Sentences with phrase «with issues of law»

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners was founded in the 1800's to deal with the issues of law that were facing the industry.

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I can't think of any other issue where the laws on the books are inconsistent with the wishes of three - quarters of British Columbians,» said Angus Reid vice-president Mario Canseco at the release of the numbers.
A Perth lawyer has come up with a novel approach that addresses two issues facing the law community — a lack of job opportunities for recent graduates and a funding shortfall for community legal centres.
«The benefits of payroll automation are that you know you're paying people accurately, you know that you're in compliance with the law in paying overtime correctly, and that you can also include in these systems the ability to track issues, such as how often people are late,» Finch says.
The council, formed by the White House Office of American Innovation (which is in turn helmed by White House Senior Adviser and Trump's son - in - law Jared Kushner), has been tasked with modernizing government technology while also tackling the increasingly pertinent issue of cybersecurity.
According to the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA), a firm has to procure a court order before repossessing a vehicle belonging to a member of the military, a law that was established to protect soldiers and other military personnel from having to deal with legal issues while they're actively serving.
A large share of Italian debt issued under domestic legislation does not have any contract terms and is regulated by an Italian law that gives the Italian Treasury ample latitude to restructure the debt... The composition of Italian public, however, is changing rapidly because in January 2013, Eurozone members started issuing bonds with standardized contract terms.
The outraged scientist sued under a law governing copyright issues that Colombia created to establish better trade relations with the United States, according to the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), which has been advocating on behalf of Gomez.
Although it is against the law for travelers to occupy land which has not been designated for this purpose, it is not a criminal offense to occupy private or council - owned land so responsibility lies with the landowner and the police are not usually involved.Most of the time, the issue can be resolved by speaking to the travelers and agreeing a date by which they will move on.
Mayer Brown, a global legal services organization, recently published The Social Media Revolution: A Legal Handbook, which provides legal guidance to help navigate these new technologies and is excerpted below: «Because of the popularity of social media's proliferation, the law is struggling to keep pace with the legal issues this technology presents,» the handbook's introduction states.
Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.
When doing away with these recommendations, the DOL issued a brief press release in which it affirmed the informal nature of the recommendations and pointed out that enforcement of all relevant laws, including those under the FLSA, will not change.
Important factors that could cause our actual results and financial condition to differ materially from those indicated in the forward - looking statements include, among others, the following: our ability to successfully and profitably market our products and services; the acceptance of our products and services by patients and healthcare providers; our ability to meet demand for our products and services; the willingness of health insurance companies and other payers to cover Cologuard and adequately reimburse us for our performance of the Cologuard test; the amount and nature of competition from other cancer screening and diagnostic products and services; the effects of the adoption, modification or repeal of any healthcare reform law, rule, order, interpretation or policy; the effects of changes in pricing, coverage and reimbursement for our products and services, including without limitation as a result of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014; recommendations, guidelines and quality metrics issued by various organizations such as the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, the American Cancer Society, and the National Committee for Quality Assurance regarding cancer screening or our products and services; our ability to successfully develop new products and services; our success establishing and maintaining collaborative, licensing and supplier arrangements; our ability to maintain regulatory approvals and comply with applicable regulations; and the other risks and uncertainties described in the Risk Factors and in Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations sections of our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and our subsequently filed Quarterly Reports on Form 10 - Q.
The issue of how to classify broadband will be something the courts «will have to struggle with,» said Jim Speta, a law professor at Northwestern University.
The issue of further reducing crime apparently depends on whether you side with criminals or the law - abiding.
China responded swiftly, warning it is prepared to take action to protect the interests of Chinese firms and saying it hopes the United States can deal with the issue in accordance with the law.
The judge said in a 91 - page decision that, while the Army Corps substantially complied with the National Environmental Policy Act, federal permits issued for the pipeline violated the law in some respects, saying in a court order the Corps did not «adequately consider the impacts of an oil spill on fishing rights, hunting rights, or environmental justice.»
When the Canadian Securities Administrators issued a call last summer for comment on the potential regulation of the proxy advisory industry, it was inundated with responses from general counsel, their companies, law firms, and others who seemed to have been waiting in the shadows for a chance to vent.
Local sources in Cairo are reporting that Egypt's grand mufti, Shawki Allam, issued a fatwā on New Year's Day that classifies the use of cryptocurrencies as incompatible with Sharia Law.
We've reviewed the law for issues that may require attention in the last few days of 2017, and came up with the following four items:
Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in any forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to: changes in consumer discretionary spending; our eCommerce platform not producing the anticipated benefits within the expected time - frame or at all; the streamlining of the Company's vendor base and execution of the Company's new merchandising strategy not producing the anticipated benefits within the expected time - frame or at all; the amount that we invest in strategic transactions and the timing and success of those investments; the integration of strategic acquisitions being more difficult, time - consuming, or costly than expected; inventory turn; changes in the competitive market and competition amongst retailers; changes in consumer demand or shopping patterns and our ability to identify new trends and have the right trending products in our stores and on our website; changes in existing tax, labor and other laws and regulations, including those changing tax rates and imposing new taxes and surcharges; limitations on the availability of attractive retail store sites; omni - channel growth; unauthorized disclosure of sensitive or confidential customer information; risks relating to our private brand offerings and new retail concepts; disruptions with our eCommerce platform, including issues caused by high volumes of users or transactions, or our information systems; factors affecting our vendors, including supply chain and currency risks; talent needs and the loss of Edward W. Stack, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer; developments with sports leagues, professional athletes or sports superstars; weather - related disruptions and seasonality of our business; and risks associated with being a controlled company.
That about sums up the state of U.S. token sales in the wake of new dialogue on whether the mechanism, by which startups are issuing custom cryptocurrencies to raise funds, is compliant with the law.
The superseding indictment was issued by a federal grand jury sitting in the Eastern District of Michigan and charges Winterkorn with four counts of violating federal law.
-- With the spotlight on him, the president's son - in - law has become «paranoid,» CNN reports: «Kushner also feels that he has come under fire from his own West Wing colleagues recently, with the notion that «everyone is out to get him,» a source said... Kushner... told people that he suspected the timing of the story about his foreign contacts was coordinated to be released when issues surrounding his security clearance were in the news, according to a source familiar with his thinking.&raWith the spotlight on him, the president's son - in - law has become «paranoid,» CNN reports: «Kushner also feels that he has come under fire from his own West Wing colleagues recently, with the notion that «everyone is out to get him,» a source said... Kushner... told people that he suspected the timing of the story about his foreign contacts was coordinated to be released when issues surrounding his security clearance were in the news, according to a source familiar with his thinking.&rawith the notion that «everyone is out to get him,» a source said... Kushner... told people that he suspected the timing of the story about his foreign contacts was coordinated to be released when issues surrounding his security clearance were in the news, according to a source familiar with his thinking.&rawith his thinking.»
Tax reform has been a hot - button issue with corporate America during the current earnings season, and as one of the largest multinational conglomerates in the world, Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) was prepared to see a lot of impacts from the new tax laws.
Conflicts of National Laws with International Business Activity: Issues of Extraterritoriality, British - North American Committee 30, by A.H. Hermann.
Former communications director Hope Hicks, one of Trump's closest advisers, was not interviewed by Mueller's team until December 2017; son - in - law Jared Kushner has been interviewed only on one narrow issue: his meeting with a Russian ambassador during the transition.
Following several autumn 2016 news articles and blog posts which raised concerns regarding transactions with related parties, particularly with then - CEO Steven Sugarman and members of his family, in October the company issued a press release indicating that the board's «disinterested directors» had hired a law firm and formed a special committee to review the alleged connections and transactions.
Among the many amazing opportunities I have had as a law professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas is continuing my work with immigrants on their tax issues.
According to a statement issued by the law firm representing Jackson, the bankruptcy filing allows the rapper to «continue his involvement with various business interests and continue his work as an entertainer, while he pursues an orderly reorganization of his financial affairs.»
In early March, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which has reportedly issued a number of subpoenas to entities suspected of breaking the law, put out a warning that many cryptos qualify as securities and that platforms that trade them must therefore register with the agency.
President Trump will have until April 2018 to decide whether he agrees with the recommendations and to issue his decision, which will then have the force of law.
More than 6 in 10 Americans fault Congress and President Trump for not doing enough to prevent mass shootings, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll, with most Americans continuing to say these incidents are more reflective of problems identifying and addressing mental health issues than inadequate gun laws.
Most of what a Federal Reserve Board member does is dealing with microeconomic issues having to do with bank regulation, bank mergers, bank supervision, consumer protection laws, CRA [Community Reinvestment Act], fair lending statutes — all kinds of things that have nothing to do with monetary policy.
While the Canadian government has yet to respond publicly to the recommendations, my weekly technology law column (Toronto Star version, homepage version) reports that according to documents recently obtained under the Access to Information Act, earlier this year Industry Minister James Moore launched a series of private consultations with Canadian business on intellectual property issues.
It must explain, in legal terms, how and why the particular international law submission is relevant and necessary to the determination of a specific issue, with specific reference to the law set out above or other law bearing on the point.
Dissenting from the Championruling, Chief Justice Melville Fuller issued a prescient warning that, having adopted the notion that the nation's «fundamental law is flexible,» the court would be met with constant demands to «ease the shoe where it pinches» until nothing resembling the vision of the Constitution remained.
Yesterday my friend Rick Garnett, who teaches law at Notre Dame and blogs at Mirror of Justice, took issue with my article (and White's).
There was, to be sure, a pastoral problem of the «troubled conscience» in the late medieval Church, brought about — to oversimplify — by the convergence of certain unresolved issues in Augustine's theology of grace with certain developments in the canon law of penance.
These considerations are made even more relevant because of present United States commitments to international treaties on human rights, which could conceivably, at some time, put United States positive laws relating to abortion and the judges who implement them at variance with and in violation of a future international consensus on that issue
It's like a related issue: how did the prophets predict with accuracy unlikely events 100s of years in the future, while the world is running entirely by natural law?
If abortion and related life issues are in fact the great civil - rights issues of our time» in that they test whether the state may arbitrarily deny the protection of the law to certain members of the human community» then Griswold eventually led to a situation in which the Democratic and Republican positions on civil rights flipped, with members of today's Democratic party playing the role that its Southern intransigents played during the glory days of the American civil - rights movement.
Third, there are very real legal issues with marriage, including immigration (marrying hundreds of people at a time would now be legal), custody, property law... all of which would suddenly be plunged into previously unexplored territory.
Only by reducing the love affair Americans have with guns can we start to reduce the macho gun owner mentality (and I know many gun owners... most are hunters, and I have no issue with that, but no deer was ever so formidable that anyone ever needed an assault rifle to take it down (and I've caught wild turkey with nothing but snare traps) People get up in arms caliming their rights are violated when some law limits guns, but that does not remove the right to bear arms, simply limits it to reason within the spirit of the amendment.
However, these issues start with the disadvantage (for their proponents) of trying to overcome the bulwark of human rights laws which, since the end of the Second World War, have increasingly placed duties on nations to protect life and to outlaw any deliberate deprivation of life.
Dolan's statement framed the issue in terms of social justice and respect: «Every person deserves to be treated with justice, compassion, and respect, a proposition of natural law and American law that we as Catholics vigorously promote.»
Let me illustrate the difference it makes with one of the hot - button issues in the contemporary church, this is the single law, and there is only one, in the Hebrew Bible prohibiting homosexual behavior amongst men.
The early church struggled with this very issue, and eventually agreed that non-Jewish followers of Jesus did NOT have to follow all the Jewish laws (cf. Acts 15:28 - 29).
The fundamental (excuse the pun) problems with far - right Christianity are exactly the same issues our Savior spoke about to the Pharisees: judgmentalism, hypocrisy, intolerance, and the hyper - extremity of observing the letter of the law rather than its spirit (as evidenced by statements from various preachers that people such gays and disobedient children should be killed).
I find it interesting that only 3 recommendations were made (related to the most offensive sin issues of immorality and idols, and the sensitivity to Jewish brothers issue of being able to eat together), with James specifically saying he didn't want to «burden» the new believers with the Jewish laws.
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