Sentences with phrase «protect workers if»

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If you are a small - business owner with immigrants on your staff, here's what you need to do to protect your workers and your business from the special challenges these new enforcement policies present.

Sara Blackwell, the lawyer who represented the Disney workers, said, «I wanted to see if there was any legal avenue we could use to protect our American citizens, but it seems we can't.»

It would be far more difficult if Liaoning's unemployed workers couldn't migrate to where the jobs are, and if provinces like Fujian protected their residents by restricting immigration.

Mr. Zalesne said he was not sure how many, if any, of the 295 workers at his company's facilities, which fabricate steel for projects like the rebuilding of the World Trade Center site, are protected by DACA.

If accepted, the bill would protect workers from being required to wear unsafe footwear as part of dress and uniform codes

If you have employees, workers» compensation insurance is also necessary, as it will protect any worker who becomes injured on the job.

Purchase business insurance such as general liability, workers» compensation if hiring employees, product insurance or home - based business insurance to protect business assets in the event of a lawsuit or settlement.

The group of MPs are exploring case studies from Northern Ireland, France and Sweden - all countries which have criminalised paying for sex - to see if it helps protect sex workers and minimise the number of people working in the industry.

Construction workers wear helmets of sorts to protect their heads from falling objects, football players wear helmets to protect their heads from other players, motorcycle riders should wear helmets to protect their heads if they get in an accident.

Eagle put the chancellor in an awkward spot by asking if he agreed with the Brexit - supporting Tory minister Priti Patel or with Unite boss Len McCluskey on the need to protect workers» rights.

«What happens if / when @lyft / @uber short drivers or violate laws protecting workers?

«If the Senate is going to act and protect the best interests of taxpayers and workers, there must be a thorough and deliberative process for public review and input.

I think if you are a local government worker in some of those councils where you have had a good Labour council trying to protect jobs, if that council becomes a Tory council there's a better chance you're going to lose your job.

«As I've said, if the federal government falls down on the job, we won't hesitate to act to protect workers.

If we do go into coalition government again, whether or not the electoral system changes, we would need to try doing it differently, in three ways: first, we should adopt a transactional approach from day one in an effort to communicate that we are in fact fighting for our values; second, we should be ruthless about protecting the interests of our core supporters, including students and public sector workers; and third, we really, really need to be luckier — whatever one's analysis about the Liberal Democrats in government, the rise of Scottish nationalism and the fearful response to it south of the border is something the party neither caused nor could do very much about.

And who will stand up to protect the rights of workers if that happens?

It also protects the clinics — which encourage women to carry pregnancies to term — from penalties if they use nurses or other licensed workers to provide services like ultrasounds.

Public sector workers have their pensions protected, even if another provider takes over the service, under «fair deal» rules agreed by Labour in the late 1990s.

The vote, which endorsed Corbyn's pledge to oppose Brexit if the deal failed to protect workers» rights and included full access to the single market, came as John McDonnell, the shadow chancellor, pledged # 70bn in extra spending for Scotland.

Other reforms Hawkins is calling for include a windfall tax on pharmaceutical companies» opioid wealth, a surtax on high - dollar pass - through income from LLCs and other pass - through vehicles, a clawback of the new federal tax cuts if not used to increase workers» pay, home rule for local income taxes, and tax credit «circuit breakers» to protect low - to - moderate income tenants and homeowners from unaffordable rents and property taxes.

Going forward, the development of a reliable diagnostic kit is much needed to enable hospital, clinic, and public health workers to confirm that patients seeking care are either infected or free of the virus; and while an effective vaccine is being tested, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration should screen existing antiviral medicines to determine if any can protect people from contracting the virus, Song said.

If true, the vaccine could potentially be useful in both an emergency response setting and as a longer - term tool to protect scientists who work with Ebola virus, Doctors Without Borders teams that typically lead Ebola responses, and health care workers in places where Ebola outbreaks could crop up.

If hCoV - EMC used the same receptor, researchers would have a head start in understanding how it spreads and how to stop it — primarily by protecting health care workers.

«The pay cap needs to be lifted for all public sector workers if we are to protect our public services, which are an essential part of everyone's daily life.

This usually happens if the lay off seems to disproportionately affect members of a legally protected group, including, for example, black workers, female workers, disabled workers or workers that are over the age of 40.

But if a union strongarms its way into a community of many employers, each independently and without collusion bargaining in good faith with its workers, then the reverse situation develops and other measures indicated to protect Capitalism in the face of Collectivist excess.

Friedman - Rudovsky introduces you to Julia and Maria, workers in La Paz who describe the insufficient pay at the factories, strip searches, lack of masks to protect from the dust, and supervisors who yell that if they don't finish their work quickly enough: «The doors are open for you to go.»

We can only build a coalition with the power to curb climate disruption if environmentalists are fighting for economic and racial justice as hard as they are against fossil fuels, and if unions are fighting as hard for an immediate transition to a worker - friendly clean energy economy as they are to protect their members.

If you've faced disciplinary actions which you believe could be retaliation for reporting a work injury, a knowledgeable work injury lawyer could help protect your workers» rights.

If you believe you were fired for either of these reasons, it is imperative that you consult with an experienced Richmond workers» compensation attorney immediately to protect your rights.

If you're a pregnant worker in California, you may not realize the Pregnancy Discrimination Laws that protect you.

If you believe that your employer owes you money for work that you have completed for them, it is absolutely vital that you understand both state and federal wage laws — laws that protect workers...

These contributing parties, and other non-employers, are not protected by workers» compensation laws, and may be required to pay compensation in a wrongful death lawsuit if their negligence contributed to the fatal accident.

I have little sympathy for the argument that migrant workers threaten the UK, but if across the political spectrum this is believed to be true then even now, for the last few years of UK membership, any government claiming to represent and protect its voters should surely feel obliged to take corresponding action.

Companies must consider carefully their contractor arrangements in the light of this trend, and decide if, and how, these should be amended to protect themselves from claims of worker status.

If you're interested in protecting workers» rights, this case is an important victory upholding the right of migrant workers, like everyone else in Canada, not to be charged money for a job.

If you're not getting paperwork from the Commission, then your attorney hasn't done what they need to do to protect your workers compensation benefits.

Part of my job is to help injured workers protect themselves from an illegal or improper firing or termination and to protect their workers compensation benefits if they are terminated.

New York state laws protect construction workers from falling objects; this means that if you are injured from a falling object, you are entitled to file a workers compensation claim with your company's insurance carrier to receive full and fair damages.

While Virginia workers compensation does not protect your employment status or from being fired, if you are terminated while on work restrictions from you doctor, you may still be able to receive a workers compensation lost wage check while you look for a new job (this is complicated and you will need to talk to an attorney about your specific situation).

3) Award — If my office helps an injured worker to get an Award to protect their benefits, the Commission MAY set an attorney fee for this.

If you were fired because you asserted a protected right (like filing a workers» compensation claim) or for refusing to do something illegal, you may have a claim for retaliatory discharge.

And if the final level of appeal in the WC System (WCAT) is prevented from protecting our rights under the Charter, workers may lose those rights in the future.

The state of New York has enacted laws specifically to help protect construction workers and give them the right to legal recourse if they are injured working in an unsafe environment.

In whistleblowing claims, workers are protected if they have suffered a detriment when they make a protected disclosure.

If you have been injured in a car accident while working and you can elect to pursue a claim through ICBC, it is very important that you file a provisional claim with WCB to protect your claim in the event it is later determined that all drivers involved in the car accident were «workers.»

If you've been injured while working in a traditional maritime job such as longshore workers, harbor construction, or ship building or dismantling, you are protected by a federal law, the Longshore and Harbor Workers» Compensation Act (workers, harbor construction, or ship building or dismantling, you are protected by a federal law, the Longshore and Harbor Workers» Compensation Act (Workers» Compensation Act (LHWCA).

James Frederick, Assistant Director of the United Steelworkers» Health, Safety, and Environment Department in Pittsburgh and a proponent of the Protecting America's Workers Act, stated that, if passed, the bill would provide «an important link for injured workers and families of workers killed on the job» to the Workers Act, stated that, if passed, the bill would provide «an important link for injured workers and families of workers killed on the job» to the workers and families of workers killed on the job» to the workers killed on the job» to the agency.

Employers and the economic interests of capitalism were protected by powerful common law defences: if a worker or co-worker could be shown to have contributed in any way (for example, slipping onto exposed machinery) the employer was not held at fault or liable.

Agency workers who are employees will be automatically unfairly dismissed (with no service requirement) if the reason (or principal reason) for dismissal is a protected ground, such as seeking to exert rights under the regulations.