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Employment Matters

Listen to the latest update on current insights and updates on important global labor and employment topics.   

By Allissa Delhagen August 21, 2025
On today's episode, we’re talking about a big development under Nebraska law – the adoption of paid sick leave through the Nebraska Healthy Families and Workplaces Act. The Act takes effect on October 1, 2025, and employers have a lot of questions on the terms of the Act and how it impacts employers’ leave policies. Listen in as we dive into everything employers need to know. Subscribe to our podcast today to stay up to date on employment issues from law experts worldwide. View the Cline Williams on-demand webinar on this topic here . Host: Tara Stingley ( email ) ( Cline Williams Wright Johnson & Oldfather, LLP ) Guest Speakers: Lily Amare ( email ) & Maddie Hasley ( email ) ( Cline Williams Wright Johnson & Oldfather, LLP ) Support the show  Register on the ELA website here to receive email invitations to future programs.
By Allissa Delhagen August 19, 2025
En este podcast analizaremos y revisaremos los nuevos cambios que trae la nueva legislación en materia laboral, incluyendo las jornadas de trabajo, los recargos y las nuevas obligaciones que deben ser cumplidas por los empleadores en Colombia. Moderadora: Alexandra Aguilar ( email ) ( BLP / Costa Rica)  Orador invitado: Rafael Guerrero ( email ) ( Posse Herrera Ruiz / Colombia)
By Allissa Delhagen August 13, 2025
On today's episode, we’re celebrating International Youth Day – a global moment to recognize the role of young people in shaping our societies, including the future of work. Whether you're a student entering your first job, an intern, a freelancer, or simply curious about your rights in the workplace – this episode is for you. We’re diving into what every young worker should know when stepping into the world of employment, how to avoid legal pitfalls, and what the future holds. Subscribe to our podcast today to stay up to date on employment issues from law experts worldwide. Host: Kulnisha Srimontien ( email ) ( Price Sanond Limited / Thailand) Guest Speakers: Parvathy Tharamel ( email ) ( Trilegal / India) & Wong Kian Jun ( email ) ( Shearn Delamore & Co. / Malaysia) Support the show  Register on the ELA website here to receive email invitations to future programs.
By Allissa Delhagen August 6, 2025
On today's episode, we discuss the hot issues in Canada when it comes to courts interpreting employment contracts, as well as particular decisions that listeners should be aware of. 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: Nancy F. Barteaux, K.C. ( email ) ( Barteaux Labour and Employment Lawyers / Atlantic Canada) Support the show  Register on the ELA website here to receive email invitations to future programs.
By Allissa Delhagen July 31, 2025
On today’s episode, we will be diving into a timely and sensitive topic — the Executive Order signed by President Trump in January 2025 to terminate the DEI programs in the U.S. federal government workforce and in federal contracting and spending. While this marks a significant shift domestically, we want to examine how this policy change may affect U.S. companies operating abroad — particularly in Angola, Mozambique, and Gabon. Subscribe to our podcast today to stay up to date on employment issues from law experts worldwide. Host: Nuno Gouveia ( email ) (Miranda Alliance) Guest Speakers: Patrícia Carril ( email ) ( Miranda Alliance - Fátima Freitas Associados / Angola), Silvia Mota Carvalho ( email ) ( Miranda Alliance – Cabinet Nguia / Gabon) & João Pires Teixeira ( email ) ( Miranda Alliance – Pimenta & Associados / Mozambique)  Support the show Register on the ELA website here to receive email invitations to future programs.
By Allissa Delhagen July 24, 2025
Generative AI continues to drive conversation and concern, and not surprisingly, the focus on the promise of AI and how best to regulate it have created controversial positions. The EU has been one of those leaders in addressing regulation of AI, primarily through the EU AI Act. On today's episode, we will learn more from David about the EU AI Act, as well as a US perspective from Derek on the status of AI regulation, and how US companies may be impacted by the EU AI Act. 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 Speakers: David van Boven ( email ) ( Plesner / Denmark) & Derek Ishikawa ( email ) ( Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP / California) Support the show Register on the ELA website here to receive email invitations to future programs.
By Allissa Delhagen July 9, 2025
In today's episode, we discuss the difference between the Workplace Health and Safety/Occupational Health and Safety regulatory regime and the Workers' Compensation regime in Canada. 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: Jamie Jurczak ( email ) ( Taylor McCaffrey LLP / Manitoba) Support the show  Register on the ELA website here to receive email invitations to future programs.
By Allissa Delhagen July 3, 2025
In this episode, we discuss what makes Maryland a unique state to do business compared to other parts of the United States. Subscribe to our podcast today to stay up to date on employment issues from law experts worldwide. Host: Steve Hirschfeld ( email ) ( Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP / California) Guest Speaker: Kristy Eriksson ( email ) ( Miles & Stockbridge / Maryland) Support the show  Register on the ELA website here to receive email invitations to future programs.
By Allissa Delhagen June 26, 2025
On June 6, 2025, a U.S. District Judge in the Northern District of California approved the long-anticipated and landmark $2.576 billion settlement in House v. NCAA, transforming the landscape of college sports. Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s Alston decision (which held that student-athletes were entitled to up to $5,980 in cash-equivalent education related compensation per year), the House settlement resolves three consolidated antitrust lawsuits brought by student-athletes against the NCAA. Subscribe to our podcast today to stay up to date on employment issues from law experts worldwide. Read Ashley's article here . Host: Susan Deniker ( email ) ( Steptoe & Johnson ) Guest Speaker: Ashley Higginson ( email ) ( Miller Canfield ) Support the show  Register on the ELA website here to receive email invitations to future programs.
By Allissa Delhagen June 20, 2025
In today's episode, we discuss the case of Wayne Hannan and Scouts Canada. Mr. Hannan had been a dedicated volunteer with Scouts Canada for 65 years, when he was unexpectedly rejected by the organization after his annual application to volunteer. Listen in as we talk about proper policy development for volunteer organizations to avoid such lawsuits. 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: Jeff Palamar ( email ) ( Taylor McCaffrey LLP / Manitoba) Support the show  Register on the ELA website here to receive email invitations to future programs.
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