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Embattled Ohio Teachers/Martin Rosenfeld, JD

August 28, 2022

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A number of school districts in Ohio are facing the prospect of a teacher strike. Among the issues are safety concerns, poor school conditions, burnout from the remote teaching schedule brought on by covid, and a sense that the teaching profession is under-resourced. Look at the issues involved and try to guess how litigation will […]

Twitter and the Whistleblower/Martin Rosenfeld, JD

August 28, 2022

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A whistleblower has taken Twitter to task for lax cybersecurity practices. Why is that news appearing in a blog about mediation process? There is a major takeaway here. People have become much more sensitized to the need to keep their data confidential. Do you really want the entire world to have potential access to you […]

Student Loan Forgiveness/Martin Rosenfeld,JD

August 28, 2022

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We have become accustomed to party-line voting. A liberal idea must be accepted by all Democrats and a conservative idea is assigned to the Republican bloc. However, when it comes to the idea of student loan forgiveness, not all the Democrats are expressing vocal support. Some pundits and politicos have expressed a concern that the […]

Judging Favorably/Martin Rosenfeld, JD

August 3, 2022

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Jeff Jacoby of the Boston Globe ( “A Bum Hypocrisy Rap” August 3, 2022) wrote about Rep. Glenn Thompson (R-PA) who has been accused by many in the media of hypocrisy. Rep. Thompson joined with a majority of Republicans in voting against the “Respect for Marriage Act” (“RMA”) which was meant to pre-empt a possible, […]

His and Hers/Martin Rosenfeld, JD

August 2, 2022

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Dr. Jessie Bernard, an author and eminent sociologist, once noted the following: “There are two marriages, then, in every marital union, his and hers. And his…is better than hers.” This comment, related to differences between male earning power v. female earning power and differing definitions of the marriage relationship, is as true now as it […]