Privatization, political insurrection and corporate welfare

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The US Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC) provides low-cost, publicly funded political risk insurance to American corporations investing in potentially unstable foreign countries. OPIC insures against political uprisings, unfavorable exchange rates, environmental restrictions and the nationalization of assets. It supports $84 billion in investments, which OPIC says have spawned over $43 billion in US exports. Some consider OPIC to be nothing more than a corporate welfare program that protects US firms while they do immense social and environmental damage to developing countries.

International aspects, International relations, Developing countries, United States foreign relations, Trade policy, Commercial policy, Political risk insurance, Corporate welfare, United States. Overseas Private Investment Corp.

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Moving people from welfare rolls to payrolls

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America Works is an employment agency specializing in tracking down jobs in the private sector for welfare recipients. In 1988, the New York office placed 125 welfare recipients in private sector jobs. By 1991, this number had reached 550. Those placed in jobs go through a probationary period of four months before leaving welfare and becoming permanent employees. America Works provides training in office and interviewing skills in addition to locating jobs.

Innovations, Welfare recipients, Employment services, America Works

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When employee relations turn sour: insurance coverage for employment-related claims can soften the blow

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Insurers consider law firms high risk for employment-related claims, creating complexities for the law firm in choosing employment practices liability insurance (EPLI). When choosing EPLI, it is fundamentally important that a policy contain an exclusion for intentional acts. Despite the complexities, EPLI will protect a law firm against certain future claims.

Employer liability, Law firms, Liability insurance, Insurance

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