Labor & Employment Law

An Unusual History of Hyde Park From The 1933 Chicago World's Fair
I grew up on the South Side of Chicago, in South Shore, but spent a ton of time in nearby Hyde Park. I went shopping with my mom at the old Hyde Park Co-op (1933-2008). Visited the old Powell's Books...

US News Rankings Leak
A law school admission site has what they claim are the forthcoming US News rankings. If correct, the new top 20 is: 1) Yale 2) Harvard 2) Stanford 4) Columbia 5) NYU 6) Boalt 7) Penn 7) Chicago 9) Michigan 9) Northwestern 9) Univ...

Will Any of the Candidates End Hyde
Henry Hyde is dead. We have a Democratic Congress that should continue at least through the next election cycle. And, with massive discontent with the current Republican President and the party generally, we have a strong likelihood that a Democrat will win the Presidency...

It's Not Just the Stevens Case - DOJ Needs A Better Compliance Program
A "not guilty" verdict was returned on a drug case in Miami, but what happened during the investigation and prosecution of this case has now resulted in an award of $601,795.88 under the Hyde Amendment...

Media Training: Answering Hostile Questions-How to Stay in Control When the Interviewer Goes from Jekyll to Hyde
The interview has been going great when suddenly your interviewer changes from Dr. Jekyll to Mr. Hyde and zaps you with a nasty question. How do you avoid looking like a deer in the headlights? Here's a technique to help...

NY Times Magazine on Lewis Hyde
This past weekend, The New York Times Magazine published an excellent feature on author and scholar Lewis Hyde, best known for his book The Gift, a landmark assessment of the gift economy and the value of doing creative work in a commodity-driven culture...