Sentences with phrase «of worker protection»

But the idea of worker protection is lost in the rhetoric of «us versus them» by the teacher union.

Cuomo, speaking on Thursday afternoon following a rally with the New York Hotel Trades Council in Manhattan, reiterated his support for having some kind of worker protections added to 421 - a.

Not exact matches

While the president's report does not propose any quick fixes for growth, it suggests that large - scale investment in infrastructure improvements, regulations that ensure the internet remains open to all, and protections for the increasing number of workers who wind up as contractors in the gig economy will be essential.

But it's abundantly clear that the best protection a business can offer its under - trained or under - skilled workers is a path toward the «new» collar jobs of the future.

These regulations are handed down from several federal agencies, including the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and various state agencies, which implement laws in the realms of worker's compensation, employee protection, and otProtection Agency (EPA), and various state agencies, which implement laws in the realms of worker's compensation, employee protection, and otprotection, and other areas.

The rule will automatically extend overtime pay protections to over 4 million workers within the first year of implementation, resulting in a boost to many workers» wallets.

One path forward would create a third classification of worker called a dependent contractor, an employee type that would receive some of the protections of a full - fledged employee, perhaps disability and unemployment insurance but not expense reimbursement or overtime.

She'd also provide greater protections for contract workers in the «gig» economy, while supporting the innovations of companies such as Airbnb and Uber, which have built that new sector.

«The country's regulatory framework is built around the protection of its workers and its people,» he says.

«I don't believe this industry needs to be built on a system whereby the workers don't need to receive any of the protections that we have a society that workers need to receive,» she said.

Like Sachs, Whippman believes that «there are many reasons why life in America is likely to produce anxiety compared with other developed nations: long working hours without paid vacation time for many, insecure employment conditions with little legal protection for workers, inequality, and the lack of universal health care coverage, to name a few,» but she stresses that our «happiness - seeking culture» is also part of the problem.

Trump's draft proposal promises to «prioritize the protection of American workers.»

In fact, the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements reported in 2009 that air crews have, on average, the highest yearly dose of radiation out of all radiation - exposed workers in the US.

This long - overdue update more than doubles the former salary threshold (just $ 23,660 annually), thereby extending overtime pay protections to over 4 million additional workers in the first year of implementation alone.

«Visa programs for foreign workers... should be administered in a manner that protects the civil rights of American workers and current lawful residents, and that prioritizes the protection of American workers — our forgotten working people — and the jobs they hold.»

«It's going to be a hard sell that this activity was either concerted or for mutual aid or protection, rather than simply venting or pitting one group of workers against the others, which does not sound very mutual,» Morantz said.

There will always be plenty of competition in the US from Lyft, other ride - hailing startups, and automakers, and Europe from Uber's perspective is a mess of regulations and worker protections.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is taking it easy on payday lenders accused of preying on low - income workers.

CAFTA - DR is strengthening workers» rights and conditions in the region, through enforcement of labor protections to which its workers are entitled under countries» national laws.

Happy May Day, union's role in the protection of workers and protection of workers rights.

In other words, what this statistic shows is that Bill 6 was desperately needed, and that the Enhanced Protection for Farm and Ranch Workers Act courageously passed by the Alberta Legislature on Dec. 10, 2015, by the government of Premier Rachel Notley in the face of huge — and when it came to its political opponents, hugely dishonest — opposition was the right thing to do.

Wouldn't the U.S. - and Canadian style» worker protections and environmental standards and those of Australia and New Zealand be a better model than what we have seen from China to date?

For the past year and a half, British ministers have been assuring us that the MAI does «not affect the rights of signatories to carry out normal regulation», that it will «weaken neither environmental regulation nor worker protection» and that it contains «nothing... that gives investors the right to be compensated for lost profits».

The letter echoes the demands trade justice advocates have long called for: transparent and democratic negotiations; strong and enforceable labour rights, including for migrant workers; protection of public services; enforceable environmental standards; and the right to regulate in the public's interest.

On Monday, the Philippine Senate ratified the Domestic Workers Convention, launching into effect new levels of labor protection and working conditions for millions of Philippine wWorkers Convention, launching into effect new levels of labor protection and working conditions for millions of Philippine workersworkers.

«For the protection of the worker from dangerous machinery, occupational disease, injuries, and mortality.

«For the right of workers to some protection against the hardships often resulting from the swift crisis of industrial change.

They included abolition of child labor, protection of workers against industrial hazards, shorter hours — the 12 - hour day was then common — a living wage and arbitration of industrial disputes.

It is caused by competitive market economy without regulation for the protection of workers.

This is sad that our system is beset by Republicans that think the best way out of a recession is to eliminate more jobs and take away workers and social protections so they can further the system that caused the economic collapse in the first place.

Out of these cases has grown a vast panoply of ancillary bureaucracies: social workers, psychologists and psychiatrists, child protection experts and enforcers, counselors, mediators, divorce planners, forensic accountants, and so forth.

August 2011 — The Obama administration releases its new health care rules that override religious conscience protections for medical workers, in the areas of abortion and contraception.

The principles of social economy, agrarian reforms, collective rights of citizens and workers, freedom to travel and to setting, systems of social protection, public and civic responsibility must prevail.

This administration does care about the suffering that results for workers who lose their jobs and it does care about the weakening of environmental protection that is entailed in free trade.

Ahead of Friday's annual March for Life, pro-life Christians celebrated new federal protections for health care workers who decline to administer procedures such as abortion, sterilization, or euthanasia on religious or moral grounds.

Dedicated to growing wine naturally, the winery introduced its natural farming and conservation program with goals of worker health, environmental protection and enhanced grape quality.

Farm Labor Contractor, Vineyard Pay $ 42K in Penalties for Providing Deplorable Housing Conditions to Farm Workers in Sonoma County: Investigators from the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found farm labor contractor Four Seasons Vineyard Management and winemaker Ridge Vineyards in violation of the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act for providing deplorable housing conditions to farm workers in northern Sonoma CoWorkers in Sonoma County: Investigators from the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found farm labor contractor Four Seasons Vineyard Management and winemaker Ridge Vineyards in violation of the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act for providing deplorable housing conditions to farm workers in northern Sonoma Coworkers in northern Sonoma County...

«We're ahead of the curve as far as [tracing our products and implementing] sustainable agricultural practices focusing on water conservation, worker safety and wildlife protection,» Sallin maintains.

To obtain Rainforest Certification, which Aquiares first earned in 2003, standards have to be met in terms of forest protection and treatment of workers — all employees must have access to education and medical care, be paid fairly and be properly equipped.

Inproper storage, inadequate protection, and lack of training routinely expose farm workers to chemicals.

The cocoa used by ESC is grown by West African farmers who follow rigorous standards for protection of workers» rights and the environment.

«The Greens want to see strong protections for workers that corporations can't contract out of using tricky legal devices,» he said.

Improper storage, inadequate personal protection, and lack of training for handlers of pesticides are not uncommon in the developing world, and result in farm workers being directly exposed to toxins.

The courses we offer are aimed at service managers and frontline workers from a variety of settings, including Children's Centres, maternity services, child protection, schools and family learning services, Job Centre Plus, child and adolescent mental health services, teenage pregnancy services and youth offending teams.

The National Coalition for Child Protection Reform has documented many cases where child protective workers have overstepped their bounds, often with the best of intentions however misguided.

Arch Creative and Play Therapy Centre Child Protection Policy clearly outlines the procedure for the management of allegations of abuse or misconduct against workers of a child availing of our service.

Advocate at all levels and between sectors for the needs and rights of maternity protection of workers in both the formal and informal employment sectors.

In this paper, I discuss the shortcomings of the legal protections that exist for pregnancy, breastfeeding, and parenting for United States» workers.

Health workers can play a key role in the protection, promotion and support of breastfeeding.

Participants from various IBFAN organizations, aid agencies, non-governmental organizations, social service organizations, health care workers, policy makers and representatives from WHO and UNICEF, discussed the protection of breastfeeding and the establishment of breastfeeding cultures as vital components in measures dealing with this topic.