Sentences with phrase «rights laws mandated»

Term limits specifically might be unusual, but for election laws in general you could use something as simple as civil rights laws mandated nationally in many countries.

Others include the 1975 civil rights law mandating public education for special needs children, the bilingual education act of 1968, and the original civil rights education law, which passed in 1965 as part of President Johnson's war on poverty and mandated federal funding to states, equal access for all children, and higher standards.

The racially discriminatory potential of employment credit checks is the key reason that civil rights organizations such as the NAACP, the National Council of La Raza, the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, and the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights under Law have publicly opposed the use of employment credit checks.13 In general, civil rights law mandates that employers justify the appropriateness of an employment practice if it creates a disparate impact on a group historically subject to workplace discrimination.

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Their entitlement is biblical: religious laws regulated the kind and amount of work animals could be expected to do and mandated how and when they were to be fed and cared for; they legislated the rights of animals.

Indeed, the bill is so poorly worded, some of them said, that it could be interpreted as abolishing basic property rights where museums are concerned and mandating the deaccession of such substantial portions of» their collections that they would be forced to abdicate their fiduciary responsibility — and thus be in violation of other laws.

So the «immoral agenda» he alleges is that any «man» who uses a woman's rest room or shower facilities because it best fits with what the individual feels is their gender identity by «mandate of law» is not doing so out of being a civil right issue and him being criticised for expressing that view.

If someone were to propose a law that mandated hospital births for all babies and criminalized homebirths, the sanctimommies would be braying that their right to control their own bodies was being violated.

Now here we are in 2012, things are moving in the right direction: federal laws have passed both in America and France to mandate to healthier food dishes and menus on all public school lunch menus in both countries.

Unlike Okudzeto Ablakwa who conveys the impression in his articles that constitutionalism, democracy and the rule of law mandate that I should have protected the crimes and graft I exposed simply because of membership of a political party, I take the right and correct view that the constitution enjoins every citizen to uphold and defend it by exposing any activity of any person or group of persons who abuse Article 55 on political parties for criminal purposes.

When this partnership with citizens are called into question by acts of excessive force on the part of the enforcers of the law, such as we witnessed during the march, when unarmed peaceful protestors were physically assaulted resulting in severe injuries; it is seen as a symptom of an ailing system championed by a failing government who seek to curtail the right of its citizens to exercise their constitutionally mandated rights.

Put pressure on the Senate to withdraw the amendments to the anticorruption laws and to ensure that a climate of legislative impunity and official corruption is not allowed to undermine the mandate of the Special Rapporteur to advance human rights and address extreme poverty;

Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, the presumptive GOP gubernatorial nominee and a rising national figure on the right, told an Iowa - based radio show Wednesday night that opponents of a federal mandate for contraception coverage should be willing to «go to jail» to fight the law.

AAAS developed the questionnaire because serving society is part of the mandate for many professional societies and funding programs, and its importance is often cited in public statements and international conventions — but few agree on what those social responsibilities are or ought to be, said Mark Frankel, director of the AAAS Scientific Responsibility, Human Rights and Law program, which conducted the study along with the AAAS Science and Human Rights Coalition.

Though the waters above claimed areas will remain international, the Law of the Sea mandates that states can win the sole right to exploit anything on or beneath the seabed if they convince the commission that the zones are a natural prolongation of their dry landmasses.

Rep. Bishop: Student Success Act Builds a Better Path Forward for Students Why America's Homeschoolers Support Reforms in #StudentSuccessAct Rep. Joe Wilson (R - SC): #StudentSuccessAct Gives Students «Fresh Start» Rep. Virginia Foxx (R - NC): Reduce the Federal Footprint in America's Classrooms Rep. Todd Rokita (R - IN): Why Americans need a new education law AEI's Rick Hess: Here's the Right Way for Conservatives to Start Fixing No Child Left Behind AEI's Max Eden and Mike McShane: Restore the Rule of Law to Education Thomas B. Fordham Institute's Michael Petrilli: Take Our Schools Back Thomas B. Fordham Institute's Chester E. Finn: The conservative case for H.R. 5 Daily Caller: No, Congress Isn't About to Mandate Common Core What They're Saying About #StudentSuccesslaw AEI's Rick Hess: Here's the Right Way for Conservatives to Start Fixing No Child Left Behind AEI's Max Eden and Mike McShane: Restore the Rule of Law to Education Thomas B. Fordham Institute's Michael Petrilli: Take Our Schools Back Thomas B. Fordham Institute's Chester E. Finn: The conservative case for H.R. 5 Daily Caller: No, Congress Isn't About to Mandate Common Core What They're Saying About #StudentSuccessLaw to Education Thomas B. Fordham Institute's Michael Petrilli: Take Our Schools Back Thomas B. Fordham Institute's Chester E. Finn: The conservative case for H.R. 5 Daily Caller: No, Congress Isn't About to Mandate Common Core What They're Saying About #StudentSuccessAct

Enforcing civil rights laws and ensuring that dollars intended for low - income students and students with disabilities are spent accordingly have been parts of the Education Department's mandate since its creation in 1979.

☐ Is overseen by an elected school board ☐ Submits to a financial audit on a regular basis ☐ Follows state class - size mandates ☐ Adheres to health, safety, and civil rights laws ☐ Teaches a curriculum aligned to state standards ☐ Is a brick - and - mortar school (not an online one) ☐ Doesn't teach religion ☐ Is in session at least six hours a day, 180 days a year ☐ Follows state teacher - pay guidelines ☐ Participates in annual assessments ☐ Has at least one librarian, nurse, and counselor ☐ Does not practice selective admissions ☐ Demonstrates at least minimal growth in student achievement ☐ Employs unionized teachers ☐ Keeps student suspensions to a minimal level

Without a federal law to protect the legal rights of gifted children, the responsibility for such mandates rests with the states.

That's why the nation's top civil rights groups signed a letter insisting that federal law mandate that each state administer annual standardized tests.

Couple that with the state's Read to Achieve law which mandates all students will be reading on grade level by the end of third grade, and North Carolina is taking the first steps in the right direction of a long journey to improved student outcomes in K - 3 and beyond.

Act 10 reduced collective bargaining rights for most state and municipal employees, including K - 12 teachers.11 The law also weakened unions by mandating annual recertification elections and prohibiting paycheck deductions for dues collection.

Additionally, our office ensures that DOT employment practices are consistent with the important purpose of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and all civil rights laws that mandate the elimination of all employment discriminRights Act of 1964 and all civil rights laws that mandate the elimination of all employment discriminrights laws that mandate the elimination of all employment discrimination.

Although the law doesn't mandate that rent reporting must be an option provided by all property managers and owners for all renters, it still represents a positive step in the right direction by officially acknowledging that rental payment data is an important part of the picture when evaluating a consumer's creditworthiness.

We will continue in the fight to make rent reporting a tenant's right — actually mandated by law — so that it's much more than just an option for for landlords and property managers.

All hearings shall be considered confidential except when applicable law mandates disclosure to the community; the complainant, however, shall have the right to be notified as to the result of the hearing.

Surely, EPA has been warned about this by now, and I am sure that Alcohol production plants right now are unable to supply enough Cellulosic Alcohol to supply the entire U.S. needs if it these laws are mandated?

Human rights are far from universal, and individuals who believe that religious mandates trump individual rights are plentiful and all too often in power, attempting to actually institute the horror that is Old Testament law, literally applied, but fortunately «the West» remains steadfastly in favor of heresy and an individual's right to choose what to believe (including the choice to believe nothing at all) and the individual's right to not have their moral behavior dictated in law and enforced by threat of violence by a set of religious rules with which they do not agree.

Fastcase maintains that the regulations are public law published under statutory mandate and are therefore in the public domain, meaning that Casemaker can not claim an exclusive right to their publication.

(3) Therefore, in the conduct of the negotiations mandated by Article 50 TEU which will presumably culminate in one of the conditions for the withdrawal of the United Kingdom being fulfilled, the government of the United Kingdom and the European Union institutions are bound by the relevant general principles of EU law to negotiate in good faith so as to find a political solution in order to fulfil insofar as possible the status and rights of those who shall be losing the status of EU citizenship

In case you have forgotten, after years of study, the law society mandated that all licensees make a commitment to some simple principles: not to discriminate, abide by workplace policies, promote equality and observe human rights legislation.

The law mandates individual assessment and care planning, as well as sufficient staffing, physician oversight and other quality - of - life rights.

Since Florida law does not mandate visitation rights for grandparents, it is the parents» decision to allow the grandparents to have access to the children.

CCD's mandate includes a wide range of advocacy to improve the status of persons with disabilities, providing a democratic structure for them to voice their concerns, law reform and policy development, and undertaking test case litigation under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and human rights legislation in support of persons with disabilRights and Freedoms and human rights legislation in support of persons with disabilrights legislation in support of persons with disabilities.

In fulfilling their mandates to protect the public, law societies have implemented an anti-money-laundering regime for members of the Canadian legal profession that respects the fundamental rights of all Canadians as affirmed by the Supreme Court of Canada.»

But Fastcase maintains that the Georgia regulations are public law published under statutory mandate and are therefore in the public domain, meaning that Casemaker can not claim an exclusive right to their publication.

As the Queen's Prison Law Clinic ramps up its mandate to take on more prisoners» rights test - case litigation, the group already has a significant win under its belt.

He established the Project on Extrajudicial Executions at NYU Law's Center for Human Rights and Global Justice to support his work in carrying out the mandate.

In that sense, one of the issues such continuation of ISDS proceedings would face is that such a tribunal would neither be in the position to correctly assess EU environmental law due to its mandate to guarantee investor rights nor be under the supervision of the ECJ for questions of EU law, such as the relationship between the claim and the EU environmental acquis.

In Ontario (Attorney General) v. Fraser, the SCC ruled Ontario's Agricultural Employees Protection Act did not violate charter rights because it mandated employers to negotiate «in good faith» with their employees, despite the fact that the law does not protect the right of agricultural workers to strike or bargain collectively.

«In our view, the federation and the committee charged with approving new Canadian law degree programs must strike a balance between freedom of religion and equality, and give full consideration to its public interest mandate and to the values embodied in Canadian human rights laws,» wrote CBA president Robert Brun.

Its mandate for the stricken lender came only months after the law firm was appointed to advise the bank on its # 4bn rights issue earlier this year.

It is not only the mandated right to legislate that governments enjoy, but also a duty to pass laws that improve the lot of citizens.

Although the Martin Act did not create a private right of action to enforce its provisions, the defendant was unable to demonstrate anything in the legislative history of any of the amendments demonstrating a mandate that would abolish private common - law claims.

The settlement conferences mandated by law several years ago are considered the defining moment in the foreclosure process: the first opportunity for many defendants to learn about their legal rights and protections, about settlement options, and about the court process that lies ahead.

Persons entering a property uninvited or with less clear legal right to be there may not enjoy the same rights as someone who does, but the law does mandate that property owners provide an ample warning of any possible danger or risk of injury within the premises.

In particular, she discussed how to comply with the interactive process mandate, employee rights under the ADA, how to initiate and implement the interactive process, what is considered a reasonable accommodation, and recent case law and lessons learned.

Again, like OHS and human rights laws, many expressly prohibit workplace sexual harassment and impose obligations on employers to make «every reasonable effort» (or words to this effect) to ensure no employee is subjected to it, mandating steps employers must take to prevent and respond to workplace sexual harassment.

To the surprise of many, Pierre Trudeau's Charter of Rights and Freedoms became the law of the land, giving Canadian judges a mandate to make free expression a consideration in their rulings.

In the context of the Act it was clearly not the intent of the legislature to give the LSUC a mandate to promote once conception of «justice» (i.e., gay rights) in favour of another (i.e., religious freedom), rather it's clearly the intent that the LSUC promote «justice» in a more neutral unambiguous sense (i.e., the proper admistration of the law, a nentral, impartial judiciary, etc.).

Your rights to health care coverage and mandated benefits are subject to individual state and federal laws and regulatory guidelines.