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choose not to seek medical care for their children due to religious beliefs Of the 34 states jurisdictions with such laws only 16 states and Puerto Rico authorize the court to order medical treatment for...in the quantity of information shared with other states Because of these inter state and inter jurisdictional issues a report of suspected child...

insights of what we have seen in child abuse and child welfare work in Pennsylvania and other jurisdictions over the past 20 years During my testimony I will Attempt to place recent events into a context...investigations I would add that these mechanisms are almost non existent in physical abuse cases in many jurisdictions including my own solely...

expertise of the multidisciplinary team 19 Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act Section 106 Every jurisdiction with a Children s Advocacy Center contains one or more multidisciplinary teams working under a...members of the multidisciplinary team and civil and criminal legal proceedings However those jurisdictions without access to a Children s...

current system of child welfare services are defined by a series of federal programs under the jurisdiction of different congressional committees administered by different federal agencies each with their...holistic approach that cuts across historical barriers such as department jurisdictions or congressional committee jurisdictions is required to...

covered and therefore have no recourse at the federal level For example federal agencies lack jurisdiction under civil rights statutes to pursue discrimination cases based solely on socioeconomic status...bullying that go beyond federal law but federal complainants whose cases are dismissed for lack of jurisdiction are not always informed by...

clarification of the establishment requirement will help businesses Currently courts in different jurisdictions have interpreted the establishment requirement in the Equal Pay Act differently which has led...individuals doing the same job at a location within the same county parish or similar geographic jurisdiction The Paycheck Fairness Act...

the Equal Pay Act and Title VII s prohibitions on compensation discrimination We have further jurisdiction to address pay discrimination under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act the Americans with...discrimination charge to be filed within 180 days of a discriminatory pay setting decision or 300 days in jurisdictions that have a local or...

worker protection agencies to share information in a way that is meaningful despite our different jurisdictions and enforcement emphases Partnering with the States The importance of working with the states...

against them Unlike the states the federal government has the ability to enforce the laws across jurisdictions and therefore would be more effective than states working in isolation Our experience in New York...

previously cited that employer for violations of our fall protection rules in a state where we have jurisdiction we could cite the employer for a repeat violation However if the previous violation had occurred...