Peter, I want to address one of your last assumptions first - that is
that we as business law academicians have the power to change or
influence the status of the law.  While I would like to believe that we
have some type of inlfuence, I am unsure it is that powerful.  Thus, I
believe what the papers conveyed was the status report of what has
taken place in the workplace.  I heard of few papers predict and I heard
a few that proposed policy changes, etc., but most of what I heard were
status reports.  In turn, I use these to inform the managers to be - the
human resource personnel and yes we have entrepeneurs here enrolled as
students.  If the US Congress, the state legislatures, the courts (based
on jruy decision for the most part) are passing laws, regs., and rulings
that seek to "correct" and "avoid" workplace inequities, then is it not
our responsiblity to teach the status, the history, and attempt to
discuss what changes may or should take place.  Thus, involve the future
employees and hopefully managers to think about public policy underlying
the trends of pro-emplyee or pro-business regs.
 
Supposing, we take a pro-business approach, how woudl you suggest that
approach woudl inform the students?  Or, suppose we take a pro-business
approach in our research, how woudl you approach such an underlying
philosophy?  Would we start with the premise that our small businesses
and MNC's are less competitive based on profits - and then propose how to
change the employee oriented laws, case rulings, and regulations?  Guide
me toward the stance that might be a more favorable business atmosphere,
please.
daphne