Employment Law Now

In today's episode, I am joined by Dan Pascale, Executive Vice President of Margolis, Healy and Associates, to discuss how employers should be addressing today's threats and acts of violence in the workplace.

As we approach the unofficial start to Summer 2022, today's new episode addresses the 10 issues that should be on the radar of all employers.

In today's new episode, I am joined by NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo to discuss significant recent activity at the Board, including her position that employer "captive audience meetings" held with employees violate the National Labor Relations Act.

Congress just passed a significant new law prohibiting pre-dispute arbitration agreements (and class action waivers) for claims of sexual harassment and sexual assault. In today's new episode, I discuss what the new federal law says and what it does not say, and what employers should be thinking about.

Equal pay issues are becoming more prominent across the country, and significant new legislation in Illinois is worth noting (whether or not the company does business there). Joining me to discuss the law and its implications on equal pay trends generally are the Assistant Director of the Illinois Department of Labor, Jason Keller, and two Cozen colleagues, Jeremy Glenn and Sydney Holman.

For this 5th anniversary episode, I am joined by my guest from the very first podcast episode on February 1, 2017 (and every anniversary since), Howard Schweitzer, to talk about the state of politics on the federal, state, and local levels, and the impact on employers in 2022.

Current EEOC Commissioner Andrea Lucas joins me on the podcast today to talk about public perception of the EEOC, responding to employee religious accommodation requests, combating anti-semitism in the workplace, Covid-19 as a "disability," the benefits of mentorship, and what we can expect in 2022.

Yesterday afternoon, the U.S. Supreme Court re-issued a stay prohibiting the federal government (OSHA) from enforcing its ETS that required large employers to either mandate Covid-19 vaccines or weekly testing. Today's new episode discusses the Supreme Court's decision and the impact on employers.

Last night, December 17, 2021, the 6th Circuit dissolved and eliminated the prior stay of enforcement that was in place for the OSHA ETS. In this special weekend episode, I break down the 6th Circuit's surprising decision and what it now means for employers.

In today's episode, current EEOC Commissioner Keith Sonderling joins me to talk about the benefits, risks, and EEOC position on employer use of artificial intelligence to make employment-related decisions.

This episode provides the current status of all of the federal vaccine mandates (OSHA ETS, health care industry rule, and federal contractor rule), as well as an update on significant developments on the state and local levels.

Today's new episode summarizes the late-breaking developments with the 5th Circuit's extension of its stay of enforcement of the OSHA ETS, and the impact that today's Circuit Court lottery may have on the ultimate viability of the ETS.

In today's new episode, I break down the primary obligations under OSHA's new ETS on mandatory vaccination and testing, provide an update on current legal challenges, and suggest what employers should be doing right now.

In today's episode, I address one of the biggest challenges employers have faced with mandatory vaccine policies: religious-based accommodation requests. First, I summarize the EEOC's latest update from this week on religious-based accommodations. Second, I am joined by my Cozen colleague, Jeff Pasek, to talk about best practices and how employers should assess religious-based accommodation requests.

In today's episode, I am joined by Dr. Christina Carson-Sacco, the co-founder of The Center for Neuropsychology and Counseling, to talk about the impact that the Covid-19 pandemic has had on the mental health of employers and employees, and how all of us can better promote mental health moving forward.