Sentences with phrase «rights practices under»

Our report is intended to both shed light on current civil rights practices under voucher programs, draw attention to the harmful and unfair practices currently supported in certain states and highlight areas where state and federal policy can be improved to better support students with disabilities and their families.»

Not exact matches

She sued under the Civil Rights Act, but the Supreme Court rejected her claim, narrowly construing the law to limit the opportunity for redress to within six months after «a discrete unlawful practice takes place.»

In practice, «showing sword» has led to the arrest and imprisonment of prominent human rights activists and lawyers who were largely left alone under the previous leadership.

Specifically, benefits subject to the HP Severance Policy include: (a) separation payments based on a multiplier of salary plus target bonus, or cash amounts payable for the uncompleted portion of employment agreements; (b) any gross - up payments made in connection with severance, retirement or similar payments, including any gross - up payments with respect to excess parachute payments under Section 280G of the Code; (c) the value of any service period credited to a Section 16 officer in excess of the period of service actually provided by such Section 16 officer for purposes of any employee benefit plan; (d) the value of benefits and perquisites that are inconsistent with HP Co.'s practices applicable to one or more groups of HP Co. employees in addition to, or other than, the Section 16 officers («Company Practices»); and (e) the value of any accelerated vesting of any stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock or long - term cash incentives that is inconsistent with Company Practices.

But many American practices go against the grain of the more comfortable and communitarian cultural systems of their own societies - the Japanese with life - long employment for their workers, the Germans with their unions having a say in management under co-determination, and the French with their government supporting the right of unions to pressure business from retrenching, by requiring large compensation to be paid to laid - off workers.»

All I got out of this is that Chad thinks slavery is just fine under the right scenarios and that there was no need for the state or a moral authority (like, say, god) to point out that alternate labor scenarios, as practiced in many cultures, might be preferable.

The United Nations Declaration on Human Rights of 1949 Articles 18 and 19 says that «every person should have the freedom to adhere to and practice the religion he or she chooses, and to change religion without coming under pressure as a result».

Whether in the past or present, it is always right to condemn inhumane and exploitative practices, both under governments and under business corporations.

Unfortunately, contemporary culture presents us — all too insistently — with issues which require a determined biblical and theological response: the continuation of the abortion regime; the intensifying pressure to acknowledge the legitimacy of same - sex «marriage»; the attacks on the religious liberty of Christians, forcing them to support practices offensive to their faith; and, most recently, «assisted suicide» now masquerading under the name «the right to die with dignity.»

Just under a third of Americans (30 %) and about a quarter of practicing Protestants (24 %) believe the Bible has just the right amount of influence in public society.

Iraq is a big land and has many bordering countries and a population of many Races, and many Religions and Faiths that were known or unknown beliefs... all of those lived in harmony during S - adam regime and every body was practicing his rights with out fear or with just a little fear But now having messed up the whole setup and the control of this mixed nation that were under a secular umbrella has cleverly for some ended it to be handed to Religious extremes at all sides of borders who are now fighting each other for taking control over the country or having it divided in to pieces.

When I have to FIGHT just to practice my faith in peace, then you have no right to say that you are under seige... no, your «war against christianity» is merely another way to play victim while you carry on your «Crusade against everyone else»

Anybody who has ever baked a pan of brownies from scratch knows that they can be tricky... under cook them and they are too gooey, over cook them and they are dry and crumbly and the edges are hard as bricks... it takes practice to get them just right.

If a school like Quinnipiac — relatively small in size, punished for its prior behavior, and under the microscope because of it — struggles to get this right, what does that mean for everyone else and for Title IX as law in practice?

Biter's the one with the malpractice in the gynae cases and the home birth death while under conditions on his practice, not the one who likes to have sex with patients, right?

To obtain it, RIGHT click on Family - Friendly Practice: including fathers under RELATED DOCUMENTS (below), choose «Save Target As...» and the pdf should download quickly.

Yet this baby killer wants to be allowed to continue practicing under the banner of a woman's right to choose?

Under the Convention on the Rights of the Child parents have the right to accurate information on nutrition, which entails stopping misinformation, including from breastmilk substitute companies which promote their products with misleading claims and aggressive marketing practices.

Vacuum extraction is becoming more popular in obstetrical practices and offers a good alternative to both forceps and C - section under the right circumstances.

This continental trend would be further accentuated if the number of African states that have accepted recommendations made under the UN Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) to work towards abolition, put them into practice.

Everyone has the right of access to preventive health care and the right to benefit from medical treatment under the conditions established by national laws and practices.

In practice, most deportations now are blocked under articles two or three, or article eight (the right to a family life).

If we practice what we preach, Lib Dems will have to respect the right of Tory or Labour councils to pursue schemes under their devolved powers that we disapprove of.

Create and implement an educational campaign to inform tenants and landlords of their rights and responsibilities under the different housing laws and policies to curtail unjustified rent - destabilization and unethical practices that strain tenant - landlord relationships.

But the practice, which is both painful and expensive, has come under increasing scrutiny from animal rights activists.

Her purpose was to remind the FDA (and all in attendance) that there are many foods right now that would not qualify as «healthy» under current (and perhaps future) labeling practice.

What we do ask is that you have at least some level of practice under your belt so you are familiar with basic postures and the flow of a vinyasa class, but you are also right at home if you are more advanced at yoga or have already taken a training.

It takes practice and making sure that the foot is placed in a position what when lowering down it remains right under the knee.

Ellison, who did not attend Berlin, practiced her own Wing Chun in Berlin to sweep the legs from under Weinstein Co., Fox Searchlight, Sony Pictures Classics and Focus Features, who were in the mix to nab the rights as well.

Leaving aside the question about justicability, it could be claimed that the right to education (especially right to self - determination and right to receive impartial information in education) is being infringed because of the inconformity of the described practice with state's obligations under international law described above.

This practice has long been considered legal under both case law and more than 25 years of guidance and rulings from the federal Office for Civil Rights.

Admissions practices are under constant scrutiny by politicians, civil rights groups, and others.

Every administration has a different philosophy that governs the work of the Education Department's Office for Civil Rights (OCR).28 Education Secretary DeVos» actions show a clear deprioritization of the office: Under her leadership, the Education Department announced that the OCR will not actively investigate patterns of discriminatory practices, 29 rolled back guidance to prevent discrimination against transgender students, 30 and refused to commit to continue the Civil Rights Data Collection.31

Under the terms of that settlement, L.A. Unified agreed that its practice of conducting teacher layoffs according to strict seniority created a hardship for students in the most disadvantaged schools so severe that it amounts to a deprivation of rights.

Melnick doesn't see that kind of work changing much under the new administration; instead, he thinks the big change will involve the practice of issuing «Dear Colleague» letters, which lay out the OCR's position on civil rights issues, to school districts and institutions of higher education.

The charter school industry is coming under increased attack by national civil rights leaders for its unequal and antidemocratic practices in the communities it purports to help by privatizing K - 12 schools.

Under the guidance of expert practitioners, participants learn tested strategies for assessing student learning and supporting student success, and leave with plans for action that can be implemented at their institutions right away to start improving processes and practices that support student success.

It does not affect the practice of «last in, first out,» however, under which seniority rights are a factor when districts need to reduce staff.

(a) In connection with any investigation of a charge filed under section 706, the Commission or its designated representative shall at all reasonable times have access to, for the purposes of examination, and the right to copy any evidence of any person being investigated or proceeded against that relates to unlawful employment practices covered by this title and is relevant to the charge under investigation.

(5) investigate allegations, made in writing and under oath or affirmation, that citizens of the United States are unlawfully being accorded or denied the right to vote, or to have their votes properly counted, in any election of presidential electors, Members of the United States Senate, or of the House of Representatives, as a result of any patterns or practice of fraud or discrimination in the conduct of such election; and

It shall be the function of the Service to provide assistance to communities and persons therein in resolving disputes, disagreements, or difficulties relating to discriminatory practices based on race, color, or national origin which impair the rights of persons in such communities under the Constitution or laws of the United States or which affect or may affect interstate commerce.

BMW's large command dial to the right of the stubby gear selector requires a learning curve — we suggest putting the vehicle in park and practicing its functions before getting under way.

This Section V.F shall not prohibit a Settling Defendant from communicating (a) in a manner and through media consistent with common and reasonable industry practice, the cover prices or wholesale or retail prices of books sold in any format to potential purchasers of those books; or (b) information the Settling Defendant needs to communicate in connection with (i) its enforcement or assignment of its intellectual property or contract rights, (ii) a contemplated merger, acquisition, or purchase or sale of assets, (iii) its distribution of another E-book Publisher's E-books, or (iv) a business arrangement under which E-book Publishers agree to co-publish, or an E-book Publisher agrees to license to another E-book Publisher the publishing rights to, one or more specifically identified E-book titles or a particular author's E-books.

ResultSource, a company that doesn't even attempt to hide its purpose in allowing authors to buy their way onto the New York Times or Wall Street Journal bestseller lists, including upon debut for the right price, is coming under fire for this practice.

REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND INDEMNIFICATION 7.1 You represent and warrant that (a) you have the authority to enter into and perform your duties and obligations under this Agreement; and (b) the website [s] where you will display Archway Affiliate Marketing Materials and your marketing practices do not and will not (i) infringe on any third party's copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret, privacy or any other rights, (ii) violate any applicable laws, rules, or regulations, including, without limitation, the CAN SPAM Act of 2003, (iii) contain defamatory or libelous material, (iv) contain pornographic or obscene material, including, without limitation, its marketing and promotional activities; (v) promote violence; or (vi) contain viruses, trojan horses, worms, time bombs, or other similar harmful or deleterious programming routines; and (c) you will comply with your obligations under this Agreement and industry guidelines as applicable.

In order to protect yourself from these shady practices, you have to know your rights under the law.

The practice was put into place to help protect your rights under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) of 1974.

Using the client's consumer rights Under the FDCPA (Fair Debt Collections Practice Act), we provide the correct legal letters to stop any and all collections calls to the home or business and also stop the collection agencies from contacting our clients by mail.

A credit repair business and its salespersons, agents, and representatives, and independent contractors who sell or attempt to sell the services of a credit repair business, shall not do any of the following: (1) Charge or receive any money or other valuable consideration prior to full and complete performance of the services that the credit repair business has agreed to perform for or on behalf of the consumer; (2) Charge or receive any money or other valuable consideration solely for referral of the consumer to a retail seller or to any other credit grantor who will or may extend credit to the consumer, if the credit that is or will be extended to the consumer is upon substantially the same terms as those available to the general public; (3) Represent that it can directly or indirectly arrange for the removal of derogatory credit information from the consumer's credit report or otherwise improve the consumer's credit report or credit standing, provided, this shall not prevent truthful, unexaggerated statements about the consumer's rights under existing law regarding his credit history or regarding access to his credit file; (4) Make, or counsel or advise any consumer to make, any statement that is untrue or misleading and which is known or which by the exercise of reasonable care should be known, to be untrue or misleading, to a consumer reporting agency or to any person who has extended credit to a consumer or to whom a consumer is applying for an extension of credit, with respect to a consumer's creditworthiness, credit standing, or credit capacity; or (5) Make or use any untrue or misleading representations in the offer or sale of the services of a credit repair business or engage, directly or indirectly, in any act, practice, or course of business which operates or would operate as a fraud or deception upon any person in connection with the offer or sale of the services of a credit repair business.

Amends § § 4112.02, 4112.05, 4112.08, and 4112.14 of the Revised Code to specify that discrimination by an employer against any person because of the person's credit history is an unlawful discriminatory practice under the Ohio Civil Rights Law.