Sentences with phrase «prohibiting acts of»

We can make great strides forward by providing information to promote responsible pet ownership, and by continuing to enforce the laws prohibiting acts of animal abuse and neglect.

Two other bills would void most confidential agreements for settlements and would add provisions to the state public officers law specifically prohibiting acts of sexual harassment and imposing a civil penalty of up to $ 10,000 for those found to have engaged in such behavior.

States have traditionally relied on the painkillers sodium thiopental and pentobarbital in a bid to ensure that inmates die in a way that does not run afoul of the Constitution's 8th Amendment, which prohibits acts of «cruel and unusual punishment».

[FN76] The court found that Congress, by prohibiting the act of «killing» in addition to the acts of hunting, capturing, shooting, and trapping, intended to prohibit conduct that went beyond that normally exhibited by hunters and poachers, and in fact did not seem overly concerned with how captivity, injury, or death occurred.

Not exact matches

Wheeler's new rules — which would prohibit blocking, throttling, or paid prioritization of internet content — would also reclassify broadband and internet service providers, or ISPs, as public utilities under Title II of the Telecommunications Act.

Most states have a version of a model law known as the Unfair Claims Settlement Practices Act, which sets standards for handling claims and prohibits policies that, for example, require you to sue to collect.

First, of course, is the Logan Act, which prohibits private individuals conducting negotiations on behalf of the US government with foreign governments,» Deitz said.

Rep. Steve Cohen, a Tennessee Democrat, introduced a bill last summer that would amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit the use of consumer credit checks against employees «for the purposes of making adverse employment decisions.»

Several experts questioned whether the practice is in keeping with the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, which prohibits bias against people 40 or older in hiring or employment.

Specifically, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ruled that the trademark violates a provision of the Trademark Act of 1946, which «prohibits registration of marks that may disparage persons or bring them into contempt or disrepute.»

The Trademark Act of 1946 prohibits the registration of a trademark that is scandalous or immoral.

But if the workplace is the definite cause, then employees are entitled to protection under the Canadian Human Rights Act, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability.

ENDA (the Employee Non-Discrimination Act), which would prohibit all employers from discriminating based on sexual orientation and gender identity, was passed by the Senate in November but still awaits a vote in the House of Representatives.

Because of Weill's efforts — he was instrumental in getting repealed the Glass - Steagall Act, a Depression - era law prohibiting commercial banks and retail banks from operating together — banks can now serve Main Street and Wall Street simultaneously.

While the Americans with Disabilities Act prohibits discrimination and requires workplaces and businesses to provide accessibility to people with disabilities, this isn't always the case in other parts of the world.

At issue is a section of the New Brunswick Liquor Control Act prohibiting anyone in the province from having more than 12 pints of beer not purchased through a liquor store in the province.

The Trade Agreement Act of 1979, Public Law 96 - 39 (July 26, 1979), prohibits Federal agencies from engaging in any standards or related activities that create unnecessary obstacles to the foreign commerce of the United States.

One of our more benighted statutes, the century - old Jones Act, prohibits foreign - owned, foreign - staffed ships from carrying cargo between U.S. ports.

Under New York law, which governs the terms of Shkreli's employment, Shkreli was prohibited from acting in any matter inconsistent with his agency or trust, and was bound at all times to exercise the utmost good faith and loyalty in the performance of his duties for Retrophin.

The other restriction that is very significant is that the Tax Act prohibits the carrying on of a business in your TFSA, so the CRA has been very aggresive in going after people daytrading (successfully - CRA tends not to be too fussed about people with losses) in their TFSA and taxing their gains.

In 1914 Congress enacted the Clayton Act55 to strengthen the Sherman Act and included a provision to curb price discrimination and predatory pricing.56 The House Report stated that section 2 of the Clayton Act was expressly designed to prohibit large corporations from slashing prices below the cost of production «with the intent to destroy and make unprofitable the business of their competitors» and with the aim of «acquiring a monopoly in the particular locality or section in which the discriminating price is made.»

This Act prohibited price discrimination by retailers among producers and by producers among retailers.63 Its aim was to prevent conglomerates and large companies from using their buyer power to extract crippling discounts from smaller entities, and to keep large manufacturers and retailers from teaming up against rivals.64 Like laws banning predatory pricing, the prohibition against price discrimination effectively curbed the power of size.

The latest casualty of the Congressional Review Act could be a US Fish and Wildlife Service rule that prohibits the wholesale killing of predators on wildlife refuges in Alaska.

Also excluded from the final memorandum, but included in the draft, was a specific order for the DOL to analyze prohibited transaction exemptions, which were an integral part of the rule, and to consult with DOJ about whether the fiduciary rule violates the «Administrative Procedure Act or any other applicable statute.»

DOL notes that like the FAQs issued on Oct. 27 on the Prohibited Transaction Exemptions, the FAQ for advisors focuses particularly on specific technical questions raised by financial service providers, and it is limited to investment advice concerning plans covered under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, IRAs and other plans covered by Section 4975 (e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code.

Yet the 13f lives on (it's Section 13f of the Securities Exchange Act, legislation expressly prohibiting discrimination against issuers).

With the passage of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 Congress prohibited spouses from coordinating Social Security Benefits.

As discussed in our prior post, new regulations have been proposed to prohibit incentive - based pay arrangements that encourage inappropriate risk, in line with section 956 of the Dodd - Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

The National Labor Relations Board has ruled that «a confidentiality rule prohibiting employees from discussing their sexual harassment complaints among themselves» constitutes an unfair labor practice in violation of the Wagner Act.

California passed a law last year that prohibited the use of confidentiality clauses in civil settlements if the «factual foundation» for the allegations involve acts that could be prosecuted as felony sexual offenses.

The proposed «Bring Business to Texas and Fairness in Disclosure Act» (the «Texas Act») is purportedly intended to «foster and promote the immediate and full disclosure of the individual ownership of persons who are activist investors» and «prohibit discrimination by a proxy advisory firm.»

1 As the key enforcement provision of the 1933 Act, Section 17 (a) prohibits fraud and misrepresentations in the offer or sale of securities.

«Due to provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974, all federal agencies are prohibited from releasing any information regarding an individual without that individual's written consent,» the letter states.

But under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, which sets minimum standards for defined benefit and defined contribution retirement plans, and the IRS code, which oversees IRAs, a fiduciary advisor would be prohibited from earning commissions on investments for those accounts because that would not be considered to be acting in the best interest of the client.

«Believing with you that religion is a matter which lies solely between Man & his God, that he owes account to none other for his faith or his worship, that the legitimate powers of government reach actions only, & not opinions, I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people which declared that their legislature should «make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof,» thus building a wall of separation between Church & State.»

But, as the discussion above suggests, if Bill 12 were applied in such a way as to change the rules with respect to the batching of product on the TransMountain pipeline it would be necessary to examine very carefully if this created one of the two forms of prohibited conflict between provincial legislation and the terms of the National Energy Board Act (see the common carrier rules of s 71 (1)-RRB-, and any applicable Board decisions relating to the prorating of capacity on the TransMountain pipeline.

Examples abound, but here are two: the Oriental Exclusion Act (1924), which prohibited most immigration from Asia, including foreign - born wives and the children of American citizens of Chinese ancestry; and United States vs. Bhaghat Singh Thind (1923), in which the Supreme Court ruled that Indians from the Asian subcontinent can not become US citizens.

The Jewish organization alleges religious discrimination and unfair business competition, on the basis of several California statutes, including the state's civil rights act, which prohibits the refusal to engage in a business transaction on the basis of race, creed, religion, color, national origin or sex.

«This means that the only circumstances under which prayer may be targeted as a prohibited activity under the PSPO is if it is taking place within the context of a protest that is an act or attempted act of approval or disapproval related to abortion services.»

In a report on the issue, it said: «While «prayer» is outlined within the prohibited activities, it is critical to note that only prayer in relation to protesting in an act of approval or disapproval in 34 respect of abortion services is included within this prohibition.

Thomas Jefferson wrote, «I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people which declared that their legislature should «make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof,» thus building a wall of separation between Church & State.

''... I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people which declared that their legislature should «make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof,»

Then in March 2010, the District passed the Marriage Equality Act which expanded the city's definition of marriage to say, «Any person may enter into marriage in the District of Columbia with another person, regardless of gender, unless the marriage is expressly prohibited by law.»

The other Commandments deal with actions, and we might be able to refrain from the overt act of killing, committing adultery, or stealing, but this Commandment deals with the inner attitudes, and obviously it is far more difficult to prohibit attitudes than it is to prohibit actions.

In July 2017, a new bill co-sponsored by a bipartisan group of four lawmakers was introduced «to ensure effective implementation of the Child Soldier Prevention Act of 2008» and «to prohibit assistance from being provided to, or licenses for direct commercial sales of military equipment issued to, the government of a country whose police or other security forces recruit and use child soldiers.»

Opponents of assisted suicide could strike a body blow by amending the Controlled Substances Act to prohibit the use of federally regulated drugs in the intentional ending of life.

«Believing... that religion is a matter which lies solely between man and his God, that he owes account to none other for his faith or his worship, that the legitimate powers of government reach actions only, and not opinions, I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people which declared that their Legislature should «make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof,» thus building a wall of separation between Church and State.»

Believing with you that religion is a matter which lies solely between man and his God, that he owes account to none other for his faith or his worship, that the legislative powers of government reach actions only, and not opinions, I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people which declared that their legislature should «make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof,» thus building a wall of separation between church and State.

Samuel and King claimed every other section of the act prohibits a specific form of conduct if it is likely to substantially lessen competition, but that overlooks section 45, which prohibits any contract, arrangement or understanding, and section 50, which prohibits any acquisition of shares or assets, where the agreement or acquisition substantially lessens competition in a market.

Dual listed company arrangements which substantially lessen competition are separately prohibited by section 49 of the Act.