Sentences with phrase «who claimed expenses»

Last month, the Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO) ruled in favour of an accident victim who claimed expenses beyond the minor injury limit.

The ERS said it had chosen not to release the names of the peers who claimed expenses or allowances but had not spoken in the chamber, as its aim was «not to name and shame — it's to show the problem is systemic».

Not exact matches

On the other hand, someone who runs a home daycare may not be able to claim the expense at all if it's not essential to the running of the business.

What's more, those who have fertility - related expenses for any of the 10 previous calendar years and have not claimed them can request a change to previous income tax and benefit returns to include these eligible expenses.

«Many of these types of claims are designed to simply get a payout from an employer who did not want to get bound up in the expense of a court case».

Korea's Fair Trade Commission (FTC) could soon impose fines on Apple for allegedly requiring local carriers to run ads and fix iPhones at their own expense, The Korea Herald is reporting, citing sources who claim to have knowledge of those deals.

The commission was ruling on an appeal by Uber of a labor commissioner's award of about $ 4,000 in expenses to San Francisco - based driver Barbara Ann Berwick, who filed her claim in September.

Harper maintained only two people are responsible for wrongdoing — Duffy over his Senate expense claims and former chief of staff Nigel Wright, who paid them.

Kenney and MacKay defended the honour of their friend, Nigel Wright, who was the PM's former chief of Staff until he gave a $ 90,000 cheque to Sen. Mike Duffy to cover improperly claimed expenses.

Some on third of «early retirees» who claim Social Security at age 625 do so to help pay for health care expenses until they are eligible for Medicare coverage at age 65.

Among them are the rights to: bullet joint parenting; bullet joint adoption; bullet joint foster care, custody, and visitation (including non-biological parents); bullet status as next - of - kin for hospital visits and medical decisions where one partner is too ill to be competent; bullet joint insurance policies for home, auto and health; bullet dissolution and divorce protections such as community property and child support; bullet immigration and residency for partners from other countries; bullet inheritance automatically in the absence of a will; bullet joint leases with automatic renewal rights in the event one partner dies or leaves the house or apartment; bullet inheritance of jointly - owned real and personal property through the right of survivorship (which avoids the time and expense and taxes in probate); bullet benefits such as annuities, pension plans, Social Security, and Medicare; bullet spousal exemptions to property tax increases upon the death of one partner who is a co-owner of the home; bullet veterans» discounts on medical care, education, and home loans; joint filing of tax returns; bullet joint filing of customs claims when traveling; bullet wrongful death benefits for a surviving partner and children; bullet bereavement or sick leave to care for a partner or child; bullet decision - making power with respect to whether a deceased partner will be cremated or not and where to bury him or her; bullet crime victims» recovery benefits; bullet loss of consortium tort benefits; bullet domestic violence protection orders; bullet judicial protections and evidentiary immunity; bullet and more...

Ironically, they are guaranteed the martyr's crown from the lips of Our Lord, but at the expense of all the vainglory they no doubt entertained when trying to establish their claim: «Anyone who wants to be great among you must be your servant, and anyone who wants to be first among you must be slave to all» (Mk 10, 44).

When the first guy proudly claimed a piece of land for himself ever, I'm positive there was another guy right next to him who looked out over the endless miles of expense in all directions and thought to himself, «I want THAT exact piece of land».

Along with fellow Commissioner Michael Scott, a host of elected officials and invited guests, the tandem took aim at critics, including some media members who have characterized the proposed park as being Mayor Richard Daley's multi-million dollar playground, and have claimed the Northerly Island project is being pushed forward at the expense of several neighborhood parks that have fallen into disrepair.

The senior MP, who has served since 1987, said he was stepping down due to «health reasons» but made no mention of the 18 - piece dinner set, champagne flutes and wine glasses for which he claimed expenses.

The MP, who survived a tumour last year, was found to be one of the lowest - claiming parliamentarians in terms of expenses.

This year the biggest scalp from the dodgy expenses claims MPs made in the noughties was Denis MacShane, the former Europe minister, who got six months behind bars for his deliberately fraudulent claims.

On the July 16 the taxi picture was wheeled out again as a full - page analysis exposed Burnham as a «tightwad» who had over four years made 63 parliamentary expenses claims for under a pound.

An MP who claimed 9p on expenses for a 352 - yard car journey has defended the cost, but admitted such small claims may look «odd».

In December 2010, it emerged that Harman was amongst 40 MPs who had secretly repaid wrongly claimed expenses between 2008 and 2010.

But I wonder if there are other readers who, like me, are extremely concerned about what is a much more serious problem than the knowledge that some people have a rather cavalier approach to claiming expenses?

Asked by ITV News Deputy Political Editor Chris Ship what consequences a housing benefit claimant who over claimed for the same of amount of expenses Culture Secretary Maria Miller claimed for should face, he said:

A return to parliament would be a coup for Hogg, who did not seek re-election at the 2010 general election following the furore caused by his expenses claims.

Douglas Hogg, the former Conservative cabinet minister who played a notable part in the MPs» expenses scandal after it was alleged that he had claimed money for the clearing of the moat at his country house in Lincolnshire, has emerged as a frontrunner to win a hereditary place in the House of Lords.

I can't recall exactly which MPs flipped their mortgages or who claimed for a duck house on their expenses.

A by - election is taking place in Rotherham on Thursday following the resignation of Labour's Denis MacShane, who was condemned by the parliamentary expenses watchdog over his expenses claims.

«David Curry, the MP who heads the committee responsible for policing Commons expenses, has claimed almost # 30,000 for a second home that his wife has banned him from staying in, The Daily Telegraph can disclose.

The first is by the House of Lords Standards Commissioner, who will look at allegations that she claimed # 165.50 per night in accommodation expenses while living rent - free at the home of her friend, Tory official Naweed Khan.

Heastie, who had previously required proof that a lawmaker was actually in Albany on the days that they claimed expenses, now says legislators will need special permission if they come to the Capitol more than 30 days during the off session.

The full spreadsheet of those who have claimed expenses to pay for their ERG subscription is here, although it is not clear that this is the full membership of the organisation, as a number of people listed on ERG letters and other publications — including office holders — are not included, and the list is significantly shorter than the 50 - 100 members that its leading figures sometimes claim to have.

In typical fashion, Cahill, who likes to listen — at the expense of action, say some — will hold hearings in the Hurricane Sandy - damaged areas downstate with an ear toward how the insurance companies responded to claims.

The ruling will also affect Eric Illsley, another Labour MP who is also facing a criminal trial for his expenses claims.

Former U.S. Sen. Al D'Amato, who has endorsed Ohio Gov. John Kasich, is going after Mitt Romney for trying to take down GOP presidential front - runner Trump, claiming Romney's acting like a «spoiled rich kid» who is trying to revive his political career at the expense of Republican Party.

Response: Mr McLoughlin, who is a member of a new internal panel examining all Tories» expenses claims, says all of his own claims towards his second home were for routine maintenance and to tackle wear and tear.

This involves separate claims about his failure to declare the expenses of senior Conservative aides who were based full - time the constituency helping to orchestrate the campaign against his opponent, Nigel Farage, then Ukip leader.

The Conservative MP who announced last night he would stand down at the next election after allegations over his parliamentary expense claims, made the right decision, David Cameron saidtoday.

«Dianne Hayter, chairman of Labour's National Executive Committee, said: «We do not believe a parliamentary by - election should be held at taxpayers» expense to resolve tensions at the top of the Conservative Party... She claimed that Mr Davis had done a deal with Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg, who said last week that his party would not contest the by - election, and never intended to put his seat at risk.»

About as questionable as MPs who claim certain expenses which are «within the rules».

MPs from both sides of the Commons have been hit by more damaging allegations about their expenses claims on Sunday, including a Labour minister who asked the parliamentary authorities to «please pay as much as you are able».

Conservative bloggers are having a field day at the expense of uber - liberal Rep. Anthony Weiner, who is claiming that someone hacked his Twitter account and send a (headless) picture of a man in his underwear sporting an erection to a woman who is not the congressman's wife.

A new report by the Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) will highlight the plight of temporary low - paid agency workers who turn to confusing and costly umbrella arrangements to claim tax relief on travel expenses.

«Only Andrew Cuomo would believe that replacing a state legislator who claimed per diems for expenses when not at work with a former Governor who was fined for shaking down the Yankees for playoff tickets is a solution to the ethical problems within the Democratic Party,» said Howie Hawkins, the Green Party candidate who will face off against Cuomo if he wins the Democratic Party nod for a second term.

Australian politics has been dominated recently by Bronwyn Bishop, an ally of Abbott's who was forced to resign as Speaker over her expenses claims.

Former home secretary Jacqui Smith, who claimed on expenses for two adult films watched by her husband, is making a documentary about the porn industry.

I do an annual examination of the three MPs in RCT and unlike Anne Clwyd (Cynon but doesn't live in her constituency) who has some well dodgy expense claims including curtains for her third home in Abergynolwyn, and Chris Bryant (who swaps his home address to maximise expense income claiming it's because he's gay), the claims of Owen Smith is perfect.

Mr Bercow's official spending is not subject to the same rules as other MPs - who are banned by the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (Ipsa) from claiming meals or alcohol on expenses

Today's cache of expense claims revealed the Speaker spent # 210 on postcards of himself to send to people who wrote to him.

Peers who did not speak once in House of Lords debates over the past year still claimed almost # 1.3 m in expenses and allowances, according to research by the Electoral Reform Society.

Beckett was seen as tainted by the expenses row after public fury at her gardening claims, but five potential candidates - including Bercow, who repaid more than # 1,400 he said he had wrongly claimed on office costs - have returned money.

Other senior Conservatives who made questionable claims included Alan Duncan, the shadow leader of the House of Commons, who oversees the party's expenses policy.