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New Month – Same Problems
December 1, 2016
The Chief and Lou Michels kick off the show to talk about OPEC before getting into a feisty discussion about the electoral college. Is it the right way to handle things? Does it give everyone a fair say?
We touch on the Trump’s Carrier deal that is keeping jobs in the U.S. is this a right step for the new president?
We touch on a new case regarding Title 7 and homosexuality.
We round out the show with a hearty argument between Lou, Chief and Nick regarding professional sports league’s responsibility to step in on private social issues such as smokeless tobacco for MLB players and domestic abuse cases for NFL players.
Articles Referenced
Carrier: Trump gave us state ‘incentives’ to save jobs
Guests & Co-Hosts
Lou Michels
Lou Michels is an employment and sports law attorney with a national law firm, who is also an NFL player agent. He joins the Stocks & Jocks show every Thursday morning from Denver, Colorado. Lou represents companies and individuals in dealing with workplace problems ranging from labor union and discrimination cases to employment contracts and trade secret disputes. He played football at Air Force, and graduated from Duke Law School, where he developed an appreciation for college basketball. He is a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel. Lou grew up in Winnipeg, Canada, and Minneapolis, where his father was a professional football coach for the Minnesota Vikings for almost 30 years. Read more.
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