Saturday December 21, 2024

The Legalities of Prayer on the Street

In early August, a Chicago grad student was arrested for disorderly conduct for standing on a public sidewalk and praying. The Northwestern University student says he held a rosary outside a Planned Parenthood facility in early July when police approached him and told him a new ordinance had been passed and because he’d disregarded it, […]

The Law and the Golf Course (or Tennis Courts)

It sometimes feels as though the biggest legal deals are struck not in a stuffy conference room, but instead, on the golf greens or the tennis courts. Attorney and LawCrossing.com founder A. Harrison Barnes says it’s because the law profession requires aggression and there are times when the dynamics provided via these outlets is conducive […]

Improve Your Work Day

Not everyone has the luxury of working from home, even if it appears the trend is on the rise. The vast majority of Americans are still hitting the carpool lanes and walking past the anything but pleasant receptionist each morning. They’re also still dealing with the frustrations, the weird IT gal on the third floor […]

Choose Your References Wisely

Ever wondered how many candidates miss out on a job opportunity because their references provided less than stellar information? One research firm conducted more than 1,000 telephone interviews with senior managers of companies that employed at least twenty people and the results of those interviews revealed 20% of candidates are disqualified due to a reference […]