There have been laws in place restricting paid product placement of tobacco since 1998, and the MPAA's rating system has taken instances of smoking into account since 2007.
On Tuesday, lawmakers in Switzerland rejected a plan to restrict pay at UBS, which counts the government as a shareholder.
Labour accused the government of "throwing in the towel" over cracking down on bankers' bonuses after the coalition announced a long-awaited deal – Project Merlin – between the banks and the coalition to lend £190bn to businesses and restrict pay at the bailed-out banks.
But the bills approved on Monday, which were part of the Democratic legislative leaders' campaign reform plan, were ridiculed by many Republicans because they do not restrict pay-to-play -- the practice of awarding lucrative no-bid state contracts to campaign donors.
Federal law restricts pay for firefighters to $121,600 a year.
Part 1, restricting pay incentives that encourage risk, is so basic, Mr. Foley said, that it should not even have to be specified.
So it wasn't a surprise when the manufacturers' lobby group, the EEF, reported that employers have been restricting pay rises to2%% in recent months.
The Obama administration's special pay master, Kenneth R. Feinberg, has restricted pay at the seven companies that received extraordinary government support, but most of the industry is outside his purview.
The legislation being sponsored by Dr. Gingrey would, among other things, limit damages for pain and suffering in malpractice cases to $250,000, restrict fees paid to lawyers representing patients and create alternative means to lawsuits for resolving medical disputes.
For 2010, employees can generally contribute a maximum of $16,500 to these plans, although some companies restrict better paid workers to a lower contribution limit so their 401(k) plans can meet federal "nondiscrimination" tests.
