Sentences with phrase «requires federal departments»

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While no federal law requires paid breaks, the Department of Labor does say, «Breaks from 5 to 20 minutes must be counted as hours worked.

It requires states and local governments with a history of racial and ethnic discrimination, mainly in the South, to get advance approval either from the Justice Department or the federal court in Washington before making any changes that affect elections.

The Department of Labor lawsuit, originally filed in 2012, alleged that the company flouted the federal Fair Labor Standards Act because its workers weren't making minimum wage ($ 7.25 an hour) when their bosses required them to take unpaid breaks, according to the Associated Press.

President Obama first signed an executive order requiring federal contractors to provide paid sick leave last September, and the Labor Department unveiled a draft of the rule in February, after which it solicited public comments.

The Department of Education, guaranty agencies, and other federal student lenders are required to send information about your loan to the three major credit bureaus (Experian, Equifax and TransUnion).

Critics of the Labor Department's rule have argued that requiring advisors to serve as fiduciaries to the small and midsize plan market will negatively affect access to 401 (k) plans at a time when policymakers at the federal and state level are crafting and passing legislation intended to broaden access to retirement savings for employees of small employers.

Borrowers who obtain a mortgage through the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), most loans administered through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and homeowners who have put down less than 20 % (10 % in California) are typically all required to have a mortgage impound account.

A similar invasion of civil rights is implicit in the initiative to require doctors to report to the Department of Health persons infected with the AIDS virus, and in the proposed restrictions that would prohibit any family planning institution receiving federal funds from informing clients of the availability of abortion services.

A regulation put into place by the Division of Child Development and Early Education at the Department of Health and Human Services requires that all lunches served in pre-kindergarten programs meet federal nutritional guidelines.

Federal law requires employers to offer breaks for mothers to express breast milk, according to the Department of Labor.

While food companies are required to follow label regulations from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the Federal Trade Commission oversees food advertising and marketing, it can be confusing to make healthy choices without understanding the definitions of terms in those regulations.

(e) A prospective adoptive parent or prospective foster parent who is not a resident of this Commonwealth is required to obtain a report of criminal history from the Federal Bureau of Investigation according to procedures established by the Department and on forms provided by ChildLine.

AB 2271 requires the State Department of Education to provide a state grant of up to $ 100,000 to a school food authority that participates in the National School Lunch Program and receives a federal equipment assistant grant.

SNA championed better nutrition for children for 67 years and supported the 2010 Healthy Hunger - Free Kids Act, which called on the Agriculture Department to require schools to provide healthier meals in exchange for an increase in federal spending on school lunches.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security notified Gov. Andrew Cuomo that New York is now in full compliance with the federal Real ID Act that requires states to issue new driver's licenses with security enhancements.

De Blasio sent a letter to the U.S. Justice Department asserting that NYC was cooperating with immigration officials to the extent required under federal law and that the city should not, as the Justice Department has argued, forfeit a $ 4.3 million federal law enforcement grant.

Assemblywoman Nily Rozic is introducing legislation that would require the state Department of Health to bolster funding for Planned Parenthood amid federal government cuts.

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is demanding that the federal Department of Transportation reverse its decision to derail new rules that would have required all railroad engineers to be tested for sleep apnea.

Meier authored a law requiring the United States Department of Health and Human Services to apply for a Federal Medicaid waiver to create a pilot program to offer less costly, more appropriate care to Medicaid patients in need of long - term care.

On November 15, the DOI released the results of an investigation detailing how NYCHA failed to inspect for the hazardous paint at its public housing facilities, and also submitted false documentation to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) stating that the agency was in compliance with federal laws requiring the inspections to be performed.

The statewide teachers union filed a federal lawsuit late Wednesday over the state Department of Education's policy of requiring teachers to sign confidentiality agreements before scoring tests based on the Common Core standards.

The congressional lines require pre-clearance by the federal Department of Justice to ensure the rights of racial minorities are not abridged.

Company officials said they are required to follow federal rules, which give them little discretion on whether to start foreclosure proceedings, but would support the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development extending a moratorium on foreclosures of reverse mortgages on the island.

The resolution is in response to the U.S. Department of Justice's request to a federal judge to order the state to move its congressional primary to no later than Aug. 18, in order to comply with a federal law requiring absentee ballots be sent to members of the military no less than 45 days prior to the Nov. 6, 2012 general election.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security notified Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday that New York is now in full compliance with the federal Real ID Act that requires states to issue new driver's licenses with security enhancements.

The Department of Justice had originally sued New York for failing to comply with the federal MOVE Act, which required military and overseas ballots in absentee voters» hands no later than Aug. 18.

The issue started with the U.S. Department of Justice's request to a federal judge to order the state to move its congressional primary to no later than Aug. 18, in order to comply with a federal law requiring absentee ballots be sent to members of the military no less than 45 days prior to the Nov. 6, 2012 general election.

But the budget also requires the health department to submit a report to the Legislature within the coming months detailing the impact the Basic Health Plan could have on other insurance products available on the state's health exchange, and to develop a «contingency» plan in the event the federal government, which will fund the majority of costs for the new BHP enrollees, decides to pull the plug on the program.

• The Department of Motor Vehicles and the Department of Environmental Conservation are taking action to eliminate the NY Transient Emissions Short Test program, or NYTEST, a vehicle emissions test that is no longer required by the Federal government.

Senate Republicans strongly back an August primary in order to comply with the federal MOVE Act, which requires timely military and overseas absentee ballots and the U.S. Justice Department is suing the state to comply with act.

The deal will require layers of approvals: the legislatures of both counties, the state Legislature and the federal Department of Interior, which oversees Indian land issues.

The bill also would require a twice - annual certification by all federal agencies, federal courts and state governments, in coordination with the Department of Justice, to verify that all relevant data has been reported and uploaded to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System regarding individuals who are not eligible to purchase firearms.

Mentally Disabled Veterans and Guns — Vote Passed (240 - 175, 14 Not Voting) The bill would clarify the conditions under which individuals who receive federal benefits from the Veterans Affairs Department (VA) may be declared mentally incompetent for purposes of being added to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) and thereby prevented from purchasing guns or ammunition — requiring that an affirmative declaration be made by a judge that the person is dangerous.

Sessions explained that cities and states applying for federal funds or Department of Justice (DOJ) grants will be required to show they are abiding by federal immigration law.

King Cove Land Exchange — Vote Passed (248 - 179, 6 Not Voting) The House passed the bill that would require the Interior Department to convey to the state of Alaska, if requested, 206 acres of federal land within the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge and Izembek Wilderness for the purpose of constructing a single - lane gravel road between the towns of King Cove and Cold Bay, Alaska.

If Section 8 vouchers are applied, the city would require a waiver from the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development to allocate units to current NYCHA residents.

«New York State's Medicaid program is required to check Medicare enrollment status, not determine eligibility which is a responsibility of the Federal Social Security Administration,» said Health Department spokesman Ben Rosen.

Schumer is calling on the Federal Railway Administration and Department of Transportation to require railroads to stop using or retrofit the standard DOT 111 tank car for moving petroleum products - he says those cars account for 69 percent of all tank cars.

The U.S. Interior Department never gave the required federal approval to the easement, according to the complaint.

Just days after the Trump administration announced it would delay enforcing a federal housing rule requiring communities to address racial segregation, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson appeared in Chicago to host a...

Following three state appellate court rulings in the second appellate division in September 2017 requiring healthcare agencies to pay home care workers for all their hours on 24 - hour shifts, Governor Cuomo's Department of Labor issued «emergency regulations» in October consistent with contrary federal court rulings allowing payment for only 13 hours.

It gave $ 64 million to a California fund established to defeat a proposal requiring state agencies to pay no more for drugs than does the federal Department of Veterans Affairs.

A team of conservative legal scholars last week filed a complaint charging that two Southern California school districts fail to offer students school choice as required under federal law and asked the U.S. Department of Education to withhold the districts» federal funds.

Among other recommendations in its Jan. 13 report, the investigative arm of Congress says the department should require states receiving money through the federal charter school program to provide more details on how the money is being used.

The Rhode Island decision is the latest in a series relating to the federal department's implementation of a decision that required loan - guarantee agencies to...

This means the Department of Education must revise its guidelines in a way that federal judges and educational institutions find reasonable, which will require considerable political skill from an administration notorious for its impetuousness and ham - handedness.

Recently adopted policies requiring federal contractors to provide fingerprints and background information to the Department of Education and other agencies are generating mixed reactions from the education research community, ranging from grumbling acceptance to outright defiance.

Federal law requires 95 percent participation in the annual assessment of third through eighth graders, and districts that fall below that threshold can face sanctions from their state and the federal Education DepaFederal law requires 95 percent participation in the annual assessment of third through eighth graders, and districts that fall below that threshold can face sanctions from their state and the federal Education Depafederal Education Department.

The U.S. Department of Education requires that postsecondary schools be accredited in order to participate in federal student - aid programs, and course credits from unaccredited institutions are often not transferable to accredited schools.

This level of review is no greater nor less than the technical scrutiny the Department of Education requires of all state tests designed to meet the requirements of federal accountability.