Sentences with phrase «on aggressive practices»

The current law on aggressive practices raises more fundamental problems.

The proposals on aggressive practices would, on the other hand, extend the scope of consumer protection from pressure selling by clarifying the rules on liability and damages.

Not exact matches

Over the years, these aggressive shareholders and practices took on different names: corporate raiders, leveraged buyouts, activist investors.

However, the company responded to comments to that effect on its Facebook page, writing, «Audi has diverse hiring practices to ensure equality across our staff and we pledge to put aggressive hiring and development strategies in place to increase the number of women in our workforce, at all levels.»

Specifically, Defendants made false and / or misleading statements and / or failed to disclose that: (i) the Company was engaged in predatory lending practices that saddled subprime borrowers and / or those with poor or limited credit histories with high - interest rate debt that they could not repay; (ii) many of the Company's customers were using Qudian - provided loans to repay their existing loans, thereby inflating the Company's revenues and active borrower numbers and increasing the likelihood of defaults; (iii) the Company was providing online loans to college students despite a governmental ban on the practice; (iv) the Company was engaged overly aggressive and improper collection practices; (v) the Company had understated the number of its non-performing loans in the Registration Statement and Prospectus; (vi) because of the Company's improper lending, underwriting and collection practices it was subject to a heightened risk of adverse actions by Chinese regulators; (vii) the Company's largest sales platform and strategic partner, Alipay, and Ant Financial, could unilaterally cap the APR for loans provided by Qudian; (viii) the Company had failed to implement necessary safeguards to protect customer data; (ix) data for nearly one million Company customers had been leaked for sale to the black market, including names, addresses, phone numbers, loan information, accounts and, in some cases, passwords to CHIS, the state - backed higher - education qualification verification institution in China, subjecting the Company to undisclosed risks of penalties and financial and reputational harm; and (x) as a result of the foregoing, Qudian's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.

The Northern Irish charity offers therapeutic support to individuals «who wish to move out of homosexual practices, and opposes the determination of aggressive gay lobbies wanting to impose a ban on such support».

In the end, it all comes back to education: In the ideal world, a parent's decision about whether to allow a child to start playing or continue playing collision sports before high school under current rules of play (which are evolving in the direction of safety, fortunately, as seen, for instance, in USA Hockey's ban on body checking at the Pee Wee hockey level and below, and limits on full - contact practices instituted at every level of football, from Pop Warner, to high school, college, and the NFL), will be a conscious one; a decision in which the risks of participating in a particular sport - provided it is based on the most up - to - date information about those risks and a consideration of other risk factors that might come into play for their child, such as pre-existing learning disabilities (e.g. ADHD), chronic health conditions (e.g., a history of history of multiple concussions or seizures, history of migraines), or a reckless and overly aggressive style of play - are balanced against the benefits to the child of participating.

Publication of the Purdue study sent shock - waves reverberating through the football world, with the findings cited by concussion experts calling on youth sports organizations to take more aggressive action to minimize exposure to RHI, including sub-concussive blows, by changing the way contact and collision sports are played and practiced, and reducing the amount of brain trauma a child incurs by limiting the number of hits they sustain in a sports season, over the course of a year, and during a career.

Under the Convention on the Rights of the Child parents have the right to accurate information on nutrition, which entails stopping misinformation, including from breastmilk substitute companies which promote their products with misleading claims and aggressive marketing practices.

«This most recent incident — on top of ongoing allegations of discriminatory employment practices against women and a long, shameful record of aggressive hostility to worker's rights and basic decency — only strengthens the case against Wal - Mart's attempts to open locations in New York City.»

There are plenty of other topics where libertarians disagree with GOP but DNC would not be much of an improvement in practice based on observed history (war on drugs / drug legalization, prostitution legalization, SWAT and aggressive police tactics, censorship etc...)

«Moreover, we are concerned that establishing a practice of aggressive inquiry into the professional histories of scientists whose findings may bear on policy in ways that some find unpalatable could well have a chilling effect on the willingness of scientists to conduct research that intersects with policy - relevant scientific questions.»

Further steps could include pushing for more renewable energy; an aggressive cut in the use of coal and natural gas to make electricity; wider use of electric cars, biofuel, and hydrogen fuel; changes in farming practices; and putting a price on carbon pollution.

HIGHLY RECOMMEND FOR TEACHERS TO READ ON HOW TO APPLY RESTORATIVE JUSTICE IN DEALING WITH INDISPLINE IN SCHOOLS The practice of restorative justice is a vehicle that offers hope to those affected by violent and aggressive acts.

The unified system of governance in Baltimore enabled Alonso to take aggressive action on low - performing schools and create coherent standards and common practices.

The research highlighted here illustrates that school turnaround is possible in the presence of a concerted strategy that incorporates evidenced - based best practices: Aggressive action on the part of school districts, resources and requirements, governance and staffing changes, data - driven decision making, and a focus on school culture and nonacademic supports for disadvantaged students.

Beyond his chapter on the development of the Kindle, publishing figures into the book mainly as one especially vivid example of Amazon's aggressive business practices.

That's important because those companies have pretty good governance practices in place; BlackRock is aggressive about merging funds to harvest economies of scale, others do share buybacks and so on.

Katrina's lender is listed on the NASDAQ, pulls in a half - billion in revenue annually, and has over 1,000 storefront locations in the U.S. Known for aggressive collection practices, the company files thousands of garnishment lawsuits yearly.

Bad breeding practices may or may not pass on a genetic tendency towards aggression, but many irresponsible breeders looking to produce «tough» dogs will specifically breed for aggressive traits.

While he has been an aggressive critic of the panel's practices on his blog, and a frequent target of energy and climate campaigners, Dr. Pielke's research record in this particular field stands on its own.

The rural markets do not always require as aggressive an approach to stand above the competition, but this is still dependent on the specific market and area of practice.

If the attorney is aggressive with the other side, and puts pressure on them through Discovery, Depositions and Motion practice, then the odds are good that the other side will be anxious to compromise and settle the claim without ever going to Court.

Among other things, the Supreme Court of Canada highlighted the trial findings of negligence in continuing to issue clean audit opinions after knowing of deliberate deception by Livent management and what Deloitte itself characterised as «aggressive, if not questionable, accounting practices» on the part of Livent management.

On behalf of the treatment center, the Appellate Practice Group developed an aggressive strategy of disposing of the lawsuits by way of comprehensive Rule 12 motions, thereby saving the client from expensive discovery in a foreign venue.

Nor would it be productive or popular for law societies to proactively embark on an aggressive campaign to discipline lawyers for poor technological practices, like, for example, using weak passwords.

Two years ago, when the sky seemed like the only limit on the practice of law, the heart of Windstrom & Crusher's trial team broke away to start one of the most aggressive commercial litigation firms in town: Strickland, Michaelman & Fox.

Frank was with this firm for seven years as staff litigation counsel before starting his own law practice in order to concentrate his efforts on providing experience, quality service, and aggressive representation to injury victims and their families.

By focusing our practice on the rights of men and fathers in divorce, custody, paternity, parenting time, child support modifications, spousal support modifications and other family law issues, we are able to provide the aggressive representation that effectively protects men's parental rights and financial positions.

The dissenting justice pointed out that while three witnesses described Dr. R as «aggressive, confrontational and used thoroughly foul language,» [31] the Discipline Committee did not explain why this conduct, as opposed to other rude behaviour, «crosses the line,» [31] and did not explain why it reflected on Dr. R's professional integrity, how his actions were relevant to the practice of medicine, or how it impaired his ability to function as a doctor.

Our firm has built its practice on aggressive representation in the courtroom, compassionate legal counsel in the office, and reputable practices in the community.

David Greenspan is a trial lawyer whose practice focuses on proactive counseling and aggressive litigation of employee mobility disputes and complex employment matters.

Mr. Zoldan's practice is based on aggressive and detail - oriented representation, focusing on employment discrimination, wage and hour disputes, harassment, and wrongful termination.

A study done in 2012 by American Institute for Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters on the impact of Massachusetts» aggressive policies indicated that state influence may actually be causing some policyholders to pay more than they should, because of cross subsidization practices to meet state guidelines.

Our goals include transforming the workplace to make WhirlWind one of the Best Places to Work, meet an aggressive 5 year revenue goal, and create prototype companies based on best practices.

IT Project Manager — Professional Highlights Serve multinational corporations in a variety of technology based strategic planning and administration roles Offer expertise as a consultant, programmer, engineer, business analyst, and database administrator Lead technology projects for NASA, U.S. Customs, American Express, and General Electric Design and implement reporting, customer service, marketing, sales, and financial management software Responsible for network and database design, administration, and security Oversee enterprise - wide hardware and software upgrades resulting in increased efficiency Minimize operational and manpower costs through effective technology solutions Serve as forecast budget analyst for Joint Project Management Operations at Kennedy Space Center Develop reporting application tool using crystal reports engine on CD throughout Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Air Station resulting in $ 500,000 savings on user licensing fees Create detailed project plan with well - defined tasks, milestones, client sign - offs, test cycles, and specifications which served to communicate project progress to management Develop visual basic application for financial banking Institution using crystal reports to reduce the company's response time resulting in initial reporting from 2 - 3 hours to just 45 seconds Oversee multimillion - dollar software implementation for Miami Air from a consultancy level Upgrade Great Plains software platform and administered security access for Miami internal databases Write over 200 SQL stored procedures from access databases for financial institutions Compose business correspondence and prepared statistical spreadsheet analysis for Kennedy Space Center Recognized by colleagues and superiors for outstanding job performance, reliability, and efficiency Conduct surveys of operations to assess needs and identify high priority improvements Complete major product releases meeting very aggressive schedules and budgets Serve as a member of the International Cyber Threat Task Force Utilize fluencies in English, Portuguese, Arabic, French, and German to communicate with a diverse clientele Continually study emerging technologies and industry best practices Perform all duties with positivity, professionalism, and integrity

Wright provides consultation, training and workshops on aggressive behavior in children; trauma - informed practice; and family dynamics, parenting practices and child development.

Abuse and the media / Abuse or neglect / Abused children / Acceptance (1) / Acceptance (2) / Activities (1) / Activities (2) / Activities (3) / Activities (4) / Activities (5) / Activity / Activity groups / Activity planning / Activity programming / AD / HD approaches / Adhesive Learners / Admissions planning / Adolescence (1) / Adolescence (2) / Adolescent abusers / Adolescent male sexual abusers / Adolescent sexual abusers / Adolescent substance abuse / Adolescents and substance abuse / Adolescents in residential care / Adult attention / Adult attitudes / Adult tasks and treatment provision / Adultism / Adults as enemies / Adults on the team (50 years ago) / Advocacy / Advocacy — children and parents / Affiliation of rejected youth / Affirmation / After residential care / Aggression (1) / Aggression (2) / Aggression (3) / Aggression (4) / Aggression and counter-aggression / Aggression replacement training / Aggression in youth / Aggressive behavior in schools / Aggressive / researchers / AIDS orphans in Uganda / Al Trieschman / Alleviation of stress / Alternative discipline / Alternatives to residential care / Altruism / Ambiguity / An apprenticeship of distress / An arena for learning / An interventive moment / Anger in a disturbed child / Antisocial behavior / Anxiety (1) / Anxiety (2) / Anxious anxiety / Anxious children / Appointments: The panel interview / Approach / Approach to family work / Art / Art of leadership / Arts for offenders / Art therapy (1) / Art therapy (2) / Art therapy (3) / A.S. Neill / Assaultive incidents / Assessing strengths / Assessment (1) / Assessment (2) / Assessment (3) / Assessment and planning / Assessment and treatment / Assessments / Assessment of problems / Assessment with care / Assign appropriate responsibility / Assisting transition / «At - risk» / / Attachment (1) / Attachment (2) / Attachment (3) / Attachment (4) / Attachment and attachment behavior / Attachment and autonomy / Attachment and loss / Attachment and placed children / Attachment issue / Attachment representations / Attachment: Research and practice / Attachment with staff / Attention giving and receiving / Attention seeking / Attitude control / Authority (1) / Authority (2) / Authority, control and respect / Awareness (1) / Awareness (2)

The intervention sought to reduce specific empirically identified risk factors for adolescent health and behavior problems: persistent physically aggressive behavior in the early elementary school grades,9 - 11 academic failure, 12 and poor family management practices including unclear rules, poor monitoring of behavior, and inconsistent or harsh discipline.13, 14 Because being raised in poverty increases risk for crime, school failure, and school dropout,15 - 17 effects of the intervention on children from low - income families were of particular interest.

Well over half of future recidivist delinquents can be predicted at age 7 from the child's aggressive behaviour together with the family's ineffective child rearing practices.5 On the other hand, where protective factors exist, the outcome can be good: figure 1) shows the school report of the 9 year old Winston Churchill, whose conduct was «exceedingly bad.»

Practice Components There are a number of school - based intervention modalities that focus on reducing aggressive or disruptive behavior of students, including cognitively oriented strategies, social skills training, behavioral strategies, counseling (group, individual, and family), anger management programs, and social problem - solving programs (Wilson and Lipsey 2007).

[** hostile - aggressive parenting, enmeshment, intrusive parenting, intractable hostilities, high conflict, etc.] The recent rise of lucrative PAS therapies, including Warshak's Bridges program, residential camps, court - ordered custody - switches based on Gardner's threat therapy ideas, various reunification therapies (for which there are no adequately researched protocols), and other ad - hoc money - making practices of many psychologists who for a fee profess to offer services that will engineer affectionate relationships between estranged parents and non-compliant children, veer uncomfortably close at times in theory and some of their practices to the dangerous, cultic and discredited «attachment» therapies of decades past, i.e. in many cases, they are child abuse.

During the preschool years, psychosocial interventions with parents regarding their parenting practices have immediate effects both on parenting behaviours and on aggressive and noncompliant behaviours among children.