Sentences with phrase «stringent than federal law»

Below is an outline of some highlights from federal lead - based paint regulations, but remember that some states and municipalities also have laws regulating lead - based paint disclosure, which may be more stringent than federal law.

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Blake assures WKS stays in compliance with all labor and employment laws — especially important for a company based in California, which has complex state and local employment regulations which are often more stringent than the federal rules.

HB 1545 would require more stringent milk, whole grains and sodium school meal standards than currently required under federal law.

Collins's proposed law — the Second Amendment Guarantee Act, or SAGA — would overturn current state and local gun laws that are more stringent than federal regulations, while blocking states and localities from enacting any such laws in the future.

Because the only statewide clean air laws that already existed were in California, and they were more stringent than the new federal legislation, the federal act gave waiver authority to California, allowing it to adopt tougher standards than those set nationally.

Under section 1178 (a)(2)(B) of the Act and section 264 (c)(2) of HIPAA, provisions of state privacy laws that are contrary to and more stringent than the corresponding federal standard, requirement, or implementation specification are not preempted.

Response: The concern underlying this comment is that ERISA plans, which are not now subject to certain state laws because of the «field» preemption provision of ERISA but which are subject to the rules below, will become subject to state privacy laws that are «more stringent» than the federal requirements, due to the operation of section 1178 (a)(2)(B), together with section 264 (c)(2).

Thus, any element of a health care transaction that would implicate more than one state's law would automatically preclude the Secretary's evaluation as to whether the laws were more or less stringent than the federal requirement.

There are three exceptions to this general rule of preemption: State laws that the Secretary determines are necessary for certain purposes set forth in the statute; state laws that the Secretary determines address controlled substances; and state laws relating to the privacy of Start Printed Page 82471individually identifiable health information that are contrary to and more stringent than the federal requirements.

Section 264 also contains a preemption provision that provides that contrary provisions of state laws that are more stringent than the federal standards, requirements, or implementation specifications will not be preempted.

Even with respect to state laws relating to the privacy of medical information, the statute shields such state laws from preemption by the federal standards only if they are «more» stringent than the related federal standard or implementation specification.