In 2019, the EU issued the European Parliament and Council Directive (EU) 2019/1937 on the protection of persons who report breaches of EU law. This directive has obliged all member states to implement comprehensive whistleblower protection regulation by December 2021, aiming to ensure that individuals who report misconduct or illegal activities within organizations are safeguarded from retaliation. While all other EU member states have successfully introduced their respective regulations, Polan...
Oct 03, 2024•17 min•Ep. 622
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 District of Columbia. Stay tuned for more episodes! Host: Steve Hirschfeld ( email ) ( Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP / California) Guest Speakers: Adriana Joens ( email ) & Savanna Shuntich ( email ) ( FortneyScott, LLC / District of Columbia) Support the show Register on the ELA website here to receive email invitations to future p...
Oct 01, 2024•16 min•Ep. 621
Student protests radically transformed campuses across the United States during the past academic year before petering out in late spring/early summer. In today's episode, we discuss how universities can best manage conflicts and protests on campus. Subscribe to our podcast today to stay up to date on employment issues from law experts worldwide. Host: Marcia DePaula ( email ) ( Steptoe & Johnson PLLC ) Guest Speakers: Naomi Haslitt ( email ) ( Miller Nash ) & Derek Ishikawa ( email ) ( ...
Sep 25, 2024•33 min•Ep. 620
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 Nevada. Stay tuned for more episodes! Host: Steve Hirschfeld ( email ) ( Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP / California) Guest Speakers: Jennifer Hostetler ( email ) & Howard Cole ( email ) ( Lewis Roca / Nevada) Support the show Register on the ELA website here to receive email invitations to future programs....
Sep 24, 2024•14 min•Ep. 619
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....
Sep 17, 2024•16 min•Ep. 618
In this episode, we discuss Indonesia's new Law No. 4 on Maternal and Child Welfare, and the significant changes that employers need to understand and act upon. Listen as we explore what this means for businesses in Indonesia. 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: Syahdan Aziz ( email ) ( SSEK Law Firm / Indonesia) Support the show Register on the ELA website here to r...
Sep 12, 2024•8 min•Ep. 617
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 West Virginia. Stay tuned for more episodes! Host: Steve Hirschfeld ( email ) ( Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP / California) Guest Speaker: Bryan Cokeley ( email ) ( Steptoe & Johnson PLLC / West Virginia) Support the show Register on the ELA website here to receive email invitations to future programs....
Sep 10, 2024•14 min•Ep. 616
In this episode, we discuss the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) in Taiwan, the obligations it imposes on personal data collectors, a company's legal obligations in the event of a data breach & more. 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: Hannah Kuo ( email ) ( Lee, Tsai & Partners / Taiwan) Support the show Register on the ELA website here to re...
Sep 05, 2024•20 min•Ep. 615
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 Paraguay. Stay tuned for more episodes! Host: Peter Walts ( Employment Law Alliance / Global) Guest Speaker: Antonella Llamas ( email ) ( Vouga Abogados / Paraguay) Support the show Register on the ELA website here to receive email invitations to future programs....
Sep 03, 2024•15 min•Ep. 614
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 Sweden. Stay tuned for more episodes! Host: Peter Walts ( Employment Law Alliance / Global) Guest Speaker: Simon Söderholm ( email ) ( Vinge / Sweden) Support the show Register on the ELA website here to receive email invitations to future programs....
Aug 27, 2024•9 min•Ep. 613
Generative AI has supercharged our ability to create and use information and art, testing the limits of our intellectual property legal system. In this episode, we discuss how businesses, creators, and regulators are adapting – and still defining - the rules of creating, protecting, and using IP in an LLM-enabled world. Subscribe to our podcast today to stay up to date on employment issues from law experts worldwide. Host: Susan Deniker ( email ) ( Steptoe & Johnson PLLC / West Virginia) Gue...
Aug 23, 2024•42 min•Ep. 612
In today's episode, we speak with Andreia Saad, Legal Director and Data Protection Officer at Grupo Globo on governance issues surrounding AI, unauthorized uses of AI, legal uncertainty with the technology & more. Subscribe to our podcast today to stay up to date on employment issues from law experts worldwide. Host: Tatiana Campello ( email ) ( Demarest / Brazil) Guest Speaker: Andreia Saad ( email ) ( Grupo Globo / Brazil) Support the show Register on the ELA website here to receive email ...
Aug 21, 2024•18 min•Ep. 611
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 Japan. Stay tuned for more episodes! Host: Peter Walts ( Employment Law Alliance / Global) Guest Speaker: Rikisuke Yamanaka ( email ) ( Ushijima & Partners / Japan) Support the show Register on the ELA website here to receive email invitations to future programs....
Aug 20, 2024•10 min•Ep. 610
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 Slovenia. Stay tuned for more episodes! Host: Peter Walts ( Employment Law Alliance / Global) Guest Speaker: Mojca Pušnar ( email ) ( CERHA HEMPEL / Slovenia) Support the show Register on the ELA website here to receive email invitations to future programs....
Aug 13, 2024•21 min•Ep. 609
In today's episode, we discuss how labor contracts and non-compete agreements are defined in Vietnam, as well as what a conflict of interest is in the context of Vietnamese labor law. 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 the ELA website here to receive email invit...
Aug 07, 2024•20 min•Ep. 608
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: Elieser Corte Real ( email ) ( Miranda Alliance - FFA | Fátima Freitas Associados / Angola) Support the show Register on the ELA website here to receive email invitations to future programs....
Aug 06, 2024•11 min•Ep. 607
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....
Jul 30, 2024•20 min•Ep. 606
In today's episode, we discuss whether the Indoor and Outdoor Heat Standard is an official proposed standard from OSHA, what employers are covered, whether employees will need to receive training, and much 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 ) Guest Speaker: Bill Wahoff ( email ) ( Steptoe & Johnson PLLC ) Support the show Register on the ELA...
Jul 29, 2024•22 min•Ep. 605
In today's episode, we discuss the importance of having an AI policy in the workplace to help mitigate risks of liability, how organizations can stay compliant with AI regulations and more. Subscribe to our podcast today to stay up to date on employment issues from law experts worldwide. Host: Mark Alward ( email ) ( Taylor McCaffrey LLP / Manitoba) Guest Speaker: Peter Mueller ( email ) ( Taylor McCaffrey LLP / Manitoba) Support the show Register on the ELA website here to receive email invitat...
Jul 26, 2024•21 min•Ep. 604
In today's episode, we discuss what PAGA is, how it differs from a class action in California, what is changing with the reform, what employers should do and when it takes effect. 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 on the ELA website here to receive email invitations to f...
Jul 24, 2024•19 min•Ep. 603
On July 7th, France held its national legislative election. On today's episode, we discuss the results of the election and what may be in store for the country. 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: Philippe Durand ( email ) ( August Debouzy / France) Support the show Register on the ELA website here to receive email invitations to future programs....
Jul 23, 2024•14 min•Ep. 602
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 Bulgaria. Stay tuned for more episodes! Host: Peter Walts ( Employment Law Alliance / Global) Guest Speaker: Vesela Kabatliyska ( email ) ( Dinova Rusev & Partners / Bulgaria) Support the show Register on the ELA website here to receive email invitations to future programs....
Jul 23, 2024•9 min•Ep. 601
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 Ohio. Stay tuned for more episodes! Host: Steve Hirschfeld ( email ) ( Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP / California) Guest Speaker: Joe Stephens ( email ) ( Dinsmore & Shohl LLP / Ohio) Support the show Register on the ELA website here to receive email invitations to future programs....
Jul 16, 2024•10 min•Ep. 600
The US Supreme Court decided three major decisions at the end of their term that will impact federal agencies and the regulations they issue in the very near future. The cases are Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo/Relentless Inc. v. Dept. of Commerce; SEC v. Jarkesy ; and Corner Post v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Board . In this episode, we unpack each of these decisions for our listeners. Subscribe to our podcast today to stay up to date on employment issues from law experts w...
Jul 10, 2024•27 min•Ep. 599
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 Germany. Stay tuned for more episodes! Host: Peter Walts ( Employment Law Alliance / Global) Guest Speakers: Virginia Mäurer ( email ) & Markus Künzel ( email ) ( ADVANT Beiten / Germany) Support the show Register on the ELA website here to receive email invitations to future programs....
Jul 09, 2024•13 min•Ep. 598
In this episode, we discuss four main topics about IT contracts, including: Topic 1: Mindset and basic principles for drafting/negotiating the best possible contract Topic 2: Which items and dynamics change from one contract to another that you should think about to ensure that you get the best outcome for the specific circumstances Topic 3: Increasingly common terms and concerns in IT contracts Topic 4: Helpful resources Subscribe to our podcast today to stay up to date on employment issues fro...
Jul 08, 2024•39 min•Ep. 597
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 Panama. Stay tuned for more episodes! Host: Peter Walts ( Employment Law Alliance / Global) Guest Speaker: Sophia Lee ( email ) ( Morgan & Morgan / Panama) Support the show Register on the ELA website here to receive email invitations to future programs....
Jul 02, 2024•12 min•Ep. 596
In this episode, we discuss the legal protections that Egyptian Law provides against discrimination at the workplace, what Egypt is doing to reduce the gender pay gap, recent development of representation of women in the government, and more. 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: Laila Elibrachy ( email ) ( Ibrachy & Dermarkar / Egypt) Support the show Register ...
Jun 27, 2024•13 min•Ep. 595
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 France. Stay tuned for more episodes! Host: Peter Walts ( Employment Law Alliance / Global) Guest Speaker: Philippe Durand ( email ) ( August Debouzy / France) Support the show Register on the ELA website here to receive email invitations to future programs....
Jun 25, 2024•15 min•Ep. 594
In this episode, we discuss technological advancements in AI and the impact of these advancements on our current legal systems and how they might need to be reshaped to cope with the changes. 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: Albert Yen ( email ) ( Lee, Tsai & Partners / Taiwan) Support the show Register on the ELA website here to receive email invitations to f...
Jun 20, 2024•21 min•Ep. 593
