Employment Matters

Jan 02 2025 542 ep. 19 mins 19
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An Employment Law podcast series for human resource executives and in-house counsel which features conversations with labor and employment lawyers with global expertise on key employment law topics and trends, immigration news and other important HR legal solutions for global and multinational companies.

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642: NLRB Developments: Stay-or-Pay, Non-Competition and Moonlighting Provisions, Employer Communications During Organizing and What to Expect During the Trump Presidency

Jan 02 2025 19 mins  
In this episode, Francine Esposito of Day Pitney explored the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel's recent recommendations that stay-or-pay, moonlighting and non-competition agreements be deemed unlawful under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), a pivotal federal labor law that applies to unionized and non-unionized workplaces alike. Esposito explained the Ge

641: Travel Tuesdays: Doing Business in New York

Dec 24 2024 18 mins  
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 York. Stay tuned for more episodes!Host: Steve Hirschfeld (email) (Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP / California)Guest Speakers: Robert Holtzman (email) (Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP / New York City), Ginger Schrö

640: Travel Tuesdays: Doing Business in Oman

Dec 17 2024 17 mins  
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 Oman. Stay tuned for more episodes!Host: Peter Walts (Employment Law Alliance / Global)Guest Speaker: Gorvinder Pannu (email) (Addleshaw Goddard / Oman)Support the showRegister on the ELA website here to receive email i

639: The Constitutional Court Ruling on Employment Termination in Indonesia

Dec 12 2024 7 mins  
In today's episode, we discuss a major shift in Indonesia’s employment termination regime. A recent Constitutional Court ruling has reinstated the requirement for court approval for employee terminations, undoing key changes introduced by the Job Creation Law. Subscribe to our podcast today to stay up to date on employment issues from law experts worldwide.Host: Jamie Goh (email)

638: Travel Tuesdays: Doing Business in the Philippines

Dec 10 2024 13 mins  
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 Philippines. Stay tuned for more episodes!Host: Peter Walts (Employment Law Alliance / Global)Guest Speaker: Easter Princess U. Castro-Ty (email) (SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan / Philippines)Support the sh

637: Dos and Don'ts for Employers in Finland to Check Whether a Worker’s Sick Leave is Legitimate

Dec 04 2024 7 mins  
In this episode, we will discuss whether an employer in Finland can visit a worker at home to check on them. This could be a situation where the worker has called in sick, and the company wants to verify whether he or she is actually sick. This recently happened at a Tesla factory in Germany. The factory management had paid home visits to workers to check whether the worker’s sic

636: Travel Tuesdays: Doing Business in Rhode Island

Dec 03 2024 9 mins  
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 Rhode Island. Stay tuned for more episodes!Host: Steve Hirschfeld (email) (Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP / California)Guest Speaker: Sean Fontes (email) (Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP / Rhode Island)Support the showRegister on

635: The Federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and Its Implications for US Employers

Nov 26 2024 18 mins  
In this episode, we discuss when a private-sector employer is considered a covered employer under the FMLA, once an employer is a covered employer, which employees are eligible for FMLA 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)Gu

634: The Ratification of the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) and Its Implications in the Angolan Legal System

Nov 21 2024 13 mins  
In today's episode, we discuss how Angola will be implementing the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC), which sets global standards for seafarers' working conditions. It was finally ratified by Angola on September 23rd, 2024. 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

633: Examining the US Department of Labor's 2024 Final Overtime Rule

Nov 20 2024 12 mins  
In this episode, we discuss the background on the DOL's April 2024 Rule, as well as recent developments on Friday, November 15th, 2024, from a federal district court in Texas, invalidating the entirety of the DOL's overtime final rule. Subscribe to our podcast today to stay up to date on employment issues from law experts worldwide.Host: Tara Stingley (email) (Cline Williams Wright