Tag: NFL

49ers Make Long-Term Investment in Character, Forgo Short-Term Gains

By HR Daily Advisor Staff May 21, 2013 Benefits and Compensation

Updated: May 21, 2013

Oswald, CEO of BLR®, offered these thoughts on character (and a recent 49er’s draft decision) in a recent edition of The Oswald Letter: A few weeks ago, the San Francisco 49ers, with the 131st pick in the NFL draft, chose Marcus Lattimore, a running back out of the University of South Carolina. Considered by many […]

NFL lockout hits pay dirt with employment lessons

By Texas Employment Law Letter Sep 27, 2012 HR Hero Line

Updated: Sep 27, 2012

By Michael P. Maslanka Editor’s note: Fall is here, and for a lot of die-hard fans, that means just one thing — it’s football season. But the first three weeks of this football season were marred by a referee lockout that meant a lot of bad calls and missed penalties by the replacements. Many commentators […]

What My Beloved Packers Teach Us About Consistency

By Dan Oswald Jan 21, 2011 Oswald Letter

Updated: Jan 21, 2011

My beloved Green Bay Packers take on their biggest rival, the Chicago Bears, Sunday for the National Football Conference crown and an opportunity to play in the Super Bowl. The rivalry between the two teams is the NFL’s longest, beginning in 1921.  During the span of the last 90 years, the two teams have faced […]

Will Gender, National Origin Make a Difference in Sotomayor’s Jurisprudence? – Part 2

By Connecticut Employment Law Letter Jun 30, 2009 HR Hero Line

Updated: Jun 30, 2009

by James M. Sconzo and James C. Goodfellow Last week, we disussed the overall makeup of the U.S. Supreme Court and the personal background of the High Court’s newest nominee, Sonia Sotomayor. We also looked at Judge Sotomayor’s decision in the discrimination case filed by New Haven, Connecticut, firefighters which was recently overturned by the […]