Gloucester County One-Stop Project: results of staff training on customer satisfaction and employment outcomes for persons with disabilities.
The Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) mandated a comprehensive reform of Federal job training programs (Public Law: 105-220, 29 USC 2801). WIA legislation created partnerships between the State Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) system, the State Employment Service (ES), the State Unemployment Insurance service (UI), and county-run employment and training...

UP all set to scrap unemployment dole.
LUCKNOW: Chief minister Mayawati has made up her mind to scrap the unemployment allowance scheme, launched by her predecessor and Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav. A proposal to this effect, according to sources, is being prepared by the finance department, which is currently busy finalising the...

Keyman insurance covers it from top.
Byline: Sanjeev Sinha This promises to be a single key for many a lock. But first the background: The key to success of any organisation is the keyman (read the top honcho) or the one who contributes substantially to its profits. Now imagine an unfortunate event befalling...

Back to backdating: the stock-options practice is still on the minds of D&O buyers and sellers--and the SEC.
The backdating issue still has forward momentum. On Dee. 27, 2006, UnitedHealth Group Inc. announced that the Securities and Exchange Commission was formally investigating its stock-options practices. The feds' eyes are also on CEO Steve Jobs of Apple Computer Inc. after an internal investigation there. Directors' and officers' policyholders...

The face-off.
Byline: Jyothi Prabhakar & Vishwas Gautam "I have given my life to the hospital, and the way I have been treated is shameful." The face-off between noted cardiologist Naresh Trehan and Fortis Healthcare's Shivinder Mohan Singh has been rocking Delhi. With a new development everyday,...

Professional liability.
Professional Liability * Nicholas Durant Managing Director Guy Carpenter Philadelphia * Wayne de Nazarie Executive VP Aon Re Chicago * Daniel Dolan Executive VP Aon Re Stamford, Conn. * James Kent Executive VP Willis Re Bermuda Bermuda * Tim...

Multipartnered fertility: can it be reduced?
During the past five years, multipartnered fertility has gained recognition as a problem whose importance is perhaps equal to that of nonmarital childbearing, unintended childbearing and childbearing among women younger than age 18. Much of the data on multipartnered fertility has come from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing...

Power brokers: technology/hardware.
The computer hardware business constantly faces the challenges brought on by Moore's Law, which states that computer processing power will double about every two years. Yesterday's leading-edge products are today's commodities. The drive to constantly innovate is true not only in technology, but also in risk management. Brokers need...

'Labour reforms must for job creation'.
Byline: Prabhakar Sinha NEW DELHI: Expressing concern over "jobless growth" in the country, government is considering a number of ways to improve employment scenario. According to a agenda note on "creation of jobs" prepared by the labour ministry, there is an urgent need to improve...

Striking a balance: while the Tellabs decision finds middle ground between investors and corporate executives, it is expected to have little impact on D&O coverage.
Summary * This June, the U.S. Supreme Court found some important middle ground in the field of securities class-action lawsuits. * Don't expect that a single court decision will affect the D&O market, however. * The Supreme Court is still upholding the rights...