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Debunking Myths of a Pro-Business Supreme Court
… pro-business leanings.The most insightful comment in the entire Times article is courtesy of Case Western Reserve School of Law Professor Jonathan Adler, who notes that the distinction is not one between business and the individual, but instead …
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Northwestern, Chicago Law Schools Tops for New Grads Landing Jobs at Big Firms
… percentage of recent graduates who went on to work at the country's largest law firms. Northwestern University's School of Law ranked second in the National Law Journal's list, which was released this week. The rankings showed that 52.1 …
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Background-Check Tool Keeps Tabs on Sex Harassment Cases
… a sexual harassment charge could backfire, says Zev Eigen, an assistant law professor at Northwestern University School of Law in Chicago. Under a Civil Rights Act of 1991 provision based on the U.S. Supreme Court's 1971 ruling in Griggs …
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Research Finds Mutual Fund Fees Don’t Put the Squeeze on Investment Returns
… effect on shareholder returns, according to research from D. Bruce Johnsen, a professor at George Mason University School of Law . Thatâ s because when a fund lowers its fee, the primary effect is to increase the size of the fund, Johnsen said …
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Gay Couples Navigate Steep Retirement Challenges
… age workers, they pay more taxes than their heterosexual counterparts, according to the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law . That’s because the Defense of Marriage Act limits spousal tax exemptions to opposite-sex partners. Medical insurance …
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NEWSMAKER #4 J. Frederick Motz
… from 1994 until his term expired in 2001. Born in Baltimore in 1942, Motz graduated from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1967. After clerking with a federal court judge, Motz became a partner in private practice. In 1981 he was appointed …
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The New Old Benefit
… they are going to need all of the tools they can get," says Norman Stein, a professor at the University of Alabama School of Law . "One of the most helpful tools for managing this challenge is the defined-benefit plan."
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Training to Short-Circuit Wage Disputes
… resolve claims of unpaid overtime and other FLSA-related allegations, according to a 2007 study by New York University School of Law professor Samuel Estreicher. Experts say companies can sidestep some of the liability by making sure supervisors are conversant …
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Appeal for Diversity
… reflects society. The organization is a joint research project of the American Bar Foundation and the Indiana University School of Law . Using data from the 2005-06 National Association for Law Placement directory, the group looked at 613 law firms …
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New York Labor Leader Nominated for Washington Job
… active union, and you would hear about the union, about the strikes.â After graduating from New York University School of Law , she worked for various legal services organizations. Before her appointment at the state Labor Department, she …
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Patients Wary of Employer- and Plan-Sponsored Personal Health Records
… uncertainty about their effect on workflow and legal liability. Nicolas Terry, co-director of the St. Louis University School of Law ’s Center for Health Law Studies, says today’s doctors are becoming familiar with the "online patient," and these …
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Senate Battle Over Unionization Legislation Begins
… opportunity for lawlessness than for sound labor policy.â But Cynthia Estlund, a professor at the New York University School of Law , says workers are subject to â much less pressure from unions than from employers, even in card-checkâ elections …
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Retirement Plan Proposals Abound
… with the unpredictability of the current system, says Norman Stein, a law professor at the University of Alabama School of Law and a member of the Conversation on Coverage. The Guaranteed Account Plan is a hybrid of a 401(k) and a defined …
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Young Professionals Find Opportunity in Devastated City
… came to the city in May 2006 to take a job with the firm Phelps Dunbar. She graduated from the Tulane University School of Law in 2004 and returned to the city for the opportunities and a chance to help in the rebuilding. "I think there is …
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1998 Vision Optimas Award Profile Polaroid Corp.
… Following the incident, the company created the Polaroid School of Law Enforcement Imaging to help police officers respond ..... a springboard for workplace violence. The Polaroid School of Law Enforcement Imaging, previously mentioned, is another …
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Insuring Genetic Protection
… lot of people," says Karen Rothenberg, director of the Law and Healthcare Program at the University of Maryland School of Law in Baltimore. Indeed, it ripples far beyond the world of HMOs and primary care physicians. If genetic testing becomes …
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Touching the Lives of Millions
… m a graduate of Manhattanville College in Purchase, New York, and received my law degree from Tulane University School of Law in New Orleans. Q: What do you like most about working for the federal government? A: It gives me the opportunity …
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About Your Forum Hosts
… Clerk for the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Mr. Trafimow graduated from New York University School of Law in 1989 and the University of Chicago with honors in 1986. Mr. Trafimow is a trained mediator and a published author …
