Sentences with phrase «on protection measures»
Studies show that every $ 1 spent on protection measures can prevent $ 4 in poststorm repairs.
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WASHINGTON, April 30 - Two Democratic lawmakers asked Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt on Monday for documents related to proposed changes to vehicle fuel emission standards and California's authority to set its own measures, and accused him of misleading Congress of the agency's plans.
Simple measures such as building on e-commerce supported platforms and protecting your hardware and software with regular updates and sufficient anti-virus and firewall protection are basic principles that can be easily implemented to close the loopholes that hackers use as points of entry.
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Currently they release information on the number of women in their total workforce and in their leadership roles and publish more detailed information about gender balance internally, but are still working with lawyers to navigate the stricter data collection and protection measures in Germany, where the company is based, and other countries where their employees work, SAP's chief diversity and inclusion officer Anka Wittenberg told Fortune.
On behalf of our 312 member companies, we will continue to work with New York legislators and lawmakers to develop common sense consumer protection measures to ensure that the millions of New Yorkers who play fantasy sports regularly can continue to enjoy the games they love.
WASHINGTON — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Thursday proposed a series of regulatory relief measures for small institutions, especially those in rural areas, to help them provide credit while they try to follow the agency's tough mortgage rules.
The Senate on Wednesday voted to get rid of a consumer protection measure meant to stop car dealers from charging more for car loans based on race.
In 2014, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled that circumventing DRM on game devices may be legal under some circumstances, limiting the legal protection to only cover technological measures intended to prevent or eliminate unauthorised acts of reproduction, communication, public offer or distribution.
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA): Also known as the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the act included a variety of health - related provisions that extended health insurance coverage to many uninsured Americans, implemented measures designed to reduce health care costs, imposed requirements on health providers and insurance companies, and levied a broad range of taxes to help pay for expanded healthcare.
The exemption also includes a number of investor protection measures, including that issuers relying on the exemption must make the offer to all existing security holders as of the record date and investors will be subject to investment limits unless they obtain advice regarding the suitability of the investment.
The measure «will give entrepreneurs the protection and the confidence they need to attract investment to grow their businesses and to hire new workers,» the President said on signing the bill.
After excluding portfolios managed by professional asset management firms, the authors perform content analysis on leader trading comments to measure the difference between first - person pronouns and third - person pronouns as indicators of self - enhancement and self - protection biases.
On the other hand, according to the Measures for the Administration of Securities Investor Protection Fund 《 證券投資者保護基金管理辦法 》, the functions of China Securities Investor Protection Fund (CSIPF, 中國投資者保護基金) include «indemnifying creditors as required by China's relevant policies in case a securities company is subjected to compulsory regulatory measures including dissolution, closure, bankruptcy and administrative takeover by China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) and custodian operation» or «other functions approved by the State CouncilMeasures for the Administration of Securities Investor Protection Fund 《 證券投資者保護基金管理辦法 》, the functions of China Securities Investor Protection Fund (CSIPF, 中國投資者保護基金) include «indemnifying creditors as required by China's relevant policies in case a securities company is subjected to compulsory regulatory measures including dissolution, closure, bankruptcy and administrative takeover by China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) and custodian operation» or «other functions approved by the State Councilmeasures including dissolution, closure, bankruptcy and administrative takeover by China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) and custodian operation» or «other functions approved by the State Council».
On a more fundamental level, the negotiations remain at an impasse over a collection of U.S. proposals dubbed «poison pills» by U.S. Chamber President and CEO Thomas J. Donohue, including the proposed sunset clause, an extreme approach to rule of origins for the auto and textile / apparel sectors, and measures that would undermine investment protection, government procurement, and trade in seasonal produce.
Importantly, when a preferred share is trading at a high current yield relative to the market yield, the investor receives a measure of protection from the impact of rising interest rates (or, if we're focused on real returns, the impact of rising inflation).
Instead, it was an effort to regulate the coal mining industry right out of business,» said Rep. Bill Johnson, R - Ohio, who sponsored the disapproval measure on the stream protection rule.
Better than many churchmen, he understood that human rights pressures on the Soviet Union served the broader cause of freedom and gave a measure of protection to human rights activists and dissidents.
Possible Napa County Oak Woodlands Initiatives Divide Wine Industry The only thing that seemed fairly certain as of Wednesday about a proposed oak woodlands and watershed protection ballot measure was that some version will appear on the June 2018 ballot...
Prof Stephen Corones has a new article out in the latest ABLR on the regulation of unilateral supermarket misconduct as a customer / acquirer of goods and services with particular attention given to ACCC v Coles and the effectiveness of s 46 as a «consumer protection measure»: Stephen Corones, «Regulating unilateral supermarket misconduct as customer / acquirer of goods and services» (2015) 43 Australian Business Law Review 400
Let Canada's politicians know that the protection, promotion and support for breastfeeding and maternal supports for Safe Motherhood are critical measures to be included on the G - 8 Maternal Newborn Child Health Initiative agenda.
And with a controversial topic like home birth, we want that added measure of protection to have as many eyes as possible on it.
These antibodies are then passed on to the baby through breast milk, thereby offering the little one a great measure of protection against sickness.
Several examples of the work of IBFAN groups were mentioned: the collaboration in Argentina of the Buenos Aires provincial breastfeeding program; in Albania the Group for the Protection and Promotion of Breastfeeding serves as a centre for child feeding expertise; in Brazil, Canada, Guatemala, Mauritius, Pakistan and Uruguay the groups place particular emphasis on Code implementation, related marketing research and public information activities; national surveys in Benin, Burkina Faso, Gabon and Senegal to monitor International Code implementation show numerous violations even where national measures are adopted.
(1) to protect and promote breastfeeding, as an essential component of their overall food and nutrition policies and programmes on behalf of women and children, so as to enable all infants to be exclusively breastfed during the first four to six months of life; (2) to promote breastfeeding, with due attention to the nutritional and emotional needs of mothers; (3) to continue monitoring breastfeeding patterns, including traditional attitudes and practices in this regard; (4) to enforce existing, or adopt new, maternity protection legislation or other suitable measures that will promote and facilitate breastfeeding among working women; (5) to draw the attention of all who are concerned with planning and providing maternity services to the universal principles affirmed in the joint WHO / UNICEF statement (note 2) on breastfeeding and maternity services that was issued in 1989; (6) to ensure that the principles and aim of the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes and the recommendations contained in resolution WHA39.28 are given full expression in national health and nutritional policy and action, in cooperation with professional associations, womens organizations, consumer and other nongovermental groups, and the food industry; (7) to ensure that families make the most appropriate choice with regard to infant feeding, and that the health system provides the necessary support;
The pushback from ESPA comes after Flanagan on Friday criticized Cuomo's plan to enhance workplace and housing protections for transgender New Yorkers, enacting parts of the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act — a measure the Senate has declined to adopt in the last several years.
Schneiderman will also announce today that he has sent letters to top executives of Apple, Google, Microsoft and Samsung seeking information from their offices about security protections, and asking for their cooperation in working on new measures to reduce theft.
Members of the Independent Democratic Conference on Friday backed a package of measures designed to enhance and bolster labor protections in New York.
It expresses concerns about some of the anti-sexual harassment measures currently under consideration by Cuomo and the Legislature, saying some of the bills might actually cut back on the rights of workers, instead of increasing protections.
The event will focus on three measures currently before the houses that advance state protections and rights of sexual assault survivors: S. 6428A / A. 8401A - which establishes a Sexual Assault Survivor Bill of Rights and requires unreported sexual assault evidence kits be maintained for 20 years in a secure, centralized location; S. 6947A — which establishes a Sexual Assault Forensic Examination (SAFE) Telemedicine Pilot Program; and S. 6964A — which ensures sexual assault forensic exams performed by hospitals are free of charge to the sexual assault survivor.
As part of the New York Crossings Project, the Governor also announced the state will implement new tunnel barriers to control major floods and seismic measures on bridges which will provide long - term protection from earthquakes and other natural forces.
«How Conservative backbenchers won the battle on the Capital Gains Tax rate Main The budget gives a measure of protection to Michael Gove»
It ends with a call for state and federal lawmakers to reject campaign contributions from gun rights groups like the NRA, enact stricter licensing and registration requirements for guns, a ban on «all classes of weapons that do not serve the specific uses of personal protection and sport shooting» and other gun control measures.
«We will continue to monitor mosquito activity,» said Westchester County Health Commissioner Sherlita Amler, MD, «and we recommend that residents take personal protection measures and remain vigilant in removing standing water on their property where mosquitoes can breed.»
The EU Commission is considering this last proposal, but only after new measures on data protection are agreed, and today's report expresses concern that the G6 proposals do not take this need for proper safeguards seriously enough.
Saland, who also voted for the marriage law after providing input on religious protections in the measure, led Neil DiCarlo by only 42 votes in a race that will likely go to the more than 900 outstanding absentee ballots.
LGBTQ advocates this week sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan urging him to hold a vote on the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act, a measure designed to provide legal protections for transgender individuals.
Based on our initial review, the reforms in the emergency regulations duplicate child - protection measures already in place in New York City,» said spokeswoman Aja Worthy - Davis.
«Effective measures have been put in place, in all nook and crannies of the state, to ensure the protection of students while on their way to schools and way back home,» he said.
In a sign that leadership expected the vote in the House to be tight, sources told The Hill on Thursday evening that Defense Secretary James MattisJames Norman MattisOvernight Defense: Over 500 amendments proposed for defense bill Measures address transgender troops, Yemen war Trump taps acting VA chief as permanent secretary Defense bill amendment would protect open transgender military service Overnight Defense: Senate confirms Haspel as CIA chief Trump offers Kim «protections» if he gives up nukes Dem amendments target Trump military parade MORE was calling members urging them to support the agreement.
As State Senator, Shelley will stand with the Governor to fight back against Trump's assault on New Yorkers by supporting the New York State Taxpayer Protection Act; and she'll work with local leaders to promote shared services and other cost - saving measures.
It expresses concerns over some of the anti-sexual harassment measures currently under consideration by Governor Cuomo and the legislature, saying some of the bills might actually cut back on the rights of workers, instead of increasing protections.
Mr. Schneiderman will announce on Monday that he has sent letters to top executives of Apple, Google, Microsoft and Samsung seeking information from their offices about security protections, and asking for their cooperation in working on new measures to reduce theft.
Speaking on behalf of the Children, the Leader of the Delegation and Chairman of the FCT Children Parliament Committee on Child Protection, Hon Habiba Diri applauded the FCT Police Command for being alive to its responsibilities and appealed for measures to be put in place to protect the rights of FCT Children.
«Using a black light allows us to assess the extent of the disease and counsel patients on sun protection measures and treatment options.»
Various justifications for costly climate protection measures were put to participants on a random basis, and the effect of these arguments on their attitudes to climate protection was then estimated.
The most notable success last year came with the passage of a measure in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (pdf) requiring nearly all chain restaurants to include calorie counts on their menus.
But there's much less information out there on what people actually think about the ocean and some of the protection measures,» says California Sea Grant Extension Specialist Jennifer O'Leary, a study coauthor who is based at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo.
Protection measures seem to have had no impact on whale deaths, according to a new study that reinforces the need for science - based approaches to reducing large - whale mortality
The authors recommend that soil protection measures focus on the 24 % of EU lands that experience an average annual soil loss of two tonnes per hectare.