Sentences with phrase «on federal protections»

But the attacks on federal protections for reproductive health won't end there.

Lax oversight from the state government and inaction on federal protections mean these sorts of events are likely to continue into the future.

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On the flip side, several categories of material are not eligible for federal copyright protection.

As HuffPost reported on Tuesday, the judge who ruled against DAPA in 2015 had included among his reasoning the possibility that any DAPA applicants who offered their personal information to the federal government in exchange for protection from deportation could be at a heightened risk under a different presidential administration.

SAN DIEGO — U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Tuesday began testing the use of body cameras by its employees at nine locations, potentially leading to a broad rollout by the nation's largest law enforcement agency that would make it the first federal agency to use the devices on a large scale.

The federal Competition Act may be in play in some cases, and on some matters consumer protection laws vary by province.

In addition to getting rid of the potential for so - called fast and slow lanes on the internet, as allowed by a federal court last year, the proposal would provide consumers with stronger privacy protections.

After Congress gutted federal Internet privacy protection rules in the spring, some state legislators started to move to impose limits on data collection and tracking online on their own.

Zzyym's lawsuit, filed last year by the LGBT rights legal firm Lambda Legal Defense Fund in federal court in Denver, argued that the policy of requiring either a male or female designation on passport applications violated due process and equal protection rights for intersex people.

On Dec. 14, the Federal Communications Commission voted to remove net neutrality protections that had been introduced in 2015.

The bigger issue for the retailer is everyone coming in with their two cents on what Target should have done to prevent this breach, including two U.S. senators seeking investigations from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Federal Trade Commission.

Robert R.M. Verchick, a Loyola University law professor who worked on climate change adaptation policy at the Environmental Protection Agency under Obama, said federal leadership is essential.

On the federal level, the recently formed Consumer Financial Protection Bureau can address «unfair, deceptive or abusive practices,» said a spokeswoman.

For net neutrality to be officially repealed, the FCC must post the rules in the Federal Register while the U.S. Office of Management and Budget must sign off on the replacement protections that the FCC has proposed in its place.

Rather, the «Buy American» portion will call for federal agencies to initiate a 220 - day review of how they can strengthen protections on American - made goods.

Between these two ID theft services, the same personal information was for sale on Edith Ramirez and Richard Cordray, the heads of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), respectively.

It has put a pause on plans for tests of Equifax's data protection practices and turned down offers from other federal regulators for help in on - site credit bureau exams.

On the demand side, individual investors and mutual funds are still buyers, as individuals experienced a somewhat modest tax cut overall (the top income tax rate fell from 39.6 % to 37 %, for example) and many are looking for protection from the tax man now that the federal deduction for state and local taxes is capped at $ 10,000.

On that day, the OCC became responsible for handling consumer complaints for national banks and federal savings associations with less than $ 10 billion in assets and for compliance with certain consumer protection laws.

However, borrowers do have a few more protections in place in case of default on a federal student loan:

WASHINGTON — Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh on Wednesday criticized a bipartisan bill intended to overhaul federal chemical regulations because it would allow the Environmental Protection Agency to preempt the oversight of some chemicals by...

Since his last re-election, Clarke has openly supported Republican causes on local and national right - wing media outlets; proudly trumpets on official Milwaukee County letterhead his 2013 award from the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association, whose leader suggested using women and children as human shields during Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy's standoff with federal agents; accused Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele of having «penis envy» and being on heroin when crafting the county budget and needing to be drug tested; blasted Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm and Chief Judge Jeffrey Kremers for being «soft on crime»; provided minimal protection for President Obama during his 2012 visit; employs former Scott Walker spokeswoman Fran McLaughlin, who was given criminal immunity over her role in Walker's mixing of campaign and county business; and created pro-gun public service announcements.

Furthermore, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (the «PPACA») establishes a uniform, federal requirement for certain restaurants to post certain nutritional information on their menus.

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB Director Richard Cordray and other experts talked about the impact of the new federal housing policies on homeownership.

But we also need to ensure that government agencies like the Federal Trade Commission hold companies accountable (especially companies like Facebook who are already subject to a settlement agreement based on previous privacy violations), and we need Congress and other lawmakers to strengthen privacy protections.

Anyone who might need an income - driven plan or other federal protection in the future might want to hold off on refinancing any federal student loans.

Protections like deferment and forbearance vary depending on whether your loans are from the federal government or a private lender.

CashCall was sued in December by the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, alleging the lender illegally tried to collect on some loans made over the Internet.

On August 12, 2015, a federal judge preliminarily approved a settlement of a nationwide class action against JPMC for its use of robocalling in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.

On January 22, 2015, JPMC settled claims by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Maryland Attorney General alleging that JPMC steered customers to a now - defunct Maryland title company in exchange for undisclosed kickbacks and data on potential customers in violation of federal consumer protection lawOn January 22, 2015, JPMC settled claims by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Maryland Attorney General alleging that JPMC steered customers to a now - defunct Maryland title company in exchange for undisclosed kickbacks and data on potential customers in violation of federal consumer protecProtection Bureau and the Maryland Attorney General alleging that JPMC steered customers to a now - defunct Maryland title company in exchange for undisclosed kickbacks and data on potential customers in violation of federal consumer protection lawon potential customers in violation of federal consumer protectionprotection laws.

In September 2009, in the course of seeking access to gold records from the Federal Reserve and then suing the Fed in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, GATA obtained a sensational written admission from the Fed, signed by Fed Board of Governors member Kevin M. Warsh, a former member of the President's Working Group on Financial Markets — the so - called «Plunge Protection Team.»

The Dodd — Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act is a federal statute in the United States that was signed into law by President Barack Obama on July 21, 2010.

The AGA, which lobbies on behalf of casinos and gaming companies, has been leading the charge to kill PASPA (the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992), the federal statute that essentially banned sports betting everywhere in the US but Nevada.

The Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Labor, Housing and Urban Development, Transportation, Energy, and Homeland Security, and the Environmental Protection Agency shall develop plans for implementing the requirements of this memorandum, providing technical assistance to nonfederal actors engaged in predevelopment activities, and educating grantees and the public on the benefits of predevelopment and the Federal resources available for these activities.

On January 8, 2018, Hong Kong - based electronic toy manufacturer VTech Electronics Limited and its U.S. subsidiary (VTech) agreed to settle charges by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that they violated the FTC Act and the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).

Once you finish school, though, you can refinance to private loans to save money during repayment — as long as you aren't planning on applying for PSLF or depending on for the protections that come with federal loans.

A U.S. judge heard closing arguments on March 27 in a trial to determine whether the California city of Stockton qualifies for federal bankruptcy protection.

-- State Attorney General Xavier Becerra on the federal government report filed Monday detailing numbers of Dreamers who have been able to renew their status — and are guaranteed two more years of DACA protection: «As a result of the nationwide injunction we secured, at least 30,000 Dreamers who have renewed their DACA status — our colleagues, our classmates, our teachers — can go home to their loved ones at night and keep helping build a better America.

There are over 1,000 benefits, rights and protections provided on the basis of marital status in Federal law.

A federal judge on August 31 ruled that the March for Life, a secular organization that stages the annual January Roe v. Wade protest in Washington, is exempt from offering artificial contraception as required under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, widely known as Obamacare.

Kansas governor Sam Brownback has signed a new law that will codify existing federal protections in state courts, offering Kansas residents protection «from government infringement on religious liberties.»

Obama opposed the 2001 and 2002 «born alive» bills as backdoor attacks on a woman's legal right to abortion, but he says he would have been «fully in support» of a similar federal bill that President Bush had signed in 2002, because it contained protections for Roe v. Wade.»

Boosted Fuel Efficiency Standards Coordinated International Response to Financial Crisis Passed Mini Stimuli Began Asia «Pivot Increased Support for Veterans Tightened Sanctions on Iran Created Conditions to Begin Closing Dirtiest Power Plants Passed Credit Card Reforms Eliminated Catch - 22 in Pay Equality Laws Improved Food Safety System Expanded National Service Expanded Wilderness and Watershed Protection Gave the FDA Power to Regulate Tobacco Pushed Federal Agencies to Be Green Leaders Let Space Shuttle Die and Killed Planned Moon Mission Improved School Nutrition Expanded Hate Crimes Protections Brokered Agreement for Speedy Compensation to Victims of Gulf Oil Spill Pushed Broadband Coverage Expanded Health Coverage for Children Helped South Sudan Declare Independence Killed the F - 22

Less than a decade ago, during the national debate on ENDA (The federal Employment Non-Discrimination Act), a major beach - head in the gay movement, 68 percent of respondents in a poll of gays and lesbians commissioned by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) said it was acceptable to exclude their T colleagues from the protections sought in this legislation.

As we read this history, the furor over stem cells was fueled by numerous factors: the near - universal human desire for magic; patients» desperation in the face of illness and their hope for cures; the belief that biology can now do anything; the reluctance of scientists to accept any limits (particularly moral limits) on their research; the impact of big money from biotech stocks, patents, and federal funding; the willingness of America's elite class to use every means possible to discredit religion in general; and the need to protect the unlimited abortion license by accepting no protections of unborn human life.

In a historic turn of events, a federal appeals panel in San Francisco ruled Tuesday that California's ban on same - sex marriage violates the constitutional right to equal protection.

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.

The justices on the current Court will do the real work of jurisprudence if they draw on the briefs, take the time to set forth the evidence, and show why the state or the federal government has a compelling case for casting around infants in the womb the full protection of the law.

Washington (CNN)- The Justice Department sought on Friday to strike a delicate balance between the use of bald eagle feathers by Native American tribes and federal protection of the nation's symbolic bird.

As the voice of the flexible packaging industry, FPA works with regulators at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration and other U.S. regulatory agencies such as the Federal Trade Commission and Food and Drug Administration to share industry positions and minimize regulatory burden on the flexible packaging industry.