Sentences with phrase «unfair practices»

Remember, the debt collection law protects you from unfair practices of collection agencies but you are still responsible to pay back the money that you owe.

It is also a fine way to check unfair practices in the health - care system.

The state version prohibits certain unfair practices by both creditors and hired debt collectors, whereas the federal version only applies to debt collectors.

An attorney can fight for your rights and protect you from unfair practices of insurance companies and medical practitioners.

These laws exist to safeguard the rights of workers against unfair practices or abuse.

Debt collectors may not engage in unfair practices when they try to collect a debt.

The fundamental problem is that as scheduling has become a tool for higher profits, it has also generated unfair practices.

There are 29 tariffs already in place on Chinese steel products over supposedly unfair practices.

The report found unfair practices and systemic racism at the university in relation to its procedures for plagiarism and academic fraud.

The credit card reform legislation was passed in order to protect consumers against predatory and unfair practices by credit card lenders.

They claim that both airlines had unfair practices in the sales of travel insurance, including «opt - out» sales and not providing information about the policies being sold.

They bring some action to the WTO, alleging unfair practices on the United States part.

Kaspersky Labs have accused Microsoft of using unfair practices against third - party antivirus applications to push their own anti-malware application Windows Defender on consumers, such as suppressing license expiration notifications, turning off incompatible products, and automatically turning on Windows Defender by default.

Those can include import taxes that offset unfair practices such as government subsidies or below - cost pricing.

«Their theft costs us over $ 350 billion per year, so the bigger the better,» said Daniel DiMicco, a steel executive and trade adviser to the Trump campaign, referring to the forced transfer of intellectual property and other unfair practices alleged by the administration.

Strict liability offences are created by reg 9 (misleading actions), reg 10 (misleading omissions), reg 11 (aggressive practices) and reg 12 (unfair practices on the «blacklist» set out in Sch 1).

The Virginia - based Aluminum Association applauded the decision, saying that its members «are very pleased with the Commerce Department's finding and we greatly appreciate Secretary [Wilbur] Ross's leadership in enforcing U.S. trade laws to combat unfair practices.»

This means they monitor companies for fair pricing of insurance, protecting insurance company solvency, preventing unfair practices by insurance companies, and ensuring availability of insurance coverage.

The USITC makes determinations in investigations involving unfair practices in import trade, mainly involving allegations of infringement of U.S. patents and trademarks by imported goods.

It dawned on Lowry that if he became a lawyer he could stay in the milieu he loves — criminal law — while challenging unfair practices.

The Code was introduced to address unfair practices in the grocery sector.

South Korea's antitrust regulator fined Qualcomm 1.03 trillion won ($ 854 million) in December for what it called unfair practices in patent licensing, a decision the U.S. chipmaker said it will challenge in court.

Showing unfair practices, Meal said, requires regulators to prove substantial consumer injuries, according to the Federal Trade Commission regulations state laws are based on.

The FTC reviewed the deal under Section 7 of the Clayton Act, the provision that governs mergers, as well as section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act, which targets general unfair practices.

Trader's sentiments have been improving sharply in crypto markets over the last week, driven by bullish price predictions and regulator input to control unfair practices.

In these cases, the grossly unfair practices of slavery and the killing of the innocent, although they seem intrinsically reprehensible, would be obligatory according to utilitarian principles.

A defender of Mill might argue that unfair practices like slavery never promote the greatest happiness of the greatest number.

This kind of unfair practice only discredits the UFC and the sport in general.

«That's why we have regulations and watchdog agencies that punish unfair practices such as monopolies, collusion, and insider trading to ensure the proper functioning of free markets.

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.»

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I also have a hard time getting past the inherent hypocrisy of the Big 6's laments about unfair practices, when they themselves played a huge part in running the indies out of business by refusing to negotiate terms for the indies that even came close to the terms negotiated with the big box stores.

The Dodd - Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (DFA) was signed in 2010 to stop ongoing unfair practices of major financial institutions and creditors.

While all of the Banc De Binary admonitions are absolutely valid and are the same made by financial regulators across the world, it is also true that the broker itself is often employing unfair practices.

The Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act of 1994 (HOEPA) addresses certain unfair practices and establishes requirements for certain loans with high rates and fees.

Pretty unfair practice.

Just before Christmas last year the government published its response to the recent call for evidence on «Tackling unfair practices in the leasehold market».

One of the outcomes of the civil rights movement is laws aimed at eliminating unfair practices in the workplace, including discrimination based on race, religion, gender and, more recently, sexual orientation.

Whether you are a victim of sexual harassment, have been discriminated against because of your race, age, gender, or ethnicity, or have been wrongfully terminated, we are dedicated to employees who face unfair practices or employee violations in the workplace.

In his diverse practice, Jeff represents clients in disputes related to breach of contract, unfair practices under the Federal Trade Commission Act, employment claims, business torts, copyright infringement, trademark infringement, trade secrets misappropriation and other commercial matters.

To make out valid Consumer Fraud Act (CFA) claim under the Consumer Fraud Act a plaintiff must prove: (1) a deceptive act or unfair practice occurred, (2) the defendant intended for the plaintiff to rely on the deception, (3) the deception occurred in the course of conduct involving trade or commerce, (4) the plaintiff sustained actual damages, and (5) the damages were proximately cause by the defendant's deceptive act or unfair conduct.

The Regulations contain general prohibitions on unfair commercial practices together with a «blacklist» of specific unfair practices.

Similarly, the board would be able to revoke a union's certificate if the union has engaged in unfair practices without the need for a vote.

The FTC focuses on potentially deceptive activities by e-commerce providers in failing to inform consumers of privacy impacts, as well as prosecuting unfair practices in the delivery of services.

Cryptocurrency enthusiasts hope that once banks understand the incredible opportunities that Bitcoin offers, they will stop banning the use of their credit cards for cryptocurrency purchases and will abandon other similarly unfair practices.

The listed unfair practices and subjective distortions of objective custody criteria are culled from recent literature and from reviewing 30 years of doing custody evaluations.