Language policy

• Language policy

• Language policy and social work.

In Britain the debate about equal opportunities has focused almost exclusively on the issue of race, with language and culture simply being ignored or...

• Social Work
• Vol. 39 Nbr. 4, July 1994

• Boating Infrastructure Grant Program

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), propose changes in the regulations governing the administration of the national (BIG). We are updating the regulations to reflect changes in policy and practice that have occurred since the program's inception in 1998. We are also responding to recommendations received from States carrying out the program, a Federal advisory committee, and organizations with an interest in the program. The proposed rule will clarify the current program requirements, adjust the ranking criteria for competitive awards to correspond to the priorities in the Sportfishing and Boating Safety Act of 1998, organize questions and answers to reflect the life cycle of the grant, and reword and reformat regulations following Fede...

... regulations following Federal plain language policy and current rulemaking guidance. DATES: We ...

• Federal Register Nbr. 77 FR 18767, March 28, 2012
• Proposed rules
• Interior Department

• The Impact of Legal Mobilization and Judicial Decisions: The Case of Official Minority-Language Education Policy in Canada for Francophones Outside Quebec

The article investigates the impact of legal mohilization and judicial decisions on official minority-language education (OMLE) policy in the Canadian provinces outside Quebec, using the "factor-oriented" and "dispute-centered" theories of judicial impact developed by U.S. scholars. The Canadian Supreme Court's decision in Mahé v. Alberta (1990), which broadly interpreted Section 23 of the Charter of Rights to include management and control of OMLE programs and schools, along with federal funding to the provinces to implement OMLE policy, are important to explaining OMLE policy change as predicted by the factor-oriented approach. The dispute-centered approach, on the other hand, helps us understand how the Charter of Rights and judicial decisions shaped the goals and discourse of Franco...

• Law & Society Review
• Vol. 38 Nbr. 3, September 2004

• Examining Ambiguous Policy Language

A recent arbitration award for Del Taco could have significant consequences for how policyholders pursue claims against their insurance carriers. The issue in this case was whether a Fair Labor Standards Act exclusion in an insurance policy issued by respondent National Union to claimant Del Taco precluded coverage for state wage and hour claims arising out of a class action lawsuit. Because the two provisions created an ambiguity, the panel found that the policy provided coverage for any civil penalties payable to an individual where the claims alleged employment practices violations. Thus, National Union was obligated to pay Del Taco for the amounts Del Taco paid for penalties under the settlements even though the damages characterized as unpaid wages and interest were not recoverable.

• Risk Management; New York
• Vol. 53 Nbr. 10, October 2006

• Imhoff v. Encompass Ins., (Ohio 2010)

Summary judgment - insurance policy - language of policy

• Ohio Supreme Court

• Lawmaker Questions Lpga Language Policy

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- A California state senator is seeking a legal opinion to determine whether the LPGA Tour's language requirement for players violates state or federal law. Sen. Leland Yee is upset about a policy that requires players to speak English starting in 2009. The rule is effective immediately for new players.

• Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
• September 05, 2008

• Acquisition regulations: Federal Employees Group Life Insurance— Administrative policy, practices, and clarifying language changes,

• FR, July 18, 2005
• Rules
• Personnel Management Office

• An Extreme (and Unsuccessful) Effort to Contort Policy Language

The following decision of the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania shows that courts will follow insurance policies that are clear and unambiguous, regardless of the imaginative theories posed by the insured. This case is also important to every agent and broker, especially those in Pennsylvania, because it establishes that there is no obligation imposed on an insurer, agent or broker to inspect and determine the exact replacement value of an insured's home. A couple sued an insurer for breach of contract, maintaining that they did rebuild at the same location and thus were entitled to the $2,916,900 guaranteed rebuilding cost coverage. The court said that since the plaintiffs chose not to rebuild on the property where their house burned down, they were not entitled t...

• American Agent & Broker
• Vol. 80 Nbr. 4, April 2008

• Statutory Marketing Exclusivity for the First Filer of an Approved Generic Drug Application and the Orange Book

The first drug manufacturer approved for a generic version of a branded drug has statutory exclusivity to market that generic drug for 180 days. The purpose of the exclusivity period is to make cheaper drugs available to the consumer. However, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has a policy requiring the generic drug manufacturer to sue the branded drug manufacturer to retain that market exclusivity when the branded drug patent holder has the patent(s) removed from the FDA's "Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations," also known as the Orange book. This paper discusses the effects of delisting a drug patent, and whether the FDA's policy is a valid one or contrary to the intent of statutory language.

• Allied Academies International Conference. Academy of Legal, Ethical and Regulatory Issues. Proceedings
• Vol. 13 Nbr. 2, July 2009

• Keeping America Safe and Competitive: National Language Policy Roundtable Meets in Washington

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• U.S. Newswire
• March 13, 2009