Barbara T. Sicalides (LAW ‘89) highlights a DOJ and FTC report that details how to avoid antitrust lawsuits in job markets
When I rejoined Temple’s faculty in 2012 after a two-year hiatus, I had one overarching goal: to improve the sense of community among Temple’s business law alumni, students, and friends. Temple has, of course, long been known for its trial advocacy. But the Law School has over the years also produced many extraordinarily successful business
Alan C. Milstein (LAW ’83) discusses “reproductive tourism” in the U.S. and the need for regulations.
A new type of warfare is upon us. In this new mode of war, finance is the most powerful weapon, bullets are not fired, financial institutions are the targets, and almost everyone is at risk. Instead of smart bombs, improvised explosives, and unmanned drones––economic sanctions, financial restrictions, and cyber programs are the weapons of choice.
Pennsylvania has joined the 23 states plus the District of Columbia that allow or soon will allow certain individuals to use medical marijuana. While the Medical Marijuana Act (the “Act”) will not be fully implemented for 18 months or more, it will pose a number of challenges for employers. It is therefore critical that employers
Provost JoAnne Epps reveals lessons for business lawyers from her Deanship
On Halloween, 2016, ground was finally broken on the new Reading Viaduct Park in the Callowhill Section of Philadelphia. Ten years in coming and forever lurking in the shadow of New York City’s Highline, the first phase of the project should be complete in a little over a year. The project is a partnership between the City of
As more cities reach the harsh realization that public financing for sports venues is a losing proposition for taxpayers, Philadelphia has now enacted a law aimed at recouping some of its money and boosting local workers’ earnings via mandated higher wages at public facilities. On October 21, Mayor Jim Kenney signed the prevailing wage bill into law
Six U.S. federal financial regulatory agencies[1] in May 2016 revised and re-proposed rules that were originally proposed in 2011, to govern the incentive compensation practices at financial institutions with consolidated assets of at least $1 billion (covered institutions). The proposed rules include new – and more stringent – requirements, especially for the largest institutions. The rules
How does a decrepit, abandoned elevated railroad viaduct in the middle of the meatpacking district of New York City transform itself and an entire neighborhood into the most visited site in Manhattan, with the most expensive zip code, and jump start a building construction boom to rival that of any time period in Gotham? Good