In this second of two parts to start the new year, I address the ten issues that employers should be thinking about in 2023.
Download Podcast »VII-123 - A Complete Ban on All Non-Competes?
Today's episode looks at the proposed New Year's rule issued by the FTC that would ban all non-compete agreements between employers and employees, what the next steps and likely challenges to the rule may be, and what it all means for employers.
Download Podcast »VI-122 - Interviews With EEOC, NLRB, OSHA
In today's episode, I interview EEOC Commissioner Andrea Lucas, NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo, and OSHA Assistant Secretary Douglas Parker about today's hot topics and agency initiatives.
Download Podcast »VI-121 - Top 5 Fall Things You Need To Know
Today's new episode looks at the five developments you need to know now, including the new proposed independent contractor rule, the EEOC's new required poster, NLRB efforts to monitor your monitoring, salary transparency rules, and election day activities.
Download Podcast »VI-120 - Joint Employer Ping Pong
This episode discusses the NLRB's proposed new September 2022 joint employer test in the context of the historical shifting political winds, and what it may mean for employers.
Download Podcast »VI-119 - What Did You Miss This Summer?
Today's new episode discusses what you may have missed during the Summer of 2022, including Covid-19 and Monkeypox updates, unlawful dress codes, an ADA first, and brand new guidance from the EEOC and DOL.
Download Podcast »VI-118 - Overturning Roe v. Wade and the Impact on Employers and Employees
In today's episode, I offer the takeaways from the Supreme Court's June 2022 Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade, and am joined by colleagues for a roundtable discussion on the impact of the decision on benefits, health care, and labor and employment law.
Download Podcast »VI-117-Addressing Violence in the Workplace
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.
Download Podcast »VI-116-Top 10 Employment Issues To Consider For The Summer Kick-Off
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.
Download Podcast »VI-115- A Conversation with NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo
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.
Download Podcast »VI-114-Banning Arbitration of Sexual Harassment/Assault Claims
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.
Download Podcast »VI-113 - Panel Discussion on Significant Equal Pay Legislation
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.
Download Podcast »VI-112- 5th Anniversary Episode: An Old Friend Talking Politics and the Impact on Employers
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.
Download Podcast »VI-111- A Conversation With EEOC Commissioner Andrea Lucas
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.
Download Podcast »VI-110 - End of the OSHA ETS? Supreme Court Re-Issues A Stay
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.
Download Podcast »V-104 – Religious Accommodations to Vaccine Policies: An EEOC Update and Best Practices
In today’s episode, I address one of the biggest challenges employers have faced with mandatory vaccine policies: religious-based accommodation requests.
Continue reading »V-103 – A Conversation About Mental Health and COVID-19
In today’s episode, I am joined by Dr. Christina Carson-Sacco, the co-founder of The Center for Neuropsychology and Counseling, to
Continue reading »V-102 – Updates on OSHA, EEOC, State Action, and Sex Addiction
In today’s new episode, I provide an update on the anticipated vaccine ETS from OSHA, the EEOC’s latest guidance on
Continue reading »V-101 – President Biden’s New OSHA COVID-19 Directive
In today’s new episode, we address President Biden’s new directive that OSHA issue an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) requiring employers
Continue reading »V-100 – The Latest on Vaccine Policies and Bellwether States
On today’s episode (our 100th!), I talk about the latest developments with COVID-19 vaccines and mandatory vaccine policies, and am
Continue reading »V-99- Vaccines, Masks, and Other Big Developments
In today’s new episode, I discuss big new developments: updates on mandatory vaccine and mask policies, new action to ban
Continue reading »V-98 – BREAKING: The EEOC’s New COVID-19 Vaccine Guidance
Right at the start of the Memorial Day weekend, the EEOC issued new guidance on COVID-19 vaccine policies and incentive
Continue reading »V-97- Thoughts on Workplace Violence and Safety Plans
Today I am joined by Dan Pascale of safety and security firm Margolis Healy (a Cozen O’Connor affiliate) to identify
Continue reading »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,
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