the parties has produced any authority suggesting we may disregard constitutional provisions merely because we suspect they may have been tainted by questionable motives.

A significant number of amendments focused on the bill's highly qualified teacher provisions, which have flown under the radar in light of more dramatic changes to the legislation's accountability components.

This distinction is significant because, although the Blaine Amendments appear to stem from prejudice against Catholic immigrants, none of the amendments actually mention the Catholic faith or any tradition or denomination in pAmendments appear to stem from prejudice against Catholic immigrants, none of the amendments actually mention the Catholic faith or any tradition or denomination in pamendments actually mention the Catholic faith or any tradition or denomination in particular.

The outcome of that process and of the House's parallel bill which left committee already and which failed to adopt a Democratic sponsored amendment to require states to adopt «college and career ready standards» and to use standardized test results in accountability systems, will play a significant role in the current policy environment that is best summarized as «test and punish».

The Illinois State Legislature approved In January 2010 an amendment to the Illinois School Code, known as the Performance Evaluation Review Act (PERA), which requires districts to include «student growth» as a significant portion of teacher and principal evaluation.

The 2005 changes to the bankruptcy laws made it more difficult to file for bankruptcy, but we have spent a significant amount of time using the amendments to our clients» benefit.

In any of the circumstances referred to above we will not therefore be liable for the cost of any service (such as, but not limited to, flights, hotels and connecting rail travel) which is purchased in connection with any holiday but which is not booked through us, or for any related expenses such as cancellation charges or amendment fees for any service which can not be used or has to be cancelled or amended as a result of our having to cancel or make a significant change to any holiday.

In any of the circumstances referred to above we will not be liable for the cost of any service (such as, but not limited to, flights, hotels and connecting rail travel) which is purchased in connection with any holiday but which is not booked through us, or for any related expenses such as cancellation charges or amendment fees for any service which can not be used or has to be cancelled or amended as a result of our having to cancel or make a significant change to any holiday.

The fermentation aspect of CFR's methanogenic anaerobic fermentation, MAF, could produce — literally — a significant fraction of the total current consumption of energy — renewably — along with sufficient, nitrogen and renewable carbon based — soil amendment - soil biologically augmented — organic fertilizer.

At the same time, the State Department is working to slash global emissions of potent industrial greenhouse gases called HFCs through an amendment to the Montreal Protocol; the Environmental Protection Agency is cutting domestic HFC emissions through its Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) program; and, the private sector has stepped up with commitments to cut global HFC emissions equivalent to 700 million metric tons through 2025.

The Boiler MACT rules, which are required by the Clean Air Act amendments of 1990, will only target the most significant sources of toxic air pollution.

«Our leadership in the Southcoast delegation ensured significant procurement of renewable offshore wind, utilizing New Bedford as the main port,» said State Senator Mark C. Montigny (D - New Bedford), who authored key amendments during the 2016 energy debate to ensure stable and consistent offshore wind procurements.

Implementation of the Kigali amendment could avoid up to 0.5 degrees Celsius of warming by the end of the century; this is a significant step towards limiting global warming to under two degrees, as committed under the Paris Agreement.

The Amendment could avoid emissions of well over 70 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent by 2050, which marks an historic achievement and brings significant impetus to the Paris Agreement which comes into effect in November 2016.