Listen in as we discuss the most impactful employment law regulations of 2022 and forecast what employers can expect in the current year. Subscribe to our podcast today to stay up to date on employment issues from law experts worldwide. Host: Nuno Gouveia ( email ) (Miranda Alliance / Fátima Freitas Advogados / Angola) Guest Speaker: Victoria Agomuo ( email ) ( Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie / Nigeria) Support the show Register on the ELA website here to receive email invitations to future programs...
Mar 13, 2023•10 min•Ep. 472
In honor of International Women's Day, we discuss gender and pay inequalities in Denmark. Subscribe to our podcast today to stay up to date on employment issues from law experts worldwide. Host: Kato Aerts ( email ) ( Lydian / Belgium) Guest Speaker: Lise Høy Falsner ( email ) ( Plesner / Denmark) Support the show Register on the ELA website here to receive email invitations to future programs....
Mar 08, 2023•11 min•Ep. 471
On February 21, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board ruled employers cannot ask employees to sign severance agreements with broad confidentiality and non-disparagement terms. On today's podcast, we discuss the ruling and break it down for our listeners. Subscribe to our podcast today to stay up to date on employment issues from law experts worldwide. Host: Tara Stingley ( email ) ( Cline Williams Wright Johnson & Oldfather, LLP / Nebraska) Guest Speakers: Michael Chropowicz ( email ) &am...
Feb 28, 2023•9 min•Ep. 470
In this episode, we discuss why employers use background checks in the hiring process, why types of background checks can be done, employer requirements and more. Subscribe to our podcast today to stay up to date on employment issues from law experts worldwide. Read Evan's article here . Host: Susan Deniker ( email ) ( Steptoe & Johnson PLLC / West Virginia) Guest Speaker: Evan Way ( email ) ( Crowe & Dunlevy / Oklahoma) Support the show Register on the ELA website here to receive email ...
Feb 24, 2023•16 min•Ep. 469
In this episode, we discuss an issue of growing importance for employers throughout Europe – the Employer of Record or EoR . Born out of corporate globalization and cross-border mobility, many international companies use EoR when they enter a market and start hiring staff. Subscribe to our podcast today to stay up to date on employment issues from law experts worldwide. Host: Kato Aerts ( email ) ( Lydian / Belgium) Guest Speaker: Daniel Hund ( email ) ( ADVANT Beiten / Germany) Support the show...
Feb 17, 2023•14 min•Ep. 468
On this episode, we discuss the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 and two important laws included in that act. On December 29, 2022, President Biden signed this Act into law, which in addition to addressing government funding, included two laws that provide greater protections for pregnant and nursing employees in the workplace: The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, or the PWFA, and the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act, or the PUMP Act. Today’s discussion will foc...
Feb 09, 2023•15 min•Ep. 467
In our Travel Tuesdays series, we explore the 'need to know' items for doing business in various jurisdictions around the world. This week, we take a closer look at Indiana. Stay tuned for more episodes! Host: Steve Hirschfeld ( email ) ( Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP / California) Guest Speaker: Kayla Ernst ( email ) ( Ice Miller LLP / Indiana) Support the show Register on the ELA website here to receive email invitations to future programs....
Feb 07, 2023•7 min•Ep. 466
In this episode, we discuss the EU Whistleblowing Directive and how it has been implemented in Denmark and Sweden. Subscribe to our podcast today to stay up to date on employment issues from law experts worldwide. Host: Philippe Durand ( email ) ( August Debouzy / France) Guest Speakers: Tove Tullberg ( email ) ( Vinge / Sweden) & Jacob Falsner ( email ) ( Plesner / Denmark) Support the show Register on the ELA website here to receive email invitations to future programs....
Feb 03, 2023•30 min•Ep. 465
In our Travel Tuesdays series, we explore the 'need to know' items for doing business in various jurisdictions around the world. This week, we take a closer look at Honduras. Stay tuned for more episodes! Host: Peter Walts ( Employment Law Alliance / Global) Guest Speaker: Jorge Kafati ( email ) ( BLP / Honduras) Support the show Register on the ELA website here to receive email invitations to future programs....
Jan 31, 2023•6 min•Ep. 464
In this podcast we address some of the most relevant innovations introduced by the new Paraguayan migration law; Law No. 6984/22. Subscribe to our podcast today to stay up to date on employment issues from law experts worldwide. Listen to the Spanish version of this episode here . Host: Alexandra Aguilar ( email ) ( BLP / Costa Rica) Guest Speaker: Manuel Acevedo ( email ) ( Vouga Abogados / Paraguay) Support the show Register on the ELA website here to receive email invitations to future progra...
Jan 30, 2023•14 min•Ep. 463
In July 2021, President Biden issued an Executive Order which encouraged the Federal Trade Commission to curtail the unfair use of non-compete clauses and other clauses that may unfairly limit worker mobility. The FTC recently proposed a new rule that would ban employers from imposing non-competes on their workers - the FTC is seeking public comment on this proposed rule. Today, we will be discussing the use of the non-compete clause, the FTC’s new ruling, and recommendations about what employer...
Jan 26, 2023•15 min•Ep. 462
In our Travel Tuesdays series, we explore the 'need to know' items for doing business in various jurisdictions around the world. This week, we take a closer look at Egypt. Stay tuned for more episodes! Host: Peter Walts ( Employment Law Alliance / Global) Guest Speaker: Mona Osama Abdel Hafiz ( email ) ( Ibrachy & Dermarkar / Egypt) Support the show Register on the ELA website here to receive email invitations to future programs....
Jan 24, 2023•8 min•Ep. 461
The Speak Out Act was signed into law on December 7th, 2022 by President Biden. This Act of Congress prevents the enforcement of non-disclosure agreements in instances of sexual assault and harassment. On today’s program, we will discuss this ground-breaking new law, its origins, and what employers need to know to ensure compliance. Subscribe to our podcast today to stay up to date on employment issues from law experts worldwide. Host: Tara Stingley ( email ) ( Cline Williams Wright Johnson &...
Jan 18, 2023•14 min•Ep. 460
In our Travel Tuesdays series, we explore the 'need to know' items for doing business in various jurisdictions around the world. This week, we take a closer look at Oregon. Stay tuned for more episodes! Host: Steve Hirschfeld ( email ) ( Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP / California) Guest Speaker: Naomi Haslitt ( email ) ( Miller Nash / Oregon) Support the show Register on the ELA website here to receive email invitations to future programs....
Jan 17, 2023•8 min•Ep. 459
In this episode, we discuss the end of the 'zero-Covid' policy in China and its impact on travel. Subscribe to our podcast today to stay up to date on employment issues from law experts worldwide. Host: Peter Walts ( Employment Law Alliance / Global) Guest Speaker: Jeffrey Wilson ( email ) ( JunHe / China) Support the show Register on the ELA website here to receive email invitations to future programs....
Jan 04, 2023•12 min•Ep. 458
In our Travel Tuesdays series, we explore the 'need to know' items for doing business in various jurisdictions around the world. This week, we take a closer look at the Netherlands. Stay tuned for more episodes! Host: Peter Walts ( Employment Law Alliance / Global) Guest Speaker: Danny Vesters ( email ) ( Boontje Advocaten / Netherlands) Support the show Register on the ELA website here to receive email invitations to future programs....
Jan 03, 2023•12 min•Ep. 457
In our Travel Tuesdays series, we explore the 'need to know' items for doing business in various jurisdictions around the world. This week, we take a closer look at Montana. Stay tuned for more episodes! Host: Steve Hirschfeld ( email ) ( Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP / California) Guest Speakers: Mike Green ( email ) & Greg Dorrington ( email ) ( Crowley Fleck Attorneys, PLLP / Montana) Support the show Register on the ELA website here to receive email invitations to future programs....
Dec 27, 2022•9 min•Ep. 456
In this episode, we discuss a recent High Court decision on whether employment policies ought to be binding or not, as well as the rationale for the outcome. Subscribe to our podcast today to stay up to date on employment issues from law experts worldwide. Host: Raymond Low ( email ) ( Shearn Delamore & Co. / Malaysia) Guest Speaker: Qi-Yang Chang ( email ) ( WongPartnership / Singapore) Support the show Register on the ELA website here to receive email invitations to future programs....
Dec 22, 2022•12 min•Ep. 455
In our Travel Tuesdays series, we explore the 'need to know' items for doing business in various jurisdictions around the world. This week, we take a closer look at Nicaragua. Stay tuned for more episodes! Host: Peter Walts ( Employment Law Alliance / Global) Guest Speaker: Favio Batres ( email ) ( BLP / Nicaragua) Support the show Register on the ELA website here to receive email invitations to future programs....
Dec 20, 2022•9 min•Ep. 454
In our Travel Tuesdays series, we explore the 'need to know' items for doing business in various jurisdictions around the world. This week, we take a closer look at Bermuda. Stay tuned for more episodes! Host: Peter Walts ( Employment Law Alliance / Global) Guest Speaker: Juliana Snelling ( email ) ( Canterbury Law Ltd. / Bermuda) Support the show Register on the ELA website here to receive email invitations to future programs....
Dec 13, 2022•15 min•Ep. 453
In this episode, we discuss “redundancy”, “restructuring”, and “lay-offs” in Hong Kong, the process of making someone redundant, entitlements employees have under Hong Kong law if they are made redundant, and more. Subscribe to our podcast today to stay up to date on employment issues from law experts worldwide. Host: Cynthia Chung ( email ) ( Deacons / Hong Kong) Guest Speaker: Elsie Chan ( email ) ( Deacons / Hong Kong) Support the show Register on the ELA website here to receive email invitat...
Dec 07, 2022•7 min•Ep. 452
In our Travel Tuesdays series, we explore the 'need to know' items for doing business in various jurisdictions around the world. This week, we take a closer look at South Carolina. Stay tuned for more episodes! Host: Steve Hirschfeld ( email ) ( Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP / California) Guest Speakers: Elizabeth Gibbes ( email ) & Amanda Williams ( email ) ( Parker Poe / South Carolina) Support the show Register on the ELA website here to receive email invitations to future programs....
Dec 06, 2022•11 min•Ep. 451
La possibilité de réaliser des apprentissages porteurs de sens trône au sommet des priorités d’une majorité d’employés, particulièrement chez les jeunes générations. Loin d’exiger des tables de ping-pong et des machines à café dernier cri, les employés souhaitent surtout compter sur le soutien de leur employeur afin de pouvoir se développer professionnellement. Nous savons tous qu’il est crucial de développer nos ressources humaines, mais le fait de mettre en place un parcours concret et partagé...
Dec 02, 2022•16 min•Ep. 450
In our Travel Tuesdays series, we explore the 'need to know' items for doing business in various jurisdictions around the world. This week, we take a closer look at El Salvador. Stay tuned for more episodes! Host: Peter Walts ( Employment Law Alliance / Global) Guest Speaker: Fernando Farrar ( email ) ( BLP / El Salvador) Support the show Register on the ELA website here to receive email invitations to future programs....
Nov 29, 2022•16 min•Ep. 449
In our Travel Tuesdays series, we explore the 'need to know' items for doing business in various jurisdictions around the world. This week, we take a closer look at Angola. Stay tuned for more episodes! Host: Peter Walts ( Employment Law Alliance / Global) Guest Speaker: Nuno Gouveia ( email ) (Miranda & Associados / Fátima Freitas Associados / Angola) Support the show Register on the ELA website here to receive email invitations to future programs....
Nov 22, 2022•11 min•Ep. 448
In this episode, we discuss New Jersey's new marijuana law called New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act (“CREAMMA”). In September 2022, the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission issued interim guidance for employers on drug testing employees for cannabis. Today’s podcast will focus on how CREAMMA effects employers, and the procedures employers are expected follow. Subscribe to our podcast today to stay up to date on employment issues from l...
Nov 21, 2022•17 min•Ep. 447
In our Travel Tuesdays series, we explore the 'need to know' items for doing business in various jurisdictions around the world. This week, we take a closer look at Mexico. Stay tuned for more episodes! Host: Peter Walts ( Employment Law Alliance / Global) Guest Speaker: Samuel Flores ( email ) ( Santamarina y Steta / Mexico) Support the show Register on the ELA website here to receive email invitations to future programs....
Nov 15, 2022•14 min•Ep. 446
In this episode, we discuss the origins of "the right to disconnect," Angola's position on this matter, and how the labor market will adapt to new rules and regulations. Subscribe to our podcast today to stay up to date on employment issues from law experts worldwide. Host: Peter Walts ( Employment Law Alliance / Global) Guest Speaker: Nuno Gouveia ( email ) (Miranda & Associados / Fátima Freitas Associados / Angola) Support the show Register on the ELA website here to receive email invitati...
Nov 14, 2022•8 min•Ep. 445
In this episode, we discuss current mental health issues in Thailand, the concern this poses for employees and employers in the country, obligations for employers who are dealing with these issues, and more. Subscribe to our podcast today to stay up to date on employment issues from law experts worldwide. Host: Raymond Low ( email ) ( Shearn Delamore & Co. / Malaysia) Guest Speaker: Sophon Pathumratworakun ( email ) ( Price Sanond / Thailand) Support the show Register on the ELA website here...
Nov 11, 2022•12 min•Ep. 444
In our Travel Tuesdays series, we explore the 'need to know' items for doing business in various jurisdictions around the world. This week, we take a closer look at India. Stay tuned for more episodes! Host: Peter Walts ( Employment Law Alliance / Global) Guest Speaker: Atul Gupta ( email ) ( Trilegal / India) Support the show Register on the ELA website here to receive email invitations to future programs....
Nov 08, 2022•22 min•Ep. 443
