waiver

Examples of waiver in the following topics:

• Obama vs. the Lobbyists?

  • Three formal waivers were initially issued in early 2009, out of 800 executive appointments: to William J.
  • Ten additional waivers were announced in September 2009.
  • Not all recent former lobbyists require waivers; those without waivers write letters of recusal stating issues from which they must refrain because of their previous jobs.
  • The Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington have criticized the administration, claiming that Obama is retreating from his own ethics rules barring lobbyists from working on the issues about which they lobbied during the previous two years by issuing waivers.

• Welfare Reform

  • In July 2012, the Department of Health and Human Services released a memo notifying states that they are able to apply for a waiver for the work requirements of the TANF program, but only if states were also able to find credible ways to increase employment by 20%.
  • The waiver would allow states to provide assistance without having to enforce the work component of the program, which currently states that 50 percent of a state's TANF caseload must meet work requirements.

• The Miranda Warning

  • If the defendant asserts his right to remain silent all interrogation must immediately stop and the police may not resume the interrogation unless the police have "scrupulously honored" the defendant's assertion and obtain a valid waiver before resuming the interrogation.
  • If the defendant does reinitiate contact, a valid waiver must be obtained before interrogation may resume.

• Medicaid and Medicare

  • Beginning in the 1990's, many states received waivers from the federal government to create Medicaid managed care programs.