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The following are factors which can make fraud a fairly easy-to-do activity: that lobbyists are paid only to try to influence decision-makers, and may or may not succeed, making it hard to tell if a lobbyist did actual work; [56] that much of what happens regarding interpersonal relations is obscure despite rather strict disclosure and ...
The legislation also defines "lobbyist": "The term "lobbyist" means any individual who is employed or retained by a client for financial or other compensation for services that include more than one lobbying contact, other than an individual whose lobbying activities constitute less than 20 percent of the time engaged in the services provided ...
The union says newly qualified doctors earn 15.53 pounds ($19.37) an hour — the U.K. minimum wage is just over 10 pounds an hour — though salaries rise rapidly after the first year.
A ruling by a state commission has capped an ugly battle involving an El Monte City Council member, a onetime lobbyist she used to call a friend, and the $1,100 the woman gave the lawmaker to help ...
Both received a starting salary of $200,000, with annual raises to $250,000 and $300,000 in their first three years. May 2018: Former prosecutor sues Polk County, alleging sex discrimination ...
Lobbying is a form of advocacy, which lawfully attempts to directly influence legislators or government officials, such as regulatory agencies or judiciary. [1] Lobbying involves direct, face-to-face contact and is carried out by various entities, including individuals acting as voters, constituents, or private citizens, corporations pursuing their business interests, nonprofits and NGOs ...
In November 1997, the Washington Legal Foundation, a non-profit that champions free markets, filed suit charging that the FDA’s guidelines on promoting drugs off-label deprived drug companies of their First Amendment right to offer information to doctors and deprived doctors of their right to receive it.
The Sarasota City Commission will discuss requiring "paid lobbyists" to register if they receive compensation for their advocacy on city issues on Oct. 16.