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Gwen Osborne, director of public affairs, (312) 906-5251
ADVISORY TO PRODUCERS, COLUMNISTS AND ASSIGNMENT, LEGAL, PLANNING, BUSINESS, AND DAYBOOK EDITORS
CHICAGO--January 23, 2006--Chicago-Kent College of Law, the Stuart Graduate School
of Business and the Center for Financial Markets have experts available to discuss current issues.
To reach any of our experts, call Gwen Osborne, director
of public affairs, at (312) 906-5251. Copies of press releases and earlier advisories are available
on our Web site: http://www.kentlaw.edu/news/advisory.
The nation’s oldest baby boomers will celebrate their 60th birthdays this year. In 2011, 76 million Americans will reach retirement age. Government sources report that only 48 million new workers will be available to take the jobs they vacate. However, according to a survey released last year by Merrill Lynch, some of those positions may be filled by baby boomers. The report, “The New Retirement,” found that 76 percent of baby boomers intend to keep working during their so-called retirement years, with many expecting to leave their current employment and begin entirely new jobs or careers. Chicago-Kent professor Howard C. Eglit is an expert on law and aging. Professor Eglit is the author of a three-volume treatise, Age Discrimination, and a new book, Elders on Trial: Age and Ageism in the American Legal System. He is available for interviews about workplace issues facing aging baby boomers.
In order to be competitive in today's workplace, employees must remain current with new technology. However, Marvin B. Levine, an adjunct professor at Stuart Graduate School of Business, says many older workers are discovering that just being more experienced isn't enough to make it in the workplace. They must be able to adapt to the changing workplace environment. Professor Levine is available for interviews about the role of older employees in the workplace.
Guest workers. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is supporting changes in immigration law that would allow more foreign workers in the country. Senators John McCain and Edward Kennedy have co-sponsored a bill that would allow immigrants who have illegally entered the country to register as guest workers for six years. During their period as guest workers, these employees could apply for legal residency or citizenship. Guest workers would be liable for income taxes. Professor Matthew I. Bernstein, who oversees Chicago-Kent’s Immigration Law Clinic, is available for interviews about guest worker program proposals.
The Baby Boom generation continues to have significant political, social and economic influence. Experts from Stuart Graduate School of Business are available to discuss the impact of boomers on consumer spending, marketing to this segment of the economy, and unique branding issues and trends.
The corruption trial of former Illinois governor George Ryan continues. Ryan faces 22 charges of conspiracy, lying to the FBI, mail fraud, racketeering and tax fraud. Chicago-Kent professors Douglas W. Godfrey and Richard S. Kling are available for interviews. Professor Godfrey is a former prosecutor in the Kings County District Attorney's office; Professor Kling is a criminal defense attorney.
Downtown Campus Events
January 30: “Brave New Nano: Regulating the Future” is the theme of a panel presentation on the development of nanoregulation and nanopolicy. Participants include: Sonia E. Miller, founder and president of the Converging Technologies Bar Association; Kristen Kulinowski, executive director for Education and Public Policy at the Center for Biological and Environmental Nanotechnology and the International Council on Nanotechnology at Rice University; Michael Bremer, president of The Cumberland Group-Chicago; and Dawn Willow, legal fellow and coordinator of the Center on Nanotechnology and Society’s electronic bank of nano-related ethical, legal and social issues resources. Nigel M. de S. Cameron, associate dean and research professor of bioethics at Chicago-Kent and director of the Center on Nanotechnology and Society will give introductory remarks. The program, which is co-sponsored by the Converging Technologies Bar Association and the Chicago Microtechnology and Nanotechnology Community, will begin at 5:30 p.m. in the Gov. Richard B. Ogilvie Auditorium. Reservations are required to RSVP@thehumanfuture.org.
February 28: Terence M. O’Sullivan, general president of the Laborers’ International Union of North America, will deliver the 7th annual Distinguished Labor Leader Lecture. The program, which is free and open to the public, will be held in the Gov. Richard B. Ogilvie Auditorium. The Distinguished Labor Leader Lecture series presents addresses by leading labor leaders on critical issues in the workplace. The program is co-sponsored by the Chicago Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO and Chicago-Kent's Institute for Law and the Workplace. For more information, call (312) 906-5090 or visit www.kentlaw.edu/depts/cle on the Web.
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