The Employment Law Counselor Podcast

The Employment Law Counselor Podcast features practical discussions of the maze and minefield of labor and employment laws. This podcast should not be construed as legal advice or legal opinion on any specific facts or circumstances. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. The contents are intended for general informational purposes only, and you are urged to consult a lawyer concerning your own situation with any specific legal question you may have.

Issues Surrounding the Remote Workforce 11/07/2024

Issues Surrounding the Remote Workforce Most workplaces learned how to operate remotely because they had to in 2020. Now, several years later, it is clear remote work is here to stay. However, did your company implement the appropriate policies to manage a remote workforce? Have you updated job descriptions to indicate which positions are eligible for remote work? In this week’s episode of the Employment Law Counselor podcast, in collaboration with the Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS), host Jeff Stewart is joined by Laura Corvo, Counsel, White and Williams, for a discussion concerning the issues employers have surrounding remote work. /episode/index/show/employmentcounselor/id/33829742

Wage and Hour Issues Abound in 2024 09/26/2024

Wage and Hour Issues Abound in 2024 In this episode of The Employment Law Counselor Hosted by Jeff Stewart, in collaboration with Professional Liability Underwriting Society, Jeff is joined by Victoria Fuller, Partner and Co-Chair of the Labor and Employment practice group. Their discussion focuses on the rise of wage and hour claims, what policies employers should have in place for large and small employers, proper documentation, and difficulties of class certifications. /episode/index/show/employmentcounselor/id/33217857

Talking Politics Can Lead to Employer Liability 08/15/2024

Talking Politics Can Lead to Employer Liability This episode of The Employment Law Counselor Hosted by Jeff Stewart in collaboration with the Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS), features guest John Baker, Director of Labor Relations, Del Lago Resort and Casino. In advance of the upcoming presidential election, Jeff and John discuss what restrictions employers can put in place about discussing politics in the workplace, what protections employees have and how some political discussions can lead to liability under discrimination statutes. /episode/index/show/employmentcounselor/id/32586772

What Does The Future Hold For Non-Competes After The FTC's Proposed Ban? 07/03/2024

What Does The Future Hold For Non-Competes After The FTC's Proposed Ban? In the newest episode of The Employment Law Counselor, in collaboration with the Professional Liability Underwriting Society, Scott Casher, Partner and Co-Chair, Labor and Employment Practice Group, joins host Jeffrey Stewart for a discussion on what the future holds for Non-Compete Agreements in the United States after the ban proposed by the FTC. Jeff and Scott briefly discuss the history of non-competes in the country, the details of the proposed, the potential challenges that have already been filed, and how employers should respond. /episode/index/show/employmentcounselor/id/31997197

Religious Discrimination Claims Expected to Spike 05/23/2024

Religious Discrimination Claims Expected to Spike In the newest episode of The Employment Law Counselor in collaboration with the Professional Liability Underwriting Society, Jeff is joined by Tanya Salgado, Partner, to discuss how religious discrimination and religious harassment claims are expected to rise dramatically in the next year. With religious protests around the country being a topic of discussion in the workplace, it is imperative for employers to understand what constitutes religious discrimination and religious harassment, as well as to train supervisors to handle these issues. /episode/index/show/employmentcounselor/id/31433012

The Impact of AI – Can You Keep Up? 04/11/2024

The Impact of AI – Can You Keep Up? In the newest episode of The Employment Law Counselor, in collaboration with the Professional Liability Underwriting Society, Laura Corvo, Counsel, joins host Jeff Stewart for a discussion of AI in the workplace and the potential liabilities employers face. Jeff and Laura cover AI in the hiring process, recent laws trying to address it and how employers are utilizing the tool. They also talk about the importance of employers having a policy to provide guidance for AI usage in the workplace. /episode/index/show/employmentcounselor/id/30779693

The State of EPLI and a Preview of PLUS EPLI Symposium 03/01/2024

The State of EPLI and a Preview of PLUS EPLI Symposium In this episode, host Jeff Stewart sits down with Tom Hams, Managing Director, National EPLI Practice Leader at Aon, to discuss all things EPLI in The Employment Law Counselor podcast. Among the topics covered are recent nuclear verdicts, attacks on DEI initiatives and wage and hour lawsuits. Jeff and Tom also preview the upcoming Professional Liability Underwriting Society EPLI Symposium. /episode/index/show/employmentcounselor/id/30187323

How Insurers Underwrite EPLI Policies 01/18/2024

How Insurers Underwrite EPLI Policies In the newest episode of The Employment Law Counselor collaboration with Professional Liability Underwriting Society, Jeff Stewart sits down with Chris Williams from Travelers to understand how insurers underwrite EPLI policies, including what information they need, what factors they look at most, and even what industries they may stay away from. In addition, Chris and Jeff preview PLUS’s upcoming EPLI symposium. /episode/index/show/employmentcounselor/id/29545768

How Insurers and Panel Counsel Work Together 11/30/2023

How Insurers and Panel Counsel Work Together In the newest episode of The Employment Law Counselor collaboration with Professional Liability Underwriting Society, Jeff Stewart interviews Mitch Terk, Vice President of Claims for Nexus Specialty, to explore how insurers and panel counsel work together. They have an insightful discussion on how an insurance company selects and assigns panel counsel, building relationships, and avoiding surprises as a matter progresses through litigation. /episode/index/show/employmentcounselor/id/28866938

You’ve Been Sued, Now What? 10/26/2023

You’ve Been Sued, Now What? In this episode of the Employment Law Counselor, hosted by Jeff Stewart in collaboration with Professional Liability Underwriting Society, Jeff is joined by Nancy Conrad, Managing Partner, Lehigh Valley Office, for a discussion about how a new lawsuit is assessed and handled in the first days after receiving the case. They look at how different parties – a business, an attorney and an insurance company – work together to gather information and create an initial plan. /episode/index/show/employmentcounselor/id/28429982

How Documentation Can Make or Break Your Case 09/07/2023

How Documentation Can Make or Break Your Case Documents are important for employers and supervisors to obtain and control the narrative to avoid litigation in layoffs or terminations. In many cases, documentation will stop a claim before it starts. In the newest episode of the Employment Law Counselor hosted by Jeff Stewart in collaboration with Professional Liability Underwriting Society, Laura Corvo, attorney at White and Williams, joins Jeff for a discussion on documentation and how employers can create effective documents before problems arise. /episode/index/show/employmentcounselor/id/27968226

Retaliation Claims Are On The Rise 08/01/2023

Retaliation Claims Are On The Rise In the newest episode of the Employment Law Counselor hosted by Jeff Stewart in collaboration with Professional Liability Underwriting Society, John Baker, Attorney, joins the chat titled “Retaliation Claims are on the Rise.” Jeff and John cover various instances of retaliation complaints and provisions, while also presenting examples of protected activity of employees and adverse employment actions and consequences. /episode/index/show/employmentcounselor/id/27623514

New Laws Address Pregnancy Issues in 2023 06/08/2023

New Laws Address Pregnancy Issues in 2023 Listen now to hear the newest episode of The Employment Law Counselor, Hosted by Jeff Stewart in collaboration with the Professional Liability Underwriting Society. Two new laws – the PUMP Act and the Pregnancy Worker Fairness Act – have recently been passed and put new requirements on employers. In this episode, host Jeff Stewart is joined by Tanya Salgado, and they dive into what employers must do to comply with these new laws and what policies will need to be updated. /episode/index/show/employmentcounselor/id/27082884

Wage Claims Are On The Rise, But Are They Covered? 04/26/2023

Wage Claims Are On The Rise, But Are They Covered? Listen now to hear the newest episode of The Employment Law Counselor, Hosted by Jeff Stewart in collaboration with the Professional Liability Underwriting Society. Partner Ryan Warden joins Jeff to discuss the recent explosion in wage and hour claims over the past few years in this week’s episode titled “Wage Claims Are On The Rise, But Are They Covered?” Jeff and Ryan cover common issues, including minimum wage violations, unpaid overtime claims and wage and hour class actions. /episode/index/show/employmentcounselor/id/26661288

Avoiding-Liability-When-Making-Layoffs 03/16/2023

Avoiding-Liability-When-Making-Layoffs The Employment Law Counselor hosted by Jeff Stewart is launching the first episode of its new season in collaboration with Professional Liability Underwriting Society. In this episode, Partner Jeff Stewart is joined by Jim Anelli, Partner and Chair of the Labor and Employment Group at White and Williams, for a conversation diving into how companies can avoid liability in layoff situations. /episode/index/show/employmentcounselor/id/26239401

What To Do When Faced with an EEOC Charge 09/06/2022

What To Do When Faced with an EEOC Charge Jeff Stewart is joined by Partner Nancy Conrad to discuss what employers should do when faced with an EEOC charge. Check out more episodes of The Employment Law Counselor Podcast. /episode/index/show/employmentcounselor/id/24256896

Misclassification of Employees, Part 2 08/24/2022

Misclassification of Employees, Part 2 Jeff Stewart is joined once again by Jim Anelli to continue their discussion of the misclassification of employees by explaining the differences between an independent contractor and an employee. /episode/index/show/employmentcounselor/id/24146247

Misclassification of Employees, Part 1 08/09/2022

Misclassification of Employees, Part 1 Jeff Stewart is joined by Jim Anelli, Partner and Chair of the firm's Labor and Employment Group. Jeff and Jim discuss the misclassification of employees and address questions employers may have about exempt and non-exempt employees. /episode/index/show/employmentcounselor/id/24002871

"Regarded as Disabled" Provision of the ADA 07/26/2022

"Regarded as Disabled" Provision of the ADA Jeff Stewart and John Baker discuss the little-known "regarded as disabled" provision of the Americans with Disabilities Act. /episode/index/show/employmentcounselor/id/23857764

Common Mistakes With Employee Handbooks 07/12/2022

Common Mistakes With Employee Handbooks Laura Corvo returns to the podcast as she and host Jeff Stewart continue their conversation on the subject of effective employee handbooks. /episode/index/show/employmentcounselor/id/23712287

Knock, Knock. Who’s There? OSHA! 06/28/2022

Knock, Knock. Who’s There? OSHA! Host Jeff Stewart is joined by fellow Labor and Employment lawyer John Baker. Continuing their discussion of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Jeff and John explain what an employer should do when OSHA knocks at their door. /episode/index/show/employmentcounselor/id/23487755

To Report or Not to Report: OSHA Obligations 06/14/2022

To Report or Not to Report: OSHA Obligations Host Jeff Stewart is joined by fellow Labor and Employment lawyer John Baker to discuss the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the obligations created by the administration to which employers must adhere. /episode/index/show/employmentcounselor/id/23416751

Effective Employee Handbooks 05/31/2022

Effective Employee Handbooks On the third episode of The Employment Law Counselor Podcast, Jeff Stewart and Laura Corvo cover the interesting world of employee handbooks. /episode/index/show/employmentcounselor/id/23133437

Navigating the FMLA 05/17/2022

Navigating the FMLA Jeff Stewart is joined again by George Morrison to discuss the ins and outs of The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Jeff and George are both attorneys in White and William's Labor and Employment Practice Group and are located in our Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania office. /episode/index/show/employmentcounselor/id/23133335

ADA Accommodations and the Interactive Process 05/03/2022

ADA Accommodations and the Interactive Process In the first episode of The Employment Law Counselor Podcast, host Jeff Stewart is joined by George Morrison for a practical discussion of the accommodation requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Jeff and George are both attorneys in White and William's Labor and Employment Practice Group and are located in our Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania office. /episode/index/show/employmentcounselor/id/22979513

Introducing The Employment Law Counselor Podcast 04/26/2022

Introducing The Employment Law Counselor Podcast The Labor and Employment Group at White and Williams is pleased to introduce our new podcast, The Employment Law Counselor. Listen to our trailer and subscribe to this podcast so you never miss an episode! /episode/index/show/employmentcounselor/id/22908935

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