Sentences with phrase «unfair acts by»

Workers in the state of Massachusetts that have been subjected to unfair acts by their employer could benefit from seeking the services of a knowledgeable employment law attorney.

For example, if a landlord refuses to rent you an apartment because of your race, the Charter would not apply because that incident does not involve an unfair act by government.

Not exact matches

Advertisers that fail to abide by the FTC's instructions could be found in violation of Section 5 of the FTC Act, which bans «unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce.»

«CHX justifies the proposal by stating» [T] he Exchange submits that the proposed rules for LTAD are designed to operate in a manner that is consistent with the Act in that they are designed to protect investors and the public interest, are not designed to permit unfair discrimination, and would not impose any unnecessary or inappropriate burden on competition.»

The use by respondents of a multilevel marketing program, which is in the nature of a lottery, is contrary to the public policy of the United States and is an unfair act and practice and an act of unfair competition within the intent and meaning of Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Aact and practice and an act of unfair competition within the intent and meaning of Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Aact of unfair competition within the intent and meaning of Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission ActAct.

Nothing in these terms and conditions shall exclude or limit our liability for (i) death or personal injury caused by negligence (as such term is defined by the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977); (ii) fraud; (iii) misrepresentation as to a fundamental matter; or (iv) any liability which can not be excluded or limited under applicable law.

While most in line cheer this act of generosity some, especially amongst the first 100, are actually enraged by the news, scream at the manager for how «unfair» he is being and storm away, never to shop at that store again.

We write in our capacity as citizens of the Republic of Ghana invoking the powers of this Commission under Article 218 (a) of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana and section 7 (1)(i) of the CHRAJ Act 1993 (Act 456), as amended, which states «to investigate complaints of violations of fundamental rights and freedoms, injustice, corruption, abuse of power and unfair treatment of any person by a public officer in the exercise of his official duties», to investigate a case of professional misconduct bothering on official corruption and corruption - related activities involving ACP Mrs. Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo Danquah, the current acting Director - General of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service.

At 1:30 p.m., Empire State Agenda will be joined in Albany by Assembly members, state senators, and LGBTQ advocates to «demand the State Senate take up the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (GENDA), civil rights legislation that would extend New York's anti-discrimination laws to safeguard trans individuals, who currently stand outside our state's legal protections against unfair practices.»

«That you, Senator Jonah David Jang, whilst being the Governor of Plateau State between January and May, 2015 in Jos, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, used your office as Executive Governor of Plateau State to confer unfair advantage upon yourself by collecting the sum of N4, 357,195,000 (Four billion, Three Hundred and Fifty - Seven Million, One Hundred and Ninety - Five Thousand Naira) from the cashier of the Office of the Secretary to the Plateau State Government, and which sum was derived from the account of Plateau State Government, and you thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 19 of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, 2000»..

The Socio - Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has petitioned UN Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders, Mr Michel Forst, over alleged intimidation, harassment and unfair treatment of the acting Chairman of Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ibrahim Magu by the Nigeria Senate.

In addition, many individuals act as role models by being willing and proud to work as openly gay scientists despite the risk of harassment and unfair treatment.

While that may have been a little unfair, the almost total absence of Canberra from the 300 - strong gathering was inevitably seen by those present as a conscious political act.

But the new study, published online today in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B, finds that when players start out using multiple different strategies, by making fair or unfair offers, and rejecting or accepting unfair offers, some will act out of spite.

I confess it seems more than a touch unfair that while its primary competitors, Zero Dark Thirty and Lincoln, have both been dogged by questions of historical accuracy, no one seems to care that large portions of Argo — in particular the last act, featuring skin - of - the - teeth escape after skin - of - the - teeth escape — were made up out of whole cloth.

• too much school time is given over to test prep — and the pressure to lift scores leads to cheating and other unsavory practices; • subjects and accomplishments that aren't tested — art, creativity, leadership, independent thinking, etc. — are getting squeezed if not discarded; • teachers are losing their freedom to practice their craft, to make classes interesting and stimulating, and to act like professionals; • the curricular homogenizing that generally follows from standardized tests and state (or national) standards represents an undesirable usurpation of school autonomy, teacher freedom, and local control by distant authorities; and • judging teachers and schools by pupil test scores is inaccurate and unfair, given the kids» different starting points and home circumstances, the variation in class sizes and school resources, and the many other services that schools and teachers are now expected to provide their students.

The marketing and sale of F&I add - on products is overseen by the Federal Trade Commission's Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices Act and similar state laws.

Cheating is an act by which one gains unfair rewards by breaking the rules / laws.

This falls under guidelines set by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), which essentially implies that anything longer is unfair to a consumer trying to move on with his or her life, financially speaking.

ICFE DCCS ® Independent Study Guide Table of Contents Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to oversee debt collectors Collection agencies and junk debt buyers - Mini-Miranda What to do if a debtor is contacted about past debts Sample cease and desist letter Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Summary from the CFPB Debt that is covered Debt Collectors that are covered Debt Collectors that are NOT covered Debt Collection for Active and Veteran Military Personnel Communications connected with debt collection When, where and with who communications is permitted Ceasing Communication with the consumer Communicating with third parties Validation of debts Prohibited Practices: Harassing or abusive Practices False or misleading representations Unfair Practices Multiple debts Legal Actions by debt collectors Furnishing certain deceptive forms Civil liability Defenses CFPB / FTC staff's commentary on the FDCPA Common debt collector violations How to document a collector's abusive behavior What to do if a collector breaks the law How collectors are trained - examples of collector training courses FDCPA Sample Exam from ACA for Collectors How collectors are using Social Medias in collections Dealing with creditors and third party collectors Other factors for a debtor in collection: Credit reports and scores Reviewing credit reports with debtors - Permissible uses Rules about credit decisions and notices Debtor education about credit reports and FICO scores Specialty Report Providers Rules to protect consumers in credit card debt How to read and understand credit reports How to make changes or dispute accuracy Freezing Credit Files FCRA / FACTA Provisions of ID Theft victims How credit scoring works The Credit Card Accountability and Disclosure Act Credit Rules CFPB rules establish strong protections for homeowners facing foreclosure Other Resources

In order to stop people from using deferred annuities as short term investments and thus remedying their perception of an «unfair advantage» by the annuity companies, Congress passed the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982, which drastically altered the taxation of deferred annuity withdrawals and distributions.

[FN61] A violation of FDUTPA is defined as any violation of FDUTPA, or may be predicated upon violations of any rules promulgated pursuant to the FTC act, any standards of unfairness or deception set forth by the FTC or the federal courts, or any law, statute, or other provision which proscribes unfair methods of competition, or unfair, deceptive, or unconscionable acts or practices.

Alabama state legislature noticed how so many people were getting fooled by the unfair business tactics of these lenders and decided that it was time to stop them with the Alabama Small Loan Act.

(d) No person other than a consumer, the attorney general or the director of the office of consumer protection may bring an action based upon unfair or deceptive acts or practices declared unlawful by this section.

The States believe the practices prohibited under § 310 (a) are already prohibited by the FTC Act and state unfair and deceptive trade practices statutes.

Moreover, NAR believes that individuals, families and students who have been victimized by unfair, deceptive or abusive acts or practices should not penalized by the malicious acts of others.

In a blog post discussing the involvement of solicitors in pseudonymous law firms like those alleged to be used by the banks, Richard Moorhead has observed, among other things, that «there is a substantial risk that the solicitors who signed or were involved in the production of the letters have breached their obligation to act with integrity» and that «there is a question over whether Outcome 11.1 (rule 11.1 in effect) has been breached that is solicitors must not, take unfair advantage of third parties [the debtors] in their professional capacity.»

Nothing in these Terms shall exclude or limit liability for (i) death or personal injury caused by negligence (as defined by the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977); (ii) fraud; (iii) misrepresentation as to a fundamental matter; or (iv) any liability which can not be excluded or limited under the law of the United Kingdom.

He has acted in all types of company law disputes, including shareholder disputes, claims by and against directors, unfair prejudice proceedings and derivative claims.

A German court reached this decision where the provisions of the 1996 English Arbitration Act agreed to by the parties granted discretion to the tribunal to schedule an oral hearing.908 A United States court held that a tribunal's decision of an issue of contract interpretation based solely on documentary evidence was not fundamentally unfair where the parties had not agreed on the applicable procedure.

They will take on any opponent, and will not rest until they have exhausted every avenue to get justice for you, including challenging the unfair Texas Tort claims Act, written by corporate lobbyists to deny you your rights.

He has extensive experience navigating and litigating disputes alleging misappropriation of trade secrets and violations of restrictive covenants by former employees and competitors, as well as claims of patent infringement, false advertising and other acts of unfair competition.

Other acts that fall within unfair competition law include commercial espionage, passing off or palming off goods or services representing that they were sourced by another, as well as other forms of commercial or business deceit.

The Fair Trading Act affects how most household purchases can be sold by prohibiting unfair practices and misleading advertising.

Firstly, according to former Article 3, § 2 LPMC professions, dentist and physiotherapists were excluded from its scope of application; these professions were covered by a separate Act on unfair trade practices applying to professions, the Act of 2 August 2002 on misleading advertising, comparative advertising, unfair terms and distance contracts pertaining to professions («2002 Act»).

[Chapter 93A plaintiff must show actual injury caused by unfair or deceptive act before any recovery or attorneys» fees are appropriate.]

[50] Justices Bastarache and Arbour concluded spousal support agreements should be given considerable weight, except: (i) where the circumstances under which such an agreement was negotiated and executed are unsatisfactory; (ii) where there is substantial unfairness (non-compliance with the objectives of the Divorce Act) when the agreement was entered into; or (iii) where at the time an application to determine spousal support is commenced there has been a change in circumstances not reasonably anticipated by the parties which renders the agreement unfair (i.e., no longer in compliance with the objectives of the Divorce Act).

Dionne Knight v London Legacy Development Corporation (ET, 2013) John acted for the LLDC in its successful defence of a race discrimination and unfair dismissal claim by a senior employee who was dismissed for accepting payment by West Ham during the Olympic stadium bidding process.

Acted for the Respondent international jewellery retailer in its defence, following an 8 day hearing, of a claim by its former European Director of HR for sex discrimination and unfair dismissal.

Acted for a University in a 10 day discrimination and unfair dismissal hearing brought by a former member of academic staff.

Ct. 344, 353 (1996)(insurer did not commit an unfair act or practice by denying defense where there was no coverage under the policy).

The Court held that the appellants» Convention rights had been breached by the manifestly unfair process in the court below, so they had a right to appeal under the Human Rights Act 1998.

The Arbitration Act itself specifically provides that Courts are not to interfere in disputes covered by an arbitration agreement other than for the limited purposes of assisting in the conduct of arbitrations, ensuring that they are conducted in accordance with arbitration clauses, to prevent unequal or unfair treatment of parties to arbitration clauses, and to enforce arbitration awards.

The BC Family Law Act by default says that generally BC family property and debt are subject to equal division between spousal unless it would be significantly unfair to divide the property equally.

The trial judge found that the program description published by the appellant in its course calendar negligently misrepresented the benefits of its graduate international business management program and thereby breached the unfair practices provisions of the Consumer Protection Act, 2002, S.O. 2002, c. 30, Sched.

Notable mandates: Acted for Soltoro Ltd. in connection with its successful disposition by plan of arrangement to Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.; co-counsel for Trillium Motor World Ltd. in class action against General Motors of Canada Ltd. and Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP; acted for Canadian Solar Inc. in connection with raising an aggregate of US$ 50 million in equity and US$ 100 million in debt financing for acquisition financing and working capital purposes; external counsel to the Regional Municipality of York, providing a wide range of municipal, real estate, expropriation, litigation, and commercial law advice and services; counsel to minority shareholder of a Nevis LLC worth more than US$ 500 million with respect to a claim for relief from unfair prejudice in litigation in Nevis and the Commercial Division of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court in British Virgin Islands, and in contemporaneous related actions in Belize and the United StActed for Soltoro Ltd. in connection with its successful disposition by plan of arrangement to Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.; co-counsel for Trillium Motor World Ltd. in class action against General Motors of Canada Ltd. and Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP; acted for Canadian Solar Inc. in connection with raising an aggregate of US$ 50 million in equity and US$ 100 million in debt financing for acquisition financing and working capital purposes; external counsel to the Regional Municipality of York, providing a wide range of municipal, real estate, expropriation, litigation, and commercial law advice and services; counsel to minority shareholder of a Nevis LLC worth more than US$ 500 million with respect to a claim for relief from unfair prejudice in litigation in Nevis and the Commercial Division of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court in British Virgin Islands, and in contemporaneous related actions in Belize and the United Stacted for Canadian Solar Inc. in connection with raising an aggregate of US$ 50 million in equity and US$ 100 million in debt financing for acquisition financing and working capital purposes; external counsel to the Regional Municipality of York, providing a wide range of municipal, real estate, expropriation, litigation, and commercial law advice and services; counsel to minority shareholder of a Nevis LLC worth more than US$ 500 million with respect to a claim for relief from unfair prejudice in litigation in Nevis and the Commercial Division of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court in British Virgin Islands, and in contemporaneous related actions in Belize and the United States.

He assembles the right team of experts and interviews the right people to establish wrongdoing and the emotional and financial damages caused by an unfair termination or other wrongful act.

In Faithorn Farrell Timms LLP v Bailey [2016] the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) considered the scope of section 111A of the Employment Rights Act 1996 where an employee brought claims for both unfair dismissal and discrimination and the pre-termination negotiations were referred to by both parties during the Tribunal proceedings.

I note that, depending upon the circumstances of the individual case, not all acts of bad faith or unfair dealing will be equally injurious and thus, the amount by which the notice period is extended will vary.

Communities are speaking out and joining together to protest the UnFair Elections Act by delivering a joint petition to Conservative and Opposition MP offices.