Sentences with phrase «well as state employees»

«Stripping pensions from legislators - as well as any state employee - convicted of a crime related to their public jobs is an issue that has the overwhelming support of New Yorkers,» Greenberg said.

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We will work to assist all employees and contractors who may be directly impacted by the order, both those who may be traveling, as well as those currently in the United States from one of the restricted countries with Green Cards or visas,» the company told Fortune.

News of the impending job cuts came in the form of an internal memo released to employees on Tuesday, which stated that the decision to terminate positions was due to product delays, as well as a «tough market» and the company's need to conserve cash.

In 1985, this provision was extended to state and local employees as well at the employee's option.

As Ben Parr, a former editor at Mashable, stated on CNET, «You have to code, not because you need to be good at it, but because technical employees are far more likely to follow a founder with technical experience.»

The only problem is that it's still legal to fire LGBT employees in 28 states where such workers aren't covered by state laws that protect various minorities from discrimination on the job, as well as in housing and public accommodations.

If you're unsure about the proper designation, be sure to review the IRS website, as well as the Department of Labor websites at the federal and state levels, particularly their materials on distinguishing independent contractors from employees, and check your designations with your accountant and / or labor lawyer.

Employees at the Mayo Clinic, a nonprofit medical practice and medical research center, appreciate the company's «extremely professional work environment,» as well as its «state - of - the - art facilities.»

If we include the fact that the perpetrator's two manifestos clearly state a strong personal dislike of the VP of Information Technology (whom the perpetrator referenced as having made specific comments in the past) and the CEO, and specifically names employees that are liked and are doing a good job, then it seems, without a shadow of doubt, to be an open and shut case.

John Ruffalo, CEO of OMERS Ventures, the venture arm of the Ontario Municipal Employee Retirement System, and one of Canada's leading pension funds, recently stated: «I believe that the technology community knows how good Canada is as a hotbed of technology.

Volkswagen Group Procurement's strategy is based on very highly qualified and motivated employees as well as a state - of - the - art, future - oriented organizational structure.

Remember, hiring a salaried employee has added expenses, such as the company's share of the worker's Social Security and Medicare taxes, as well as state unemployment insurance and healthcare benefits.

RIAs are eligible to participate in the Program if they represent to Fidelity Investments that they meet the following criteria: (1) RIA is an investment adviser registered and in good standing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and / or any applicable state securities regulatory authorities or is exempt from such registration; (2) RIA's representatives who provide services to referred clients are appropriately registered / licensed as «Investment Advisers Representatives» in required jurisdictions; (3) RIA charges fee - based, asset - based, or flat - rate investment advisory service fees (which may include hourly fees); (4) RIA will maintain a minimum of $ 350,000,000 in total regulatory assets under management, as reported in response to Item 5 in Part 1A of the RIA's Form ADV, throughout the duration of RIA's participation in the Program; (5) RIA and all associated persons of the RIA who manage client assets or who supervise such associated persons shall at all times be covered through both Errors and Omissions Liability Insurance and Fidelity Bond Coverage; and (6) RIA maintains a minimum of two principals or officers as well as a minimum of five employees.

In recent years in the United States there has been a mounting number of thefts by «respectable» white - collar employees and officials as well as by the usual professional criminals.

«To be part of these indices is a great honor and reaffirms Arca Continental's conviction to continue consolidating the company's social responsibility and sustainability model, in addition to strengthening Arca Continental in all facets to continue creating value for consumers and clients, as well as our employees, shareholders and the communities where we are present,» CEO Francisco Garza Egloff stated.

The Lake Forest, Calif. - based company has blossomed into a bustling franchise with more than 8,000 employees and nearly 300 locations across the United States, as well as in Canada, Mexico, the Bahamas, the Philippines, Panama, Chile, Germany, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and Cyprus.

On the training and development side, the company recently implemented a leadership development program for managers in all 15 of the states Glazer's serves, as well as an internal certification program for salespeople and front line employees.

Many employers in these states, as well as in others where this sort of open sale and use is still against the law, simply decided to turn a blind eye to marijuana testing, opting instead for clear clauses in contracts that stipulate that employees may not show up for work under the influence.

Today, our nearly 1,200 employees help federal, state, and local agencies as well as more than 20 major foundations use data to make a difference in more than 50 countries.

Since the Supreme Court has now prevented itself from acknowledging the question of whether Barack H. Obama is or is not an Article II «natural born citizen» based on the Kenyan / British citizenship of Barack Obama's father at the time of his birth (irrespective of whether Barack Obama is deemed a «citizen» born in Hawaii or otherwise) as a prerequisite to qualifying to serve as President of the United States under the Constitution — the Court having done so at least three times and counting, first before the Nov 4 general election and twice before the Dec 15 vote of the College of Electors — it would seem appropriate, if not necessary, for all Executive Branch departments and agencies to secure advance formal advice from the United States Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel as to how to respond to expected inquiries from federal employees who are pledged to «support and defend the Constitution of the United States» as to whether they are governed by laws, regulations, orders and directives issued under Mr. Obama during such periods that said employees, by the weight of existing legal authority and prior to a decision by the Supreme Court, believe in good faith that Mr. Obama is not an Article II «natural born citizen».

This even applies to «well intentioned» initiatives and led several states from threatening to arrest international election monitors if they attempted to monitor elections from the polling place as only legal voters and poll employees are allowed in the polling place itself.

PEF represents largely white - collar state employees, including scientists and professionals as well as those who help carry out various state programs at the administrative level.

But some in the party believe the money is better spent on local candidates, and not — as financial disclosures show — on consultants that include a felon and a state GOP employee.

Percoco's defense against the federal bribery charges — that one has to be a state employee in name, if not in fact, in order to act as a public official — troubles good government groups.

The governor raised the specter of the unprecedented furloughs late last month as he expressed frustration with the Legislature's refusal to cut state spending as well as the refusal of the public - employee unions to agree to concessions to help close a looming $ 9.5 billion budget deficit.

Percoco's defense against the federal bribery charges — that one has to be a state employee in name to act as a public official — troubles good government groups.

State Senator Bill Perkins, Assemblymembers Denny Farrell and Keith Wright, as well as several unions including District Council 37, United Federation of Teachers, New York State United Teachers, Civil Service Employees Association, Operating Engineers Local 891 and Sanitation Workers.

CSEA's leadership is really in no danger as long as the local jurisdictions provide acceptable contracts, while PEF is a state employee (in the vast majority) union, with all that entails, good, bad and benign.

He said the state should also enact a single payer health care plan that would eliminate the counties» contribution to the Medicaid program as well as the private health insurance bills that local governments and school districts now pay for their employees.

And even as multiple wells in nearby Hoosick Falls tested positive for elevated and potentially dangerous levels of the same toxic chemical more than a year ago, state health department employees suggested a delay in reporting results and did not initially recommend a wider outreach to the public, according to emails between state, county and federal officials, some of which were obtained through a Freedom of Information Law request to the federal Environmental Protection Agency.

Cuomo's subpoena to the Democratic - controlled state Senate sought to determine how and why the current and former Soundview Health Network board members, as well as past and present clinic employees, were placed on the Senate payroll.

After the women announced their intention to sue the state for retaliation and equal protection violations, Mr. David said he referred the retaliation claims to the Governor's Office of Employee Relations; the harassment claims, as well as the conflicting findings of the two previous investigations, went to the Joint Commission on Public Ethics.

As the FBI begins to investigate the circumstances of the June escape at Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora as well as broader corruption concerns, the state Department of Corrections and Community Service on Tuesday placed 12 prison employees, including members of its leadership team, on administrative leavAs the FBI begins to investigate the circumstances of the June escape at Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora as well as broader corruption concerns, the state Department of Corrections and Community Service on Tuesday placed 12 prison employees, including members of its leadership team, on administrative leavas well as broader corruption concerns, the state Department of Corrections and Community Service on Tuesday placed 12 prison employees, including members of its leadership team, on administrative leavas broader corruption concerns, the state Department of Corrections and Community Service on Tuesday placed 12 prison employees, including members of its leadership team, on administrative leave.

Glaser says health - care benefits are «out of alignment» with private sector, as well as other states and federal benefits, and noted that there had been 14 percent increase in pay for public employees over the years.

The proposal comes as Gov. Andrew Cuomo in recent months has pushed for a broader minimum wage increase and through executive authority hiked the wage for workers in the fast - food industry as well as state and SUNY employees.

Cuomo has formed a campaign coalition named in honor of his late father to push for a $ 15 minimum wage after taking executive action this past summer to gradually increase the wage for SUNY and state workers as well as fast - food employees.

Cuomo, who in his first term had a decidedly strained relationship with public - sector labor groups who represent state employees as well as teachers, said there's an «anti-union movement» afoot in the coutnry.

Alain E. Kaloyeros resigned as president of the State University of New York Polytechnic Institute on Tuesday, marking not only the fall of one of the state's most powerful and best - paid employees, but also a very public pratfall for a university system that has been a ready lever of power for Gov. Andrew M. CState University of New York Polytechnic Institute on Tuesday, marking not only the fall of one of the state's most powerful and best - paid employees, but also a very public pratfall for a university system that has been a ready lever of power for Gov. Andrew M. Cstate's most powerful and best - paid employees, but also a very public pratfall for a university system that has been a ready lever of power for Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo.

Among the findings: States will face continued pressure due to skyrocketing Medicaid costs, underfunded pensions for retired public employees and volatile tax revenues, as well as reduced federal funding.

The speakers include PEF President Susan M. Kent, American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten, Civil Service Employees Association President Danny Donahue, New York State AFL - CIO President Mario Cilento, Executive Vice President of the New York State United Teachers Andrew Pallotta, United University Professions President Fred Kowal, NYSCOPBA President Donn Rowe, as well as other labor leaders, members of community groups and members of the New York State Legislature.

As CalWatchdog.com's Chris Reed argued, «That is good news for those considering taking on public employee unions in 2016 with ballot measures putting limits on government pensions or scrapping state laws allowing teachers to receive lifetime tenure after less than two years on the job.»

It has overseen an explosion in the wage bill of the state, to the point where the average public - sector worker now earns # 74 more per week than a private - sector employee, as well as having much better pension and other entitlements.»

Both GOP proposals depend on big increased savings and concessions from state employees and state employee unions, as well as additional state spending cuts.

If she was brought on and paid a ceremonial wage, like minimum wage, as a federal employee, I'd have more confidence in how concrete the stated good intentions are, since she would then be formally bound by laws and rules.

He later moved to use his own executive authority to increase the minimum wage for fast - food workers, as well as state and SUNY employees.

«These actions, as well as testimony that Percoco required employees to obtain his permission to leave State employment and otherwise attempted to control their post-State-service employment, also demonstrate Percoco's control over State employees, making it more likely that Percoco directed State employees to take official action,» a letter from prosecutors to U.S. District Court Judge Valerie Caproni stated.

Hawkins also met with the state teachers union's leadership as well as the Public Employees Federation.

The 55/25 bill would allow state workers as well as local public employees to retire at age 55 after 25 years of service without penalty.

PEF members were joined by members of the Civil Service Employees Association and concerned residents, as well as state Senator Joseph Griffo and Assembly Member Anthony Brandisi as they chanted, marched and waved signs to draw public awareness and support.

The uniform policy includes protections for employees of state and local governments, as well as state contractors and freelancers.