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OREA needs to continue the lobby for Realtor incorporation and other unfair practices in Ontario.

«On March 28th, 2016, we received a Civil Investigative Demand (CID) from the Federal Trade Commission as part of its investigation to determine whether we, through our Venmo service, have been or are engaged in deceptive or unfair practices in violation of the Federal Trade Commission Act,» the filing reads.

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.

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

They claim that both airlines had unfair practices in the sales of travel insurance, including «opt - out» sales and not -LSB-...]

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.

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.

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.

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

§ 1692 et seq., regarding harassment or abuse, false, misleading or deceptive statements or representations, and unfair practices in collections.

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.

Not exact matches

From his first meeting with Xi, Trump promised that if China would cooperate in tightening economic sanctions on North Korea, the US would refrain from taking a hard line against what it perceived to be China's unfair trade practices.

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.»

This political nightmare began in July when Ottawa launched a consultative process on how best to address tax planning practices that it believes are being used to gain unfair tax advantages.

«We are pleased the federal court in San Diego decided Qualcomm must establish the fair value of its technology and defend its business practices in court before forcing Apple and others to pay exorbitant and unfair rates, which amount to a tax on our own inventions,» Apple spokesman Josh Rosenstock said in a statement.

Penguin aims to get rid of shady practices used to exploit Google's algorithm to gain an unfair placement in the search engine results.

Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska was in the meeting with the president this week and said TPP would be a smarter way than tariffs for the U.S. to build alliances against unfair Chinese trade practices.

However, Paul Reilly, the Guild representative involved in the Bloomberg effort, says the union has no plans to file an unfair labor - practices charge with the National Labor Relations Board about McGlaughlin's dismissal.

If the union is foolishly rigid, then you may need to take the risk of a grievance or unfair labor practice in order to survive.

He proposed the tariffs in part to follow through on campaign promises to crack down on what he calls unfair trade practices.

These moves by the Government will help to curb many inconsistencies and unfair trade practices bringing professionalism in the sector.

China can not claim the moral high ground on trade matters; in fact, there is a strong case to be made that American voters» resentment of China's unfair trade practices is what put Trump in the White House in the first place.

The next day that firm filed two lawsuits against Diageo, one in federal court, raising a suite of traditional trademark and unfair business practices claims, but the other in New York State Supreme Court, seeking a permanent injunction under a seldom - used statute available only to charitable organizations, known as Section 135 of the New York General Business Law.

It wasn't Trump's first move to retaliate against a country's perceived unfair trade practices: The U.S. has moved forward with tariffs against Canadian softwood lumber exports, initially proposed in April 2017, for instance.

The company also argues that Qualcomm withheld nearly $ 1 billion in payments when Apple cooperated with South Korean authorities as it investigated the company's unfair trade practices — precisely what the U.S. and Apple are going to court over now.

And if the corporation failed to measure up — because of problems like unfair labor practices, environmental damage, unsavory tax practices — and rehabilitation failed, the government would place the company in «moral bankruptcy.»

In a statement Friday from the IMF meetings, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin urged the IMF to «step up to the plate» to call out countries engaged in unfair trade practices — a frequent refrain from the Trump administration is that its trade penalty threats are not protectionist, but simply seeking «fair» exchangIn a statement Friday from the IMF meetings, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin urged the IMF to «step up to the plate» to call out countries engaged in unfair trade practices — a frequent refrain from the Trump administration is that its trade penalty threats are not protectionist, but simply seeking «fair» exchangin unfair trade practices — a frequent refrain from the Trump administration is that its trade penalty threats are not protectionist, but simply seeking «fair» exchange.

Trump is taking Beijing to task over China's large trade deficit with the U.S., which Washington says is in part due to unfair trade practices.

WASHINGTON / BEIJING, March 13 - U.S. Trump is targeting Chinese high technology companies to punish China for its investment policies that effectively force U.S. companies to give up their technology secrets in exchange for being allowed to operate in the country, as well as for other IP practices Washington considers unfair.

Duarte pointed to her group's efforts to get Facebook to crack down on affinity targeting in ads, for example, routing ads related to homebuying away from minority groups — a social media ad version of the unfair mortgage and real estate industry practices that made homebuying for African Americans difficult for much of the 20th century.

The couple's attorneys sought to amend the defenses in December, expanding the argument about unfair lending practices.

A CFPB spokesperson said in an email to Vox that the bureau is authorized to take «supervisory and enforcement action against certain institutions engaged in unfair, deceptive, or abusive acts or practices, or that otherwise violate federal consumer financial laws,» including the failure of institutions to engage in «reasonable data security practices» in connection with consumer report information.

But the policy has barely been used in decades and is widely considered to be an unfair practice since the creation of the World Trade Organization in 1995.

In a separate trade battle with China, the United States has threatened to impose tariffs on $ 150 billion of Chinese goods in retaliation for what it argues are Beijing's unfair trade practices and its requirement that U.S. companies turn over technology in exchange for access to its markeIn a separate trade battle with China, the United States has threatened to impose tariffs on $ 150 billion of Chinese goods in retaliation for what it argues are Beijing's unfair trade practices and its requirement that U.S. companies turn over technology in exchange for access to its markein retaliation for what it argues are Beijing's unfair trade practices and its requirement that U.S. companies turn over technology in exchange for access to its markein exchange for access to its market.

«The Attorney General, unlike a private litigant... is required only to prove that unfair or deceptive acts or practices took place in trade or commerce; she is not required to prove or quantify resulting economic injury,» the judge wrote.

The U.S. National Security Strategy notes that «China is gaining a strategic foothold in Europe» and calls for joint action with European allies to «contest China's unfair trade and economic practices and restrict its acquisition of sensitive technologies.»

Rather, such practices undermine confidence in the economy by selectively giving away tax advantages and producing an unfair result.

As recently as March 10, 2018, American, EU, and Japanese officials agreed to cooperate on addressing unfair Chinese trade practices within the World Trade Organization (WTO) framework.27 The keys to pushing back against China's unfair practices are: maintaining a strong relationship with allies in Europe and Asia; being a reliable partner; and upholding multilateral institutions like the WTO.

While warning against China's expansion in Europe, the strategy suggested that America could cooperate with its allies to «contest China's unfair trade and economic practices and restrict its acquisition of sensitive technologies».

Though President Donald Trump's view that China's economic practices are unfair is an important point, some of the countries potentially damaged by the proposed steel and aluminum tariffs are U.S. allies in Europe — this situation plays right into the hands of Beijing.

Although Europeans were caught in the crossfire, the prime target of Trump's action was China, which he has repeatedly accused of unfair trade practices.

He should also engage Trump in a conversation about cooperation against China's unfair trade practices, which are raising concerns on both sides of the Atlantic.

The Trump administration could soon take other steps to stop what it considers unfair Chinese trade practices in China in areas like solar panels.

The Federal Trade Commission monitors advertising and marketing to prohibit unfair or deceptive practices and enforce truth - in - advertising laws.

But Snaith warns that Trump's threats of punitive tariffs on countries engaging in unfair trade practices or currency manipulation could spark a trade war that would raise the risk of a national recession.

In the Russian Far East, Huawei outcompeted Nokia in a 2017 open tender bidding process to lay an internet cable to the Kurile Islands by agreeing to complete the project at a cost that was 9 percent below Rostelecom's stated maximum contract price.122 Though there have been no specific complaints surrounding the Kurile Islands tender, China's investments in Russia at times do not adhere to market principles — an issue of concern for the West given long - standing U.S. and European criticism of unfair Chinese trade and investment practiceIn the Russian Far East, Huawei outcompeted Nokia in a 2017 open tender bidding process to lay an internet cable to the Kurile Islands by agreeing to complete the project at a cost that was 9 percent below Rostelecom's stated maximum contract price.122 Though there have been no specific complaints surrounding the Kurile Islands tender, China's investments in Russia at times do not adhere to market principles — an issue of concern for the West given long - standing U.S. and European criticism of unfair Chinese trade and investment practicein a 2017 open tender bidding process to lay an internet cable to the Kurile Islands by agreeing to complete the project at a cost that was 9 percent below Rostelecom's stated maximum contract price.122 Though there have been no specific complaints surrounding the Kurile Islands tender, China's investments in Russia at times do not adhere to market principles — an issue of concern for the West given long - standing U.S. and European criticism of unfair Chinese trade and investment practicein Russia at times do not adhere to market principles — an issue of concern for the West given long - standing U.S. and European criticism of unfair Chinese trade and investment practices.

Wells Fargo has been hit with $ 1 billion in fines due to a number of unsavory banking practices, like charging customers unfair mortgage fees and forcing them into auto insurance.

FTC consent decrees have been held up, by Facebook as well as federal regulators, as an ideal method to police companies who engage in unfair and deceptive data practices.

In the past decade, the US had been ramping up the use of targeted tariffs to help protect the US steel industry from unfair trading practices, which include selling steel in the United States at a cheaper price than the price the exporting country sells it elsewhere (this is called «dumping»In the past decade, the US had been ramping up the use of targeted tariffs to help protect the US steel industry from unfair trading practices, which include selling steel in the United States at a cheaper price than the price the exporting country sells it elsewhere (this is called «dumping»in the United States at a cheaper price than the price the exporting country sells it elsewhere (this is called «dumping»).