Sentences with phrase «other unfair practices»

OREA needs to continue the lobby for Realtor incorporation and other unfair practices in Ontario.

Also at 9 a.m., NYC - based taxi drivers and base owners will join community leaders and advocates to hold a morning vigil that will raise awareness about the Taxi and Limousine Commission's «excessive fees, entrapment, abusive enforcement and other unfair practices that are wreaking havoc to the NYC taxi industry,» City Hall steps, Manhattan.

«Their theft costs us over $ 350 billion per year, so the bigger the better,» said Daniel DiMicco, a steel executive and trade adviser to the Trump campaign, referring to the forced transfer of intellectual property and other unfair practices alleged by the administration.

Not exact matches

«We are pleased the federal court in San Diego decided Qualcomm must establish the fair value of its technology and defend its business practices in court before forcing Apple and others to pay exorbitant and unfair rates, which amount to a tax on our own inventions,» Apple spokesman Josh Rosenstock said in a statement.

Navarro, along with now - Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, have advocated for tough measures against «unfair trade practices» by China and other nations.

The next day that firm filed two lawsuits against Diageo, one in federal court, raising a suite of traditional trademark and unfair business practices claims, but the other in New York State Supreme Court, seeking a permanent injunction under a seldom - used statute available only to charitable organizations, known as Section 135 of the New York General Business Law.

WASHINGTON / BEIJING, March 13 - U.S. Trump is targeting Chinese high technology companies to punish China for its investment policies that effectively force U.S. companies to give up their technology secrets in exchange for being allowed to operate in the country, as well as for other IP practices Washington considers unfair.

The Trump administration could soon take other steps to stop what it considers unfair Chinese trade practices in China in areas like solar panels.

«The Administration should not respond to unfair Chinese practices and policies by imposing tariffs or other measures that will harm U.S. companies, workers, farmers, ranchers, consumers, and investors.»

Other customers have filed lawsuits against Wells Fargo saying they were victims of unfair overdraft practices.

Trump had pledged during his presidential campaign that he would stop trade practices by China and other countries that he deemed unfair to the United States.

President Trump's team is targeting Chinese technology companies to punish China for its investment policies that effectively force U.S. companies to give up their technological secrets in exchange for being allowed to operate in the country, as well as for other intellectual property practices which Trump and his advisors consider unfair.

Here's the Mormon logic behind baptisms for the dead: (1) Bible says you have to be baptised to get into heaven, (2) lots of people died without any chance to get baptised, (3) the Bible mentions baptism for the dead, which was practiced by early christians but isn't practised by anybody now (other than Mormons), and (4) God lvoes everybody but he is also truthful, so baptism for the dead reconciles the statement that everybody must be baptised with the unfair situation of not everyone being able to do so.

Use or post, without authorization, any content protected by law (e.g. copyright, trademark, patent, utility patent, design patent or other intellectual property (IP) laws), or advertise, promote, offer or distribute any goods or services protected by law; v. Use, post or promote any commercial practices considered unfair competition, including progressive customer acquisition practices (such as chain distribution systems, Ponzi schemes, illegal multi-level selling or pyramid sales).

You will to good deeds top others, how to witness to others of Gods «indiscriminate, scandalous, shocking, outrageous, senseless, irrational, unfair, irreligious, ridiculous, absurd, offensive» grace as you began to practice your new self with Gods power to His glory.

Davis Family Vineyards Files Trademark Infringement Lawsuit: Today, the award - winning and family operated, Healdsburg - based Davis Family Vineyards filed a lawsuit for trademark infringement and unfair and deceptive trade practices against Napa Valley newcomer Davis Estates LLC and others in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California...

No activity or discussion at any Association meeting or other function may be engaged in for the purpose of bringing about any understanding or agreement among members that may violate or appear to violate the antitrust laws, including but not limited to raise, lower or stabilize prices; to regulate production; to allocate markets; to encourage boycotts; to foster unfair trade practices; to assist monopolization; or to in any way violate federal or state antitrust laws.

Senators blast Comcast, other cable firms for «unfair billing practices»

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Honestly, I'm no fan of companies patenting business practices that others may also have been developing in parallel (in August of 2011, several firms currently specializing in the practice had already launched or were on the verge of doing so), since it often feels like an unfair restraint on competition and the free flow of ideas.

Sponsor may prohibit an entrant from participating in the Contest or winning a prize if, in its sole discretion, it determines that said entrant is attempting to undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest by cheating, hacking, deception, or other unfair playing practices (including the use of automated quick entry programs) or intending to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other entrants or Sponsor representatives.

• too much school time is given over to test prep — and the pressure to lift scores leads to cheating and other unsavory practices; • subjects and accomplishments that aren't tested — art, creativity, leadership, independent thinking, etc. — are getting squeezed if not discarded; • teachers are losing their freedom to practice their craft, to make classes interesting and stimulating, and to act like professionals; • the curricular homogenizing that generally follows from standardized tests and state (or national) standards represents an undesirable usurpation of school autonomy, teacher freedom, and local control by distant authorities; and • judging teachers and schools by pupil test scores is inaccurate and unfair, given the kids» different starting points and home circumstances, the variation in class sizes and school resources, and the many other services that schools and teachers are now expected to provide their students.

When you look at schools in other states that don't have high accountability, that don't have the right laws in place, some of the individual charter schools have practices that are unfair, inappropriate or unjust, those things need to be dealt with.

His expertise is labor, education, and employment law with 40 years of experience representing, «over 100 school administrator associations, in addition to individual employees, school superintendents, and other public sector unions, including teacher, police, fire, secretarial, paraprofessional, nurse, and town hall employee units in collective bargaining, grievance arbitration, termination matters, and unfair labor practice complaints.

Sources say they justify the attempt to block the new school by alleging workers recruiting families for the new school disparaged Hope Academy and Academy Charter and employed other recruiting practices that the existing charter schools considered unfair.

This notice is intended to give further guidance to air carriers and other sellers of air transportation on how those additional taxes, fees, and restrictions that are permitted to be listed separately from a fare quotation may be disclosed in advertisements.1 This guidance will be used by the Office of Aviation Enforcement and Proceedings in its compliance and enforcement activities associated with 14 CFR 399.84, the Department's full fare advertising rule, and 49 U.S.C. 41712, which prohibits unfair and deceptive practices.

This consent order concerns fare displays by Southern Sky Air & Tours, LLC d / b / a Myrtle Beach Direct Air & Tours, (Direct Air) a U.S. Public Charter operator, on its website and in other print and Internet advertisements that failed to comply with the Department's rule on full fare advertising, 14 CFR 399.84, and therefore constituted an unfair and deceptive practice and unfair method of competition in violation of 14 CFR 380.27 and 49 U.S.C. § 41712.

A delay caused by a strike or by picketing which constitutes an unfair labor practice is not excusable unless the Contractor takes all reasonable and appropriate action to end such a strike or picketing, such as the filing of a charge with the National Labor Relations Board, the use of other available Government procedures, and the use of private boards or organizations for the settlement of disputes.

This consent order concerns Internet advertising of air tour packages by National Leisure Group, Inc. («NLG»), a ticket agent, on its website (www.vacationoutlet.com) and several other websites, that failed to comply with advertising requirements specified in Part 399 of the Department's regulations (14 CFR Part 399) and constitute an unfair and deceptive practice in violation of 49 U.S.C. § 41712.

If the Contracting Officer notifies the Contractor in writing that a strike or picketing: (a) is directed at the Contractor or subcontractor or any employee of either; and (b) impedes or threatens to impede access by any person to a DOT facility where the site of the work is located, the Contractor shall take all appropriate action to end such strike or picketing, including, if necessary, the filing of a charge of unfair labor practice with the National Labor Relations Board or the use of other available judicial or administrative remedies.

This has been seen as unfair business practice by some and, by others, an understandable delay in receiving availability reports from outside distributors.

Read what others have said about the companies you're considering, including whether they are involved in a lawsuit with any state or federal regulators for engaging in deceptive or unfair practices.

Federal law exempts in house collectors from the FDCPA's prohibitions against abusive and unfair practices that apply to other debt collectors.

Rebalance IRA Managing Director Scott Puritz joined legendary Vanguard founder John Bogle, and other industry leaders, in the continued fight against unfair retirement investment practices at the recent launch of the groundbreaking initiative «Campaign for Investors.»

Jordan M. Sartell joined the class action practice of Francis & Mailman, P.C. in 2017 and litigates on behalf of consumers damaged by erroneous credit reports, inaccurate employment background checks, abusive debt collection practices, and other deceptive and unfair business practices.

[FN61] A violation of FDUTPA is defined as any violation of FDUTPA, or may be predicated upon violations of any rules promulgated pursuant to the FTC act, any standards of unfairness or deception set forth by the FTC or the federal courts, or any law, statute, or other provision which proscribes unfair methods of competition, or unfair, deceptive, or unconscionable acts or practices.

A debt validation program is designed to protect a person's rights and help them to avoid harm due to fraudulent or unfair collection practices based on the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the Credit Card Act of 2009 and three other federal laws.

(d) No person other than a consumer, the attorney general or the director of the office of consumer protection may bring an action based upon unfair or deceptive acts or practices declared unlawful by this section.

They help prevent unfair business practices so other consumers don't run into the same problems in the future.

In April 2017 the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau filed an enforcement action asserting that Golden Valley and three other lenders were engaged in unfair debt collection practices because they violated state usury laws, and also failed to disclose the effective interest rates, violating the federal Truth in Lending law (enacted in 1969).

Moreover, NAR believes that individuals, families and students who have been victimized by unfair, deceptive or abusive acts or practices should not penalized by the malicious acts of others.

Refrain from knowingly making unfair or untrue statements about the dogs or practices of others.

WWF lists several reasons: poor fisheries management; fishing pirates that don't respect fishing laws or agreements; massive bycatch of young fish and other marine species; subsidies that keep too many boats on the water; destructive fishing practices; and unfair Fisheries Partnership Agreements that allow foreign fleets to overfish in the waters of developing countries.

The «protectionist instincts» that I and others have are (1) to protect the independence of the bar (sure to be lost eventually under nonlawyer ownership), (2) to protect the health of the legal marketplace (sure to be badly harmed by the cartelization of ABS (see the 5 % commissions charged by the cartel of real estate agencies who still control the vast majority of the realty market, and especially see the ridiculously high costs of dealing with the American title insurance industry where four companies have upwards of 87 % of the conveyancing and title insurance market after first decimating the real estate bar with predatory pricing and other unfair business practices)-RRB-, and (3) to protect the public from those ravages.

Disagreements often arise over breach of contract (i.e., one party did not keep its side of the bargain), but other areas breed disagreements as well, such as real estate, unfair business practices, or intellectual property.

By putting these in place over your business name, logo or products, you are taking the right legal measures to prevent theft or other unfair business practices.

Through the years, we have represented clients in all types of business disputes, and are ready to assist in matters such as breach of contract, fraud, tortious interference, and unfair business practices, among others.

John appeared as junior counsel on behalf of a SME in which the Office of Fair Trading sought, amongst other things, to restrain certain unfair commercial practices and to obtain a declaratory ruling as to the enforceability of long - term gym membership contracts.

Our clients include individuals who have been seriously harmed by trucking and / or automobile accidents, professional / medical negligence, consumer fraud, slip and fall, false arrest, and unfair business practices of insurance companies and other business entities.

Ms. Field has experience defending financial institutions in complex litigation, consumer class actions and litigation involving fraud claims, federal consumer credit laws, unfair business practices and other commercial matters.