Sentences with phrase «top state law»
Coalition of top state law enforcement officials vows to hold fossil fuel companies accountable for their conduct on climate change.
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«As the top state law enforcement officials charged with investigating consumer complaints of fraudulent, deceptive and abusive financial practices in our respective states, we know from first - hand experience that the need for strong consumer financial protection is undiminished in the years since the financial crisis.»
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The class action, filed in United States District Court, Southern District of New York, and docketed under 18 - cv - 02213, is on behalf of a class consisting of investors who purchased or otherwise acquired BRF American Depositary Receipts («ADRs») between April 4, 2013 and March 2, 2018, both dates inclusive (the «Class Period»), seeking to recover damages caused by Defendants» violations of the federal securities laws and to pursue remedies under Sections 10 (b) and 20 (a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the «Exchange Act») and Rule 10b - 5 promulgated thereunder, against the Company and certain of its top officials.
The class action, filed in United States District Court, for the District of Illinois, Eastern Division, is on behalf of a class consisting of investors who purchased or otherwise acquired Akorn's securities between March 1, 2017 through February 26, 2018, both dates inclusive (the «Class Period»), seeking to recover damages caused by defendants» violations of the federal securities laws and to pursue remedies under Sections 10 (b) and 20 (a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b - 5 promulgated thereunder, against the Company and certain of its top officials.
The department reached out to a group of state attorneys general — the top law enforcement officials at the state level — that earlier joined the review, the source said.
In the U.S., we generally believe that publicly - held firms are to be managed for «shareholder value» (technically, the Securities Exchange Commission's Code of Ethics for CEOs only requires the firm to provide full, fair, accurate and timely financial reporting, and to flag any known conflicts of interest or violations of securities law, but state laws often impose stricter fiduciary duties on the firm's top managers).
One immediate effect of the right - to - work law, however, was to improve Michigan's rank among America's Top States for Business.
In fact, Colorado is the only state among America's Top 10 states without a right - to - work law.
A top - secret document, obtained by the former N.S.A. contractor Edward J. Snowden, shows that an American law firm was monitored while representing a foreign government in trade disputes with the United States.
Or i could point out that the big bang is the biggest joke ever told... That even the top physicists can't figure out how their own theory could work, not to mention the fact that for it to work they would need for the Universe to break the fundamental laws we understand as true since the beginning i.e. (No matter in the Universe can be created nor destroyed, you can only change it's state (solid to liquid, liquid to gas etc.).
London (CNNMoney)- Pope Benedict made cleaning up the Vatican's reputation for shady money one of his priorities, beefing up the city - state's laws and hiring a top Swiss financial crime fighter to raise standards to international levels.
This month, First Presbyterian asked the Sooner State's top court to take a third look at the case, arguing that the justices mixed up two separate issues of law: the ecclesiastical extension / church autonomy doctrine and the ministerial exception.
Thankfully, in the U.S., we have a strong wall of separation between church and state (mostly top the credit of JM & TJ); and thankfully, the more the religious extremists push against the wall, the more the wall stands firm, the more the law is considered and more and more it is applied throughout civic law.
Indeed, not all that long ago liberal Justices of the Supreme Court were accusing the State of Indiana of shredding the First Amendment by enforcing public nudity laws against table top dancers at the Kitty Kat Lounge in downtown South Bend.
HR 1599 protects the consumer from a costly and confusing 50 state patchwork of labeling laws by ensuring that the federal government retains its authority at the top of America's food safety pyramid.
Healey is the state's top law enforcement official and an athlete herself: a former Harvard basketball captain who played professionally in Europe for two seasons before going to law school.
Aiding the possibility of this proposal actually being written into law in the fact that one of New York's top state prosecutors, District Attorney Charles «Joe» Hynes of Brooklyn has come out in support of its passing.
An upcoming Supreme Court decision could strike the law that prevents most states from legalizing sports betting, and that has some of the nation's top athletes concerned.
The fundamental goal was to develop a system that satisfied our state law requiring the top 10 % and a valedictorian to be named from every public high school in the state.
On top of this, there are specific laws per state.
Since Gov. Andrew Cuomo included a call to do away with the Wilson - Pakula law in his second Smith - Stevenson corruption scandal reform proposal, we have heard outraged reactions from all but one of the state's top minor party leaders.
Top Democrats in Albany still won't tell survivors where they can stand on the decade - old effort to reform the state's statute of limitations law on child sex abuse claims.
All I can tell you is the law that passed in 2010 was part of our Race to the Top application and New York state as you know, came in number two natiowide with that law in terms of getting Race to the Top money.»
Top issues for state lawmakers to tackle when they return to Albany from their two - week spring break include NYC mayor's control, ethics reform and changes to the election laws.
The head of the state's Republican Party has filed a formal complaint with the state's public ethics commission, alleging that Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his former top aide — Percoco, now on trial for bribery — broke the state's public officers law.
Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins is yet to receive formal word she'll be allowed to participate in the top - level budget talks, which are likely to include negotiations surrounding changes to the state's sexual harassment laws.
A report released on Wednesday by state lawmakers tallied the top limited liability corporation givers to political campaigns, finding they range from top real - estate companies to high - powered law firms.
The January 2016 letter from Risa Sugarman, the state Board of Elections» chief enforcement counsel, accuses de Blasio and his team, including top aide Emma Wolfe, of purposely violating election law by routing donations to three upstate senate candidates by using county committees to avoid donation limits.
Hudson Valley Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney and New York's Acting Attorney General Barbara Underwood are among 16 people state legislators plan to interview to take over as New York's top law enforcement officer through the end of the year.
A January 2016 letter from Risa Sugarman, the state Board of Elections» chief enforcement counsel, which was leaked to the Daily News in April, accused de Blasio and his team, including top aide Emma Wolfe, of purposely violating election law by routing donations to three upstate senate candidates by using county committees to avoid donation limits.
ALBANY - Top New York Democrats praised the U.S. Supreme Court's refusal Monday to hear a case challenging the state's assault - weapons ban, with Gov. Andrew Cuomo calling it a «victory for common sense gun control laws.»
The head of the state's Republican Party has filed a formal complaint with the state's public ethics commission, alleging that Governor Cuomo and his top aide, Joe Percoco, now on trial for bribery, broke the state's public officers law.
Now, as Cuomo's closest friend and former top advisor, Joseph Percoco, is about to be indicted for rigging bids on state contracts, the governor proposed a raft of ethics reforms on Wednesday that stand little chance of ever getting made into law.
Tedisco and Boyle also announced that June 7th will be the 6th annual New York State Animal Advocacy Day which will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the Well of the Legislative Office Building in Albany, and that «Kirby and Quigley's Law» will be one of the days top legislative priorities if it does not pass the Assembly by then.
Most recently, this focus on secrecy was shown in the extraordinary efforts of the governor's aides to shield some of his records from public scrutiny in the State Archives, where a top Cuomo lieutenant spent nearly eight hours screening documents from Cuomo's years as attorney general that were sought by the Times Union under the Freedom of Information Law.
In addition to new laws under consideration as the session draws to a close, senators will have to confirm dozens of nominations to top positions across state government — though it's unclear if the Cuomo administration will have sent all those nominations to the chamber before the month ends.
Why did the names have to be top secret when the law clearly states who must sign off on FISA warrant applications?
The agreement came after Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, who replaced Dean Skelos as the top GOP conference member in May, pledged to enact changes to the gun control law after some upstate Republicans were disappointed that yet another Long Islander would lead the last vestige of Republican power in the state.
Correction officers Gary Brothers and Roy Hoffman along with Deputy Kevin Dennis each collected a six - figure salary with total pay of $ 139,445, $ 129,987 and $ 131,495 respectively, placing them in the top 10, according to information obtained by the Times Union through a state Freedom of Information Law request.
Yes I am a family member of a victim of injustice, and if questionable police shootings, misconduct, and brutality were not investigated fully and fairly on a local level by Westchester County's top law enforcement officer why should the people of Westchester County or New York State believe that anything different will take place on an appellate level?
The story relied on reports made by State Police assigned to provide security for Bruno and were obtained from top aides of Governor Eliot Spitzer via the Freedom Of Information Law (FOIL).
That approach seemed likely to alleviate concerns from some local officials who saw the state law requiring shared services as a top - down mandate from Albany.
The investigation launched after the state Board of Elections accused de Blasio and his team, including top aide Emma Wolfe, of purposely violating election law by routing donations to three upstate senate candidates using county committees to avoid donation limits.
The Port Authority «is working with our federal, state and city law enforcement partners on a top - to - bottom review of the JFK incident,» according to spokesman Scott Ladd.
Now, after New York State's top law enforcer, former attorney general Eric Schneiderman, has been accused of engaging in those types of violent acts, he's the subject of at least two criminal probes, and faces the possibility of being indicted on charges that he helped to create.
One top Republican New York state lawmaker doesn't think there is any kind of new law that will end the public corruption in Albany.
Another perennial top - finisher, the state's largest trial lawyers» group was involved in issues in 2016 ranging from the Scaffold Law to the expansion of ride - hailing.
Hood's personality and politics fit the state, but it's unclear whether having an uppercase D next to his name on the ballot in a state that has gone solidly Republican will outweigh the goodwill he's built over his 10 years as the state's top law enforcement officer.
A January 2016 memo from Risa Sugarman, the state Board of Elections» chief enforcement counsel, accuses de Blasio and his team, including top aide Emma Wolfe, of purposely violating election law by routing donations to three upstate senate candidates using county committees to avoid donation limits.
Until the laws stop selectively enforcing policy against flagrant abusers of trust, ethics, unfair civic and labor practices, and integrity from within city and state government, there will certainly be a rampant element of corruption, low morale that dishonors a tainted leadership façade, and societal decay from the top downward.