Sentences with phrase «on illegal practices»

Keeping a check on the illegal practices with respect to any taxes administered by the State Tax Division and taking measures to curb the same

They introduced new guidelines that crack down on illegal practices often utilised by for - profit dating sites, and issued a joint directive requiring real - name registration for clients on online dating platforms.

It isn't like they illegally colluded to fix prices and are suffering based on that illegal practice.

Not exact matches

The crux of the act is simply this: illegal wage bias (based on race, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability) occurs «when a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice is adopted, when a person becomes subject to a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, or when a person is affected by application of a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, including each time wages, benefits, or other compensation is paid, resulting in whole or in part from such a decision or other practice.»

Clearly, if the allegations of illegal or deceptive practices are sustained by the inquiries underway, the ARF will formally rescind the award, on the grounds that the work did not, in retrospect, meet our standards and requirements.»

using your argument we would had civil rights in this country just because goverments make certain practices illegal does tat mean that what the goverrmet s doing is moral and just, The fact s the goverment attempted to use Christaniaity to bolster it claim to power through this we have the start of the Roman Catholic Church one of the most insidious evil organzations on this planet which as doe more to oppose ad kill true follewers of Christ then ay group o this planet.

Prayer hotlines should be considered on par with illegal practice of medicine by unlicensed and untrained amateurs.

These forces are the stuff of everyday life: rates of birth higher for Mexicans and Mexican - Americans than for most other ethnic groups; a chain of entirely legal immigration, as Mexican - Americans bestow residency and citizenship on their spouses, children and parents; and a practice of illegal immigration that is, in the vast majority of instances, born from ordinary people exercising common sense.

We are calling on Trading Standards to clamp down on practices we believe are already illegal.

In fact, it was about illegal marketing practices, about the fact that infants in the third world die on watered down formula (because it's too expensive to mix properly), badly mixed formula (because parents can't read the directions), and formula made with contaminated water.

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's office on Monday released a letter sent to the president of a health - care company that in a job placement ad that called for «no Hatians» to apply, warning the company that it was illegal to discriminate in hiring practices.

ICYMI: During an interview with my NY1 colleague Errol Louis on «Inside City Hall» last night, embattled Rep. Michael Grimm continued to defend himself against allegations in the New York Times that he engaged in illegal fundraising and questionable business practices.

Whilst this may on the one hand fuel concerns about possible growth in the use of illegal pornographic content such as that depicting children or animals, it is also the same feature that allows a nervous or embarrassed teen to look for much - needed information about sexual identity or practices.

A shocking aspect of the bill's proposals would allow staff in secure colleges to use potentially fatal restraint on children to enforce «good order and discipline», a practice which could be illegal.

At 10 a.m., community organizations release report highlighting lack of oversight of for - profit commercial bail bond industry in New York City and call on elected officials and regulators to take immediate action to rein in predatory and illegal practices, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

Judges» reliance on commercial bail bonds, a routine practice in the U.S. that is uncommon or illegal in most other countries, is a significant reason that NYC spends $ 10 million each year to jail thousands of defendants who post bail within a few days and are released, according to Comptroller Scott Stringer, who wants it ended.

The jurors also could not reach a verdict on two additional counts of illegal practices in campaign financing, and acquitted the Bridgeport Democrat of one count of witness tampering.

Gailor said it was too early to determine if the state would seek to retry Newton on the two first - degree larceny charges and the two counts of illegal campaign practices, all of which involve Newton's unsuccessful 2012 bid for a state Senate seat representing Bridgeport.

The NYT's Michael Barbaro follows his in - depth piece on Trump's empire (the facts of which he declined to debate with The Donald on CNBC) with a report that AG Eric Schneiderman is investigating whether a for - profit school founded by Trump has engaged in illegal business practices.

We call on President Nana Akufo - Addo to direct a reversal of these illegal decisions and acts of malfeasance as well as take appropriate steps to restore good corporate governance practices in our state - owned enterprises, in this case ADB.

Syracuse, N.Y. — Although Syracuse officials were warned in 2009 that it's illegal, Mayor Stephanie Miner has continued the decades - old practice of placing certain city workers — many of whom are politically connected — on a shadow city payroll beyond the reach of state civil service rules.

Cuomo also wanted to establish a partnership among other governors in other states that would share information on illegal gun trafficking and develop a «working group» of law enforcement officials to establish best practices and share resources with federal authorities.

The government through the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources as part of activities to stop the menace, has temporarily placed a ban on the issuance of licenses for small - scale mining, and directed all illegal miners to cease the practice and evacuate from the various sites.

Zuckerberg is in a bit of a bind right now, given that this scandal shines a light not on obviously illegal practices, but on the shady and arguably invasive data collection and transfer that lies at the heart of Facebook's business strategy.

A controversial treatment that is intended to change one's sexual orientation or gender identity is now illegal to practice on minors in Erie County.

The shadow education secretary Ed Balls also called today for a government statement about the allegations that a number of senior public figures had had their voicemail messages intercepted, amid claims that Downing Street communications chief Andy Coulson was aware the illegal practice was going on while he was the newspaper's editor.

New research has revealed the tiny minority of fishers who poach on the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) think the illegal practice is justified, because they believe «everyone else is doing it.»

While crop burning has been illegal for years, there hasn't been a large enough deterrent to effectively crack down on the practice, in part because it's been difficult to measure exactly how much smoke from the fires is making it downwind to the city.

In June, it introduced compulsory training for new workers on what constitutes illegal employment practices.

The European Commission proposed a ban on imports of fish from Sri Lanka for not tackling illegal fishing properly and lifted a ban on fish imports from Belize following the reform of its vessel inspection practices.

The trouble began on the night of 26 September 2014, when students hijacked five commercial buses to transport them to a demonstration in Mexico City — an illegal but widely tolerated practice by students at Mexico's politically radical teachers» colleges.

They also shed some light on why companies go to great lengths to avoid the perception that they are accepting money from corrupt investors or are themselves profiting from illegal or unethical practices, researchers said.

A U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Social Impact was presented to: Crime + Punishment (Director: Stephen Maing)-- Over four years of unprecedented access, the story of a brave group of black and Latino whistleblower cops and one unrelenting private investigator who, amidst a landmark lawsuit, risk everything to expose illegal quota practices and their impact on young minorities.

Crime + Punishment / U.S.A. (Director: Stephen Maing)-- Over four years of unprecedented access, the story of a brave group of black and Latino whistleblower cops and one unrelenting private investigator who, amidst a landmark lawsuit, risk everything to expose illegal quota practices and their impact on young minorities.

Over four years of unprecedented access, the story of a brave group of black and Latino whistleblower cops and one unrelenting private investigator who, amidst a landmark lawsuit, risk everything to expose illegal quota practices and their impact on young minorities.

The U.S. Department of Education considers this practice illegal on the college level but has not addressed the issue for K - 12 schools.

The report called on the California Department of Education «to issue guidance making it clear that these practices are illegal,» and to order charter schools with these exclusionary practices «to change their policies immediately.»

Even though tampering with odometers is illegal, this practice is still going on.

A practice that no longer exists as it is illegal where issuers would place fees on inactive or dormant credit accounts.

This program addresses illegal debt collection practices and forces debt collectors to prove that they have the legal authority to collect on a debt, which they often can not do!

Phantom debt is on the rise and becoming a very lucrative practice — although it is illegal.

It has been sued on California and more recently other states for illegal debt collection practices.

This practice is illegal based on securities law and can lead to heavy fines.

In September 2014, U.S. Bank was ordered to refund $ 48 million to consumers who suffered because of illegal billing practices related to add - on products for credit cards and other bank products.

On the other hand, you can possibly get away with it and profit handomely, but why risk your future, sanity and fall victim to illegal practices of the business that comes with consequences when it takes the same amount of time and effort to do your deals the right way?

You have to think realistically that a loan company will perform credit check on their applicants, and it's an illegal lending practice when a company grants loans automatically on the phone.

In short, while I believe the private equilibrium is generally quite responsible, regulators can not afford to be Panglossian about it - after all it was this private equilibrium that recently generated the illegal practice of late trading in some mutual funds, where preferred customers got to trade after the markets had closed, and it was this private equilibrium that caused a number of ostensibly safe money market funds in the early 1990s to take on excessive hidden risk that caused them to «break the buck» - in effect declare losses on what is supposed to be a risk free asset.

The Animal Legal Defense Fund, the nation's preeminent legal advocacy organization for animals, brought the lawsuit on behalf of Barkworks puppy purchasers harmed by Barkworks practices they claimed were illegal and deceptive.

The sport of dog fighting has been illegal for some years in Britain but the practice still goes on in places, and some bull terrier breeds are bred and trained for this unpleasant purpose.

The practice of renting accommodations to travelers in areas not permitted by zoning had been pervasive on Maui for decades, but in 2007 Maui County began closing down these illegal rentals.