Today I am joined by Dan Pascale of safety and security firm Margolis Healy (a Cozen O’Connor affiliate) to identify
Continue reading »Author: Michael Schmidt
Michael C. Schmidt is the vice chair of the firm’s Labor & Employment Department, and the office managing partner, vice chair, of the New York Midtown office, where he is resident. For more than two decades, Mike has concentrated his practice on representing companies and management in all facets of employment law, such as: (i) defense in litigation involving wage and hour (overtime and unpaid compensation), discrimination, harassment, retaliation and whistle-blowing, non-competes and trade secrets, and disability and other leave-related issues; (ii) day-to-day counseling and in-house training on issues from hiring to firing, and other questions unique to his client’s industries and business; and (iii) drafting and reviewing employment agreements, termination and severance agreements, confidentiality and non-competes, and employment policies and manuals.
V-96- LOTS of Big Employment Law Developments
In today’s new episode, I talk about social media and schools (and what that means for employers generally), spousal claims
Continue reading »V-95 – Very Active Federal Agencies and Insight From an OSHA Insider
The past several weeks have seen significant action from the major federal agencies involved with employment law: EEOC, NLRB, DOL,
Continue reading »V-94- A Hodge Podge of Significant New Employment Law Developments
This episode addresses significant changes from OSHA and the DOL, the new and expanded FFCRA, and the first state to
Continue reading »V-93- The View From HR: An Inside Perspective on Diversity, Inclusion, and Employee Engagement
In today’s episode, I am joined by Donna Hughes, the Chief People Officer at EmblemHealth to talk about her experiences,
Continue reading »V-92 – Analyzing Congress’ Proposed “Pro Act” and Its Implication on Labor Law
Evan Armstrong from the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) joins me to talk about the significant PRO Act that was
Continue reading »V-91- (Part 2 of 2) One-On-One Conversation With EEOC Commissioner Keith Sonderling
Today’s episode is the second of my two-part conversation with EEOC Commissioner Keith Sonderling (Part 1 released yesterday), who discusses
Continue reading »V-90- (Part 1 of 2) One-On-One Conversation With EEOC Commissioner Keith Sonderling
Today’s episode is the first of a two-part conversation with EEOC Commissioner Keith Sonderling, who discusses the EEOC’s enforcement priorities,
Continue reading »V-89- New OSHA Guidance on Covid-19
In today’s episode, I am joined by my Cozen colleague and the Chair of our OSHA Practice Group, John Ho,
Continue reading »V-88- 4th Anniversary Special Episode
As he does every February 1st since our inaugural episode on February 1, 2017, my colleague and the CEO of
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