Stir against students' polls ban.
LUCKNOW: The Samajwadi Party, on Tuesday, held a statewide demonstration against the ban on students union polls and also other anti-democratic policies being pursued by the Mayawati government. The demonstrators were led by senior party leaders in all the districts. Later, a memorandum was handed over by...

Sun-Times Receives $50 Million Shareholder Settlement.
CHICAGO, Jan. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Sun-Times Media Group, Inc. announced today it received the payment related to a settlement approved by the Delaware Court of Chancery of claims brought against certain of the Company's former independent directors in a derivative action filed by Cardinal Value Equity Partners ("Cardinal")...

The Backup files; A look back at the week in business.
Byline: Bob Kievra COLUMN: THE BACKUP FILES Intruder alert Shoppers put up with video cameras, undercover cops and ink-exploding devices that clerks forget to remove from $10 skirts. But while the owner of TJ Maxx and Marshalls was monitoring the aisles, it apparently...

PM criticises SP for poverty, unemployment.
LAKHIMPUR KHERI/BAHRAICH: The prime minister, Manmohan Singh, criticised the rule of various parties in the state in the last 15 years, when Congress was out of power in the state. He said that Uttar Pradesh had failed to capitalise on its immense potential due to the misrule...

PM sees Rahul as future of UP.
NEW DELHI: On his first campaign trip to Uttar Pradesh, prime minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday projected Mr Rahul Gandhi as the future of the state and urged the people to help the Congress to make a new beginning for the state which had been ruled by the non-Congress...

D & O insurance and indemnification: both are critical to a comprehensive director and officer liability protection program.
SINCE THIS COLUMN'S debut nine years ago, we have regularly written about protecting your personal assets from the costs of litigation by means of well-negotiated directors' and officers' (D & O) liability insurance. A comprehensive protection program should also include indemnification rights in the form of corporate bylaws or...

Drug-free policy: nursing home is allowed to fire employee for furnishing drugs to resident.
A nursing home maintenance man denied he himself had supplied drugs to a resident. He claimed, therefore, his termination was not justified for dealing drugs on the job in violation of the facility's drug-free policy. Not having been fired for just cause, he claimed he was entitled...

Workers reporting during holidays to get extra pay - DoLE.
Byline: RAYMUND F. ANTONIO Employees who will report for work during the All Saints' Day holidays are entitled to get extra pay, the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) reiterated yesterday. Labor and Employment Secretary Arturo Brion reminded employers that Nov. 1 to 2 are...

Definition of job abandonment set by employers.
Byline: ON THE JOB By Bureau of Labor & Industries For The Register-Guard Question:One of our employees hasn't shown up for work in the last couple of days. Is this considered "job abandonment?" Will the employee be eligible for unemployment benefits? What is the final paycheck rule...

Workers entitled to holiday pay on Election Day - DoLE.
Byline: RAYMUND F. ANTONIO The Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) yesterday reminded employers that Monday, May 14, Election Day, is a special non-working day, and workers are entitled to get extra pay if they report for duty. Labor and Employment Secretary Arturo Brion said...