Sentences with phrase «voluntary policies of»

While the new voluntary policies of DOJ and DHS are a step in the right direction, they are no substitute for a law passed by Congress.

The Disclosure Notice will state that the home was built under an Owner - Builder Authorization, when the 10 - year period started, and whether or not there is a voluntary policy of home warranty insurance in place for the home.

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But the latest wave of sales tax changes appears voluntary, and began late last year when Amazon started collecting sales tax for Washington, D.C. Amazon steadily added states from December to March, with the April wave completing the standardization of company policy.

Despite that reversal, UPS maintains that its denial of Young's light duty request was lawful at the time and that its policy change is voluntary and not required by the Pregnancy Discrimination Act.The Chamber of Commerce filed an amicus brief supporting UPS, calling attention to companies that offer pregnant employees «more than what federal law compels them to provide.»

On a federal level, the Harper government has steered clear of calls for increasing mandatory employee - employer contributions to the CPP in favour of a policy that enables voluntary contributions under professional management.

Jon Kasselman of the University of Calgary's School of Public Policy explored the ramifications of enlarging the CPP, including its potential (in concert with the Guaranteed Income Supplement) to eliminate taxpayer - funded Old Age Security, and the possibility of making the enhanced portion of CPP coverage voluntary.

One professor of tourism policy tells Becker it is «the greatest modern voluntary transfer of wealth from rich countries to poor countries.»

That alone may prompt some voluntary de-listing of tokens that clearly run afoul of securities laws,» said Ryan Schoen, senior financial services policy analyst at Washington Analysis.

We used a placeholder of $ 100 billion, which is close to either the Tax Policy Center's estimate of switching to a territorial system as part of the House GOP tax plan or the Joint Committee on Taxation's estimate of a voluntary repatriation holiday (though a permanently lower rate would be more expensive).

«The panoply of public policies offering «voluntary» options for saving - such as RRSPs, TFSAs, group RPPs, and the most recent Pool Registration Pension Plans - have demonstrated their inadequacy to address the shortcomings in declining workplace pensions and a Canada Pension Plan with limited benefits,» the study concludes.

The Declaration does not specify how we are to strive toward that goal - whether through state policy, international initiatives, market dynamics, voluntary action, charity, or all of these combined.

Other scholars say that religious tax exemption is simply a matter of good public policy, much as educational, cultural, and other voluntary organizations that render public service are tax - exempt.

Drawing on examples of what is happening in the Netherlands, where the practice of PAS and euthanasia (voluntary and involuntary) has increased even though not formally legal, Manning, Larson and Amundsen suggest that the policy and practice of euthanasia / PAS would weaken the general prohibition against killing.

It is the responsibility not of government to formulate and perpetuate public policy but of the citizenry, who can do so wisely, creatively and effectively only by organizing themselves in voluntary groups around their various shared interests and concerns.

In addition, the Australian Beverages Council has adopted, as policy, the Australian Association of National Advertisers» (AANA's) voluntary guidelines for advertising directed at children, and is a signatory to the Code of Practice on Nutrient Claims and to all other voluntary advertising industry codes of practice.

If an LEA adopts a policy permitting random drug testing of students in voluntary extracurricular activities, it must notify the parents and guardians that the student may be subjected to random drug testing prior to a student participating in an extracurricular activity, with the parent or guardian providing written consent.

The state also gathers local wellness policies through the John C. Stalker Institute of Food and Nutrition through a voluntary basis submission process.

No way: Abbott Laboratories shareholders rejected proposals at the annual meeting for a company policy of voluntary price controls and caps on pharmaceutical products, and the cessation of providing infant formula products to hospitals.

It is promoted as a voluntary best practice standard and has been used by a majority of school divisions as benchmarks for measuring progress of local wellness policies.

We unify evidence, policy and practice by working collaboratively across a large network of organisations involving governments, public services, the voluntary sector and families.

It showed that 20 countries have enacted laws, decrees or other legal enforceable measures, 27 have enacted many of the Code's provisions as law, 21 countries have implemented the entire Code as a voluntary measure or as a national policy and another 22 are currently drafting regulations based on the International Code and Resolutions.

The way we work, our global code of business conduct, supported by our global policies, standards and guidance notes, in conjunction with the requirements of local law and our voluntary commitments, forms the basis of our governance systems.

These include: · Restricting trade hours of on - licence venues to limit the availability of alcohol in the early hours of the morning · Enhancing community involvement, better facilitating the engagement of local residents with licensing systems · Adding / prioritising public health and / or harm minimisation objectives in alcohol legislation · Restricting the sales of high risk products in areas of concern; and · Deprioritising government support for industry voluntary schemes in place of policies supported by evidence.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art will be getting new signs next month that spell out, in boldfaced type, the voluntary nature of the museum's pay - what - you - wish admission policy.

But research by the Pre-school Learning Alliance of private and voluntary childcare providers found the policy could create a # 350m funding gap because hours paid for by the government are currently underfunded.

Although many schools throughout the New York City school system choose to require uniforms, the New York City Department of Education (DOE) does not require students to wear uniforms as part of its code of conduct and instead applies a voluntary uniform policy.

In an attempt to resolve the infrastructural and logistical challenges of the policy, the government, as part of the 2018 budget, announced the setting up a fund to receive voluntary contributions from...

Policy discussion is a key part of Jeremy Middleton's exciting proposals for the voluntary party.

During this period, Ganesh co-authored a Policy Exchange report with Jesse Norman, later a Tory MP, which stressed, «the pressing need for a huge devolution of power away from Whitehall, towards independent institutions, towards the private and voluntary sectors, and towards local government».

Writing in a linked Comment, Gino Vumbaca from Harm Reduction Australia, said: «Evidence on the effectiveness of compulsory and voluntary drug dependence treatment in the Asian region has been scarce and this study is a much needed addition to the evidence base that is required to inform policy making... The present study provides solid evidence in support of urgent need to expand availability of and access to evidence based voluntary drug dependence treatment approaches to all whom are affected by drug dependence.

It also makes the point that biodiversity and nature's contributions to people are better protected when integrated into a broad array of economic and sectoral policies, such as payment for ecosystem services and voluntary eco-certification.

«The inclusion of e-cigarettes in smoke - free laws and voluntary smoke - free policies could help decrease use of e-cigarettes as a cigarette substitute, and, perhaps, increase their effectiveness for smoking cessation.

The study compared the consumption of sugar - sweetened drinks between 41,000 secondary school students in Ontario, where school nutrition policies are mandatory, and Alberta, where they are voluntary.

Section 200.306 Cost Sharing Or Matching clarifies policies on voluntary committed cost sharing to ensure that such cost sharing is only solicited for research proposals when required by regulation and transparent in the notice of funding opportunity.

The Communication Trust is a coalition of over 50 leading voluntary sector organisations, which raises awareness, influences policy, promotes best practice among the children's workforce and commissions work from its members.

Over the course of the past two decades, a series of court cases — including a 2007 Supreme Court decision that struck down voluntary integration policies in Seattle and Louisville, Ky. — have created tough barriers for public schools attempting to pursue integration.

A federal appeals court in Boston has narrowly upheld a voluntary desegregation plan in the Lynn, Mass., school district in a case that is being closely followed by supporters and critics of race - conscious policies in K - 12 schooling.

Through her involvement as a research assistant for the CRP — a position she started in 2005 when she was still a doctoral student at HGSE — Garces has served as counsel of record in three amicus curiae briefs for the Supreme Court, including the recent Fisher v. University of Texas, and previously on a case involving the constitutionality of K — 12 voluntary desegregation policies.

After the 2007 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1, which limited the voluntary use of race in school assignment plans, 33 the number of schools and districts using socioeconomic integration policies grew rapidly.

Since the launch of school desegregation policies in the 1960s, magnet schools have demonstrated the effect of incentivizing voluntary integration, both in terms of socioeconomic status and race, among families.

Work with other administrator organizations and the National Policy Board for Educational Administration (NPBEA) to seek the necessary financial support, personnel, and resources to bring a voluntary system of advanced certification to fruition.

Alison Ryan, education policy adviser at the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said: «While many state faith schools are excellent schools, with mixed pupil intakes, some voluntary aided schools, whether intentionally or not, are less diverse ethnically and have fewer disadvantaged pupils because of the faith criteria they use in their admissions policies.

The report also looks at the government's policy of allowing private and voluntary providers to set up so - called «free schools».

Adoption of the standards is, of course, voluntary for states and does not include a commitment to any other programs or policies.

Specifically, the GAO has been asked to examine changes in student racial isolation or integration over time, including shifts caused by school closures or consolidations; state and local policies that affect attendance areas or admissions, including open enrollment in public charter schools; voluntary policies intended to increase integration; and the impact of racial and socioeconomic isolation in public education.

Policy dialogue — a process designed to facilitate voluntary, interactive exchanges of views and information among interested groups and individuals working towards consensus solutions to policy iPolicy dialogue — a process designed to facilitate voluntary, interactive exchanges of views and information among interested groups and individuals working towards consensus solutions to policy ipolicy issues.

Kelly Rodriguez, claimed she needed 800 $ extra to get Jennifer's loan approved, on top of selling her a 900 $ gap insurance policy that is strictly voluntary, did Kelly say that?

Often the coverage from an insurer of last resort is somewhat limited compared to a standard policy, and it may or may not be significantly more expensive than coverage on the voluntary market would be.

Not only do LGBT workers now have the option of purchasing voluntary life insurance on their spouse through a group policy, but purchasing individual life insurance got easier too.

That would be if you're looking for renters insurance in a difficult to place area, or you have a large number of claims, or your credit is making it difficult to place the policy on the voluntary market.