I wonder if there is some benefit to a disclaimer like «my sending you this message (or your reading it though I did not intend you to do so) does not make me your lawyer», in these days of extremely (maybe exceedingly) strict
rules about conflicts of interest.
Not exact matches
And when we think someone has violated a
conflict of interest
rule it's not necessarily because we think he or she has made an improper decision, but rather that we think he or she has failed to keep personal business and official duties separate, and that as a result we can not be sure
about what factors may have influenced that decision.
In a long discussion
about her new book, Creative Conspiracy: The New
Rules of Breakthrough Collaboration, on Kellogg insight recently, Thompson takes a long detour into the psychology of
conflict and what leaders can do to ensure their teams fight in a healthy and productive way.
The
rule of law and apolitical law enforcement are under attack by a president who is a walking
conflict of interest, with his un-divested businesses, nepotistic hiring, and unprecedented lack of transparency
about personal finances.
The contract must clearly disclose any
conflicts of interest that do exist, and must give the client instructions as to how he or she can obtain online access to compensation arrangements entered into by the insurance carrier (the final
rule, however, provides for a streamlined disclosure pursuant to which individualized information
about specific advisors need not be listed).
OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada tried to quell questions
about its governor's impartiality and judgment Monday, saying Mark Carney was not afoul of
conflict rules by vacationing in the
Returning to the theme of the DOL fiduciary
rule, Perez said «I'm very proud of the
Conflict of Interest
rule,» because «it touches a subset of people you were talking
about [at the Center].
«Clients are now more educated
about potential
conflict of interest
rules.»
That raised questions
about Carney's impartiality and judgment, but the central bank has said Carney did not run afoul of
conflict rules.
But the filings offered little insight into how the fund will operate, raising concerns
about its transparency and how it will comply with
conflict of interest
rules, ethics experts said.
Most of the changes brought
about by the fiduciary
rule so far have focused on the Duty of Loyalty — ensuring that advisors don't charge excessive fees and avoid
conflicts of interests.
While the debate around the fiduciary
rule has focused on fees and
conflicts of interest, too little has been said
about the diligence required.
The last thing I want is for a marital
conflict to turn into an argument
about rules for fighting fairly.
When your preschooler joins the other kids in the sandbox to create a castle out of sand, sticks, and leaves, he's not only exploring a fantasy world, he's learning complex, real - world
rules about sharing, social interaction, and resolving
conflicts.
Designate portions of allowance for giving and for saving, then allow your child to spend the remaining allowance as she wishes, provided that purchases don't
conflict with family values or
rules about nutrition or clothing.
Join Ruby in her magical art studio to learn
about empathy,
conflict resolution, The Golden
Rule, and how to make and nurture lasting friendships.
If fights between your school - age kids are frequent, hold weekly family meetings in which you repeat the
rules about fighting and review past successes in reducing
conflicts.
Based on the bill analysis, the Texas legislators behind HB1781 seemed to care only
about bucking state nutrition policy, but they have also put the state in direct
conflict with the new federal competitive food
rules.
If we say, for example, that people leaving Iraq or Syria will count as survival migrants, we must be making an assumption
about what is going to happen in those countries in the future; we are
ruling out the possibility of
conflict ceasing and the economy recovering in a few years» time.
Citing credibility issues and
conflicting statements, the committee said it was «unable to reach a consensus»
about whether Ms. Wozniak had broken the Assembly's
rule against sexual harassment.
NEW YORK CITY — NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton dusted off the city's
Conflict of Interest
rule book during a summit with top police brass to read them the riot act
about laws that govern accepting gifts and gratuities from the public and people doing business with the city, DNAinfo New York has learned.
But days later, Babcock «had second thoughts
about the validity» of the nominations based on a
conflicting set of
rules filed with the Board of Elections.
Correction, 10:14 am, 2/18/2015: An earlier version of the story reported incorrectly that Lee Ellis was speaking
about compliance with federal
rules relating to the disclosure of potential
conflicts of interest.
Jack said the
conflict can be avoided by remembering simple
rules: «Religion has no place telling us
about the physical structure of the world; that's the business of science.
But his pick holds
conflicted views
about the human embryo and will oversee a department that, under new
rules, is outsourcing the destruction of human life.
For me, meditation is part of my interest, and at the same time there is a little
conflict about meditation and ignorance, and the
rule of karma in Buddhism.
Candy
Conflict:
Rules, Nutrition, and Money Clash Kathleen Modenbach writes
about how the administration in her school turned off the candy machines during lunch periods — then turned around and gave school clubs the right to sell candy at that time.
There is no simple resolution to this ongoing dilemma of
conflicting priorities, but I know this
about making better policy decisions: the best
rules and guidelines are those developed collaboratively.
There's no end to the
conflicting advice out there
about self - publishing, and to add confusion, the «
rules» from retailers and others change frequently.
Concern
about potential
conflicts of interest, particularly among advisers who receive commissions, was the impetus for the Department of Labor's fiduciary
rule.
You've probably heard that after years of talking
about it, the Department of Labor last week finally proposed
rules requiring all financial advisers to act as a fiduciary — essentially, avoid
conflicts of interest and act in your best interest — when giving people retirement advice.
Even when it is clear which ethical
rules apply, differing cultural and legal backgrounds may mean that lawyers involved in the same arbitration may act differently based on
conflicting ideas
about what is professional and ethical conduct.
,
ruling that a worker forfeited his right to benefits for a workplace accident after he offered
conflicting details
about his medical history and the cause of his injuries.
The Florida First District Court of Appeal has overturned an order in a workers» compensation case,
ruling that a worker forfeited his right to benefits for a workplace accident after he offered
conflicting details
about his medical history and the cause of his injuries.
In other words: clear
rules on transparency, participation and decision - making, and agreement
about a way to solve
conflicts that can arise.
Effective governance that leads to more sustainable results has clear
rules on transparency, participation and decision - making, and agreement
about a way to solve
conflicts that can arise.
Governance founded on a few basic
rules about transparency, participation, and what to do if
conflicts arise.
There is further a case from 1982, which gives us a firm idea of what the USA's Supreme Court thinks
about state laws that
conflict with or contradict a federal law with explicit purpose and
rule:
Jones Day's failure to understand the new
rules of conduct in an electronic age led to widespread speculation
about whether the firm was hiding a
conflict of interest and nearly forced the recusal of FTC Chairwoman Deborah Platt Majoras, as described in these news stories, here and here.
Recently, the Indiana Supreme Court weighed in on
conflicts for lower court decisions in which the Supreme Court decided that the statue has merit, but can not be applied in cases when the injured party was not able to learn
about the condition until after two year
rule.
Citizens who know more
about legal
rules can avoid
conflicts that end up in litigation.
Given the courts» drastic
rules about information - based
conflicts of interest when a lawyer changes firms or jobs, an equivalent for retired judges should almost write itself.
Meanwhile, in other news
about Wal - Mart and Germans... In November, Wal - Mart loses an appeal of a
ruling that its attempts to prohibit workplace romances among its 10,500 employees in Germany
conflict with the country's laws.
So job seekers have a task that they rarely do, feel they're not very good at, the
rules have dramatically changed in the past few years, everyone has a different opinion (usually
conflicting) and it's a task you feel guilty
about not being comfortable with — because it's writing
about yourself!
Each country has its own
rules about how this
conflict of laws should be dealt with.
This
rule, together with a chiding reminder that
conflict is made safer and resolvable when each person talks
about their own experience, helps move a process which initially may seem frightening or overwhelming to a platform of acceptance.
To read more
about these
rules for
conflict resolution, you can view or download the worksheet here or here.
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If we understand our own reactions to pressure and
conflict — our default settings — we are better able to make choices
about our responses in any given situation rather than just being
ruled by our reactions.
Ground
rules can help couples establish guidelines
about what date nights might mean and help them steer clear of discussing topics that introduce
conflict.