Regulation & Compliance
Supreme Court Lets Stand Ruling on Disabled Employee’s Right to Job
The U.S. Supreme Court turned away an appeal by United Airlines that sought to limit a federal law that requires employers to accommodate disabled workers. The justices today left intact a federal ...
AIG Ex-CEO Greenberg Hopes Court Will End Spitzer Suit Over Reinsurance
Maurice "Hank" Greenberg, the former chief executive officer of American International Group Inc., is set to ask New York's highest court today to clear his name and dismiss what remains of an ...
Regulatory Risk Tops All Others For Financial Services Execs
According to a new KPMG International survey report, regulatory pressure is consistently one of the biggest threats facing companies across industries, and the number one challenge facing financial ...
U.S. Audit Regulator Reaches Deal With China On Document Access
U.S. regulators will get access to Chinese companies' audit documents under a deal announced on Friday, opening the way to probes of bungled audits after a two-year stand-off between China and the ...
Wellness Programs Have Little Effect on Bottom Line, Waistlines: RAND
A long-awaited report on workplace wellness programs, which has still not been publicly released, delivers a blow to the increasingly popular efforts, Reuters has learned, casting doubt on a pillar ...
Insurers Lose Bid to Halt Funding of Pittsburgh Corning’s Asbestos Trust
Pittsburgh Corning Corp.'s bankruptcy judge overruled final objections by insurance companies trying to halt the reorganization of the building-supply company. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Judith Fitzgerald ...ACE to Open Myanmar Office
The ACE Group said it has received provisional approval from Myanmar's Directorate of Investment and Company Administration to establish a representative office in the country. ACE said it is now ...
Insurers Oppose Pittsburgh Corning Bankruptcy Exit Plan
Insurers fighting Pittsburgh Corning Corp.'s reorganization have asked a judge to rescind her initial approval of the building-supply company's plan to exit bankruptcy. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Judith ...