In today's episode, we discuss recent OSHA updates, including to the Worker Representative Walk-Around Rule, the Hazard Communications Rule, the Emergency Response Rule, and how employers should prepare for the upcoming summer months. Host: Tara Stingley ( email ) ( Cline Williams Wright Johnson & Oldfather, LLP ) Guest Speaker: Bill Wahoff ( email ) ( Steptoe & Johnson PLLC ) View the ELA's OSHA webinar from March, 2024 here . Support the show Register on the ELA website here to receive...
Jun 17, 2024•27 min•Ep. 592
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: Michelle Avilés ( email ) ( BLP / Nicaragua) Support the show Register on the ELA website here to receive email invitations to future programs....
Jun 11, 2024•7 min•Ep. 591
这期节目同时汇集了兩岸三地雇佣法领域的专家，包括的近律师行商业事务部合伙人陈艾姿（Elsie Chan）、理慈国际科技法律事务所的资深律师庄薇馨（Elva Chuang）和君合律师事务所的合伙人白洪娟（Hongjuan Bai）。他们共同深入探讨了中国大陆、香港和台湾的最新劳动法发展。讨论的主题涵盖了性别平等、性骚扰、裁员和独立承包商等问题。 Support the show Register on the ELA website here to receive email invitations to future programs.
Jun 11, 2024•27 min
In this episode, we discuss how the implementation of remote work in Thailand has become regulated to avoid potential legal disputes between employers and employees. Subscribe to our podcast today to stay up to date on employment issues from law experts worldwide. Host: Jamie Goh ( email ) ( Shearn Delamore & Co. / Malaysia) Guest Speaker: Kulnisha Srimontien ( email ) ( Price Sanond Limited / Thailand) Support the show Register on the ELA website here to receive email invitations to future ...
Jun 06, 2024•12 min•Ep. 589
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 Alberta. Stay tuned for more episodes! Host: Peter Walts ( Employment Law Alliance / Global) Guest Speakers: Gab Joshee-Arnal ( email ) & Brandon Wiebe ( email ) ( Neuman Thompson / Alberta) Support the show Register on the ELA website here to receive email invitations to future programs....
Jun 04, 2024•13 min•Ep. 588
In today's episode, we discuss the new provisions in the Labour Bill for Private Employment Agencies in Ghana, and how they differ from the current regime. Subscribe to our podcast today to stay up to date on employment issues from law experts worldwide. Host: Chloë Loubser ( email ) ( Bowmans / South Africa) Guest Speakers: Naa Kwaamah Owusu-Baafi ( email ) & Emmanuel Agyarko Mintah ( email ) ( N. Dowuona and Company / Ghana) Support the show Register on the ELA website here to receive emai...
May 30, 2024•34 min•Ep. 587
In today's episode, we discuss what an employer in Colombia, Guatemala or Venezuela should do when a disgruntled employee either resigns or is being terminated. This includes the steps that should be taken to prevent the employee from using trade secrets after the end of his/her employment. Subscribe to our podcast today to stay up to date on employment issues from law experts worldwide. Host: Alexandra Aguilar ( email ) ( BLP / Costa Rica) Guest Speakers: Vicente Umaña ( email ) ( Posse Herrera...
May 30, 2024•30 min•Ep. 586
In today's episode, we discuss lessons learned from the tragic Lahaina wildfires that took place in August 2023. This includes the steps employers can take before a natural disaster, their obligations from a health & safety perspective, contractual obligations and more. Host: Susan Deniker ( email ) ( Steptoe & Johnson PLLC / West Virginia) Guest Speaker: Trisha Gibo ( email ) ( ES&A, Inc., A Law Corporation / Hawaii) Support the show Register on the ELA website here to receive email...
May 22, 2024•30 min•Ep. 585
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 Idaho. Stay tuned for more episodes! Host: Steve Hirschfeld ( email ) ( Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP / California) Guest Speaker: Alex Grande ( email ) ( Holland & Hart / Idaho) Support the show Register on the ELA website here to receive email invitations to future programs....
May 21, 2024•14 min•Ep. 584
The EEOC issued regulations that provide employers with guidance on how to implement the PWFA, and they go into effect on June 18, 2024. In this episode, we discuss the types of limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions that employees may face, as well as how employers should handle requests for accommodation. Subscribe to our podcast today to stay up to date on employment issues from law experts worldwide. Host: Tara Stingley ( email ) ( Cline Williams Wright J...
May 16, 2024•19 min•Ep. 583
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 Belgium. Stay tuned for more episodes! Host: Peter Walts ( Employment Law Alliance / Global) Guest Speaker: Kato Aerts ( email ) ( Lydian / Belgium) Support the show Register on the ELA website here to receive email invitations to future programs....
May 14, 2024•17 min•Ep. 582
In this episode, we discuss the AI Act, which will significantly reshape how businesses and organizations in Europe use AI. HR professionals must comply with the Act's provisions to avoid penalties and ensure that employees are treated fairly. Subscribe to our podcast today to stay up to date on employment issues from law experts worldwide. Host: Kato Aerts ( email ) ( Lydian / Belgium) Guest Speakers: David van Boven ( email ) & Michael Hopp ( email ) ( Plesner / Denmark) Support the show R...
May 14, 2024•17 min•Ep. 581
After a long wait and a great deal of speculation, on April 23, 2024, we received the highly anticipated final rule from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) regarding the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) salary-level threshold for the “white-collar” exemptions to overtime requirements. The DOL’s final rule expands overtime pay protections to over 4 million workers by changing the FLSA’s exemptions to overtime eligibility. Listen in as we discuss what this means for employers, how they can comply...
May 07, 2024•15 min•Ep. 580
In this episode, we discuss Senate Bill (SB) No. 553, which requires virtually every California employer (large and small) to implement a comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan with very specific requirements by July 1, 2024. Subscribe to our podcast today to stay up to date on employment issues from law experts worldwide. Host: Holly Goodman ( email ) ( Gunster / Southern Florida) Guest Speaker: Hieu Williams ( email ) ( Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP / California) Support the show Register o...
May 06, 2024•18 min•Ep. 579
In this episode, we discuss a recent resolution by the Second Chamber of the Mexican Supreme Court regarding profit sharing (PTU). A reform was passed during 2021 that prohibited subcontracting in Mexico, and to limit the economic impact, it also introduced a cap to the employers’ obligation to share its profit among the employees. Subscribe to our podcast today to stay up to date on employment issues from law experts worldwide. Host: Alexandra Aguilar ( email ) ( BLP / Costa Rica) Guest Speaker...
May 01, 2024•15 min•Ep. 578
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 Finland. Stay tuned for more episodes! Host: Peter Walts ( Employment Law Alliance / Global) Guest Speaker: Mats Forsius ( email ) ( Castrén & Snellman / Finland) Support the show Register on the ELA website here to receive email invitations to future programs....
Apr 30, 2024•13 min•Ep. 577
In today's episode, we discuss recent employment law developments in Mainland China, Hong Kong & Taiwan, including in the area of gender equality and sexual harassment, layoffs, independent contractors & more. Subscribe to our podcast today to stay up to date on employment issues from law experts worldwide. Host: Elsie Chan ( email ) ( Deacons / Hong Kong) Guest Speakers: Elva Chuang ( email ) ( Lee, Tsai & Partners / Taiwan) & Hongjuan Bai ( email ) ( JunHe / China) Support the ...
Apr 24, 2024•19 min•Ep. 576
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 Bolivia. Stay tuned for more episodes! Host: Peter Walts ( Employment Law Alliance / Global) Guest Speaker: Noelia Sanjinés Badani ( Moreno Baldivieso Law Offices / Bolivia) Support the show Register on the ELA website here to receive email invitations to future programs....
Apr 23, 2024•10 min•Ep. 575
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 England & Wales. Stay tuned for more episodes! Host: Peter Walts ( Employment Law Alliance / Global) Guest Speakers: Ailie Murray ( email ) & Tim Gilbert ( email ) ( Travers Smith LLP / England & Wales) Support the show Register on the ELA website here to receive email invitations to future programs....
Apr 16, 2024•33 min•Ep. 574
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 New Jersey. Stay tuned for more episodes! Host: Steve Hirschfeld ( email ) ( Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP / California) Guest Speaker: Heather Weine Brochin ( email ) ( Day Pitney LLP / New Jersey) Support the show Register on the ELA website here to receive email invitations to future programs....
Apr 09, 2024•17 min•Ep. 573
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 Oklahoma. Stay tuned for more episodes! Host: Steve Hirschfeld ( email ) ( Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP / California) Guest Speakers: Adam Childers ( email ) & Allen Hutson ( email ) ( Crowe & Dunlevy / Oklahoma) Support the show Register on the ELA website here to receive email invitations to future programs....
Apr 02, 2024•13 min•Ep. 572
In today's episode, we discuss changes in Name, Image, Likeness (NIL) compensation for college athletes, as well as the student-athlete employment debate. Subscribe to our podcast today to stay up to date on employment issues from law experts worldwide. Host: Marcia DePaula ( email ) ( Steptoe & Johnson PLLC / Western Pennsylvania) Guest Speakers: Max Forer ( email ) ( Miller Nash / Oregon) & Damien DiGiovanni ( Morgan, Brown & Joy / Massachusetts) Support the show Register on the EL...
Mar 28, 2024•33 min•Ep. 571
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 Malta. Stay tuned for more episodes! Host: Peter Walts ( Employment Law Alliance / Global) Guest Speakers: Ann Bugeja ( email ) & Christine Borg Millo ( email ) ( GVZH Advocates / Malta) Support the show Register on the ELA website here to receive email invitations to future programs....
Mar 26, 2024•17 min•Ep. 570
In this episode, we discuss some very significant immigration changes coming into force in April to one of the main visa routes in the UK used by employers to bring staff to work. Subscribe to our podcast today to stay up to date on employment issues from law experts worldwide. Host: Kato Aerts ( email ) ( Lydian / Belgium) Guest Speakers: Elaine McIlroy ( email ) & Gregor Craig-Murphy ( email ) ( Brodies LLP / Scotland) Support the show Register on the ELA website here to receive email invi...
Mar 21, 2024•19 min•Ep. 569
In this episode, we discuss eligibility for reproductive loss leave in California, including 'qualifying events,' the required timeframe for the leave, and more. 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 Speaker: Hieu Williams ( email ) ( Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP / California) Support the show Register on the ELA website here to receive email...
Mar 21, 2024•10 min•Ep. 568
Listen in as we discuss the most impactful employment law regulations of 2023 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 Speakers: Adail Cardoso ( email ) ( Fátima Freitas Associados / Angola), Silvia Mota Carvalho ( email ) ( Cabinet Nguia / Gabon), António Veloso ( email ) ( Pimenta & As...
Mar 20, 2024•27 min•Ep. 567
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 Guatemala. Stay tuned for more episodes! Host: Peter Walts ( Employment Law Alliance / Global) Guest Speaker: María Elena Barrientos ( email ) ( BLP / Guatemala) Support the show Register on the ELA website here to receive email invitations to future programs....
Mar 12, 2024•8 min•Ep. 566
Listen in as we discuss the most impactful employment law regulations of 2023 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: Sonal Tejpar ( email ) ( Anjarwalla & Khanna Advocates / Kenya) Support the show Register on the ELA website here to receive email invitations to future program...
Mar 11, 2024•15 min•Ep. 565
Listen in as we discuss the most impactful employment law regulations of 2023 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: Chloë Loubser ( email ) ( Bowmans / South Africa) Guest Speaker: Gorvinder Pannu ( email ) ( Addleshaw Goddard / Oman) Support the show Register on the ELA website here to receive email invitations to future programs....
Mar 08, 2024•12 min•Ep. 564
In this episode, we discuss Vietnam's legal culture, new developments regarding layoffs, policy changes surrounding mental health & remote work, and legal developments related to the use of social media in the workplace. Subscribe to our podcast today to stay up to date on employment issues from law experts worldwide. Host: Jamie Goh ( email ) ( Shearn Delamore & Co. / Malaysia) Guest Speaker: Stephen Le ( email ) ( Le & Tran Law Corporation / Vietnam) Support the show Register on th...
Mar 07, 2024•15 min•Ep. 563
