May 28, 2024
Victor Ficarra, a third-year law student at Temple Law, examines the road to Johnson v. NCAA and how the 3rd Circuit may rule on this appeal. He explores how the NCAA has fared in recent federal court cases and what other decisions may implicate the 3rd Circuit’s decision
December 4, 2023
On November 14, 2023, Temple Law School hosted a Live Online Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Program, “The Economics of Immigration: How Current Law Does Not Meet the Reality of Modern Business in the U.S.,” led by Jonathan Grode (LAW ’08), U.S. Practice Director of Green and Spiegel, LLP. Grode highlighted the disconnect between modern US immigration law and America’s evolving economic needs across various industries. US immigration law is an issue that, despite demographic necessity and a few abortive reform attempts, has been largely overlooked by successive administrations. Professor Grode offered potential solutions for building more effective, rational immigration laws based on micro- and macro-economic factors.
November 6, 2023
Sean Craig (LAW ’22) authored an article discussing the National Labor Relations Board’s return to 70-year-old precedent for cases involving “abusive employee conduct.”
October 23, 2023
Landon Farnsworth (LAW ’24) outlines trends in Philadelphia lawyers’ return to the office and its challenges, why employers are mandating the return, and why some employees are reluctant.
Temple Law sent two teams of students to Villanova Law’s first-ever baseball arbitration negotiation competition. Both teams made it to the second day of negotiations, and Temple Law won the entire competition.
Despite the narrowing of the gender pay gap since the signing of the Equal Pay Act of 1963, women, and particularly women of color, continue to be paid less than their male counterparts. Temple law alumnus Janice Sued Agresti (LAW ’17), along with her colleagues, highlights several jurisdictions that have passed pay equity and pay transparency laws in an effort to reduce or eliminate this gap.
On September 21, Temple University hosted the panel “Rooney Rule Revisited: Race and Diversity in Sports and Corporate America” to discuss the history of the NFL’s Rooney Rule (requiring interviews for minorities for head coaching, GM and other top operations vacancies) and DEI in business more generally. American University professor N. Jeremi Duru and Pittsburgh Steelers owner Jim Rooney detailed the implementation of the Rooney Rule, historic barriers to progress and the principles necessary to improve diversity in NFL coaching—or in any industry.
The Temple Law Center for Compliance and Ethics hosted a webinar on Mental Health, Organizational Risk, and Corporate Culture during the COVID-19 pandemic with mental health professionals and compliance experts.
The Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) rules restricting student-athletes’ educational benefits are not entitled to deference under the antitrust laws and are subject to antitrust scrutiny under a “rule-of-reason” analysis.
The Editors report on COVID – 19 business risk management issues and recommendations.