In today's new episode, we address President Biden's new directive that OSHA issue an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) requiring employers with 100 or more employees to mandate vaccines or weekly testing. We also look at the import of New York State finally designating Covid-19 as a "highly contagious communicable disease."

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V-101 - President Biden's New OSHA Covid-19 Directive

On today's episode (our 100th!), I talk about the latest developments with Covid-19 vaccines and mandatory vaccine policies, and am joined by my Cozen colleague John Carrigan to discuss what California and other bellwether states are doing on the vaccine issue.

V-100 - The Latest on Vaccine Policies and Bellwether States

In today's new episode, I discuss big new developments: updates on mandatory vaccine and mask policies, new action to ban non-competes, a big free speech decision, New York regulatory updates, and a proposed wage and hour rule.

V-99- Vaccines, Masks, and Other Big Developments

Right at the start of the Memorial Day weekend, the EEOC issued new guidance on Covid-19 vaccine policies and incentive programs. Today's episode breaks down the Commission's answers to key questions and what it all means for employers.

V-98 - BREAKING: The EEOC's New Covid-19 Vaccine Guidance

Today I am joined by Dan Pascale of safety and security firm Margolis Healy (a Cozen O'Connor affiliate) to identify the workplace violence and safety issues that businesses should be thinking about in 2021.

V-97- Thoughts on Workplace Violence and Safety Plans

In today's new episode, I talk about social media and schools (and what that means for employers generally), spousal claims against employers for getting Covid-19 at home, the withdrawal of the independent contractor rule, the new New York HERO Act, and what the CDC just did to eliminate masks.

V-96- LOTS of Big Employment Law Developments

The past several weeks have seen significant action from the major federal agencies involved with employment law: EEOC, NLRB, DOL, and OSHA. In today's new episode, I will highlight the direction these agencies seem to be taking and am joined by Jim Sullivan, my colleague and former Chairman of the Occupational Safety & Health Review Commission, to talk about OSHA and its anticipated Covid-19 input.

V-95 - Very Active Federal Agencies and Insight From an OSHA Insider

This episode addresses significant changes from OSHA and the DOL, the new and expanded FFCRA, and the first state to require paid leave to get vaccinated.

V-94- A Hodge Podge of Significant New Employment Law Developments

In today's episode, I am joined by Donna Hughes, the Chief People Officer at EmblemHealth to talk about her experiences, successes, and concerns about promoting diversity and inclusion within the organization, and strategies to get buy-in from top to bottom.

V-93- The View From HR: An Inside Perspective on Diversity, Inclusion, and Employee Engagement

Evan Armstrong from the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) joins me to talk about the significant PRO Act that was introduced in Congress and that will dramatically alter labor issues such as the use of mandatory arbitration agreements, the joint employer and independent contractor tests, and the ability to have secondary union boycotts and "quickie elections."

V-92 - Analyzing Congress' Proposed "Pro Act" and Its Implication on Labor Law

Today's episode is the second of my two-part conversation with EEOC Commissioner Keith Sonderling (Part 1 released yesterday), who discusses the EEOC's enforcement priorities, the increase in use of guidance and opinion letters, hot 2021 topics (including Covid-19), and outreach and litigation avoidance resources for both employers and employees.

V-91- (Part 2 of 2) One-On-One Conversation With EEOC Commissioner Keith Sonderling

Today's episode is the first of a two-part conversation with EEOC Commissioner Keith Sonderling, who discusses the EEOC's enforcement priorities, the increase in use of guidance and opinion letters, hot 2021 topics (including Covid-19), and outreach and litigation avoidance resources for both employers and employees.

V-90- (Part 1 of 2) One-On-One Conversation With EEOC Commissioner Keith Sonderling

In today's episode, I am joined by my Cozen colleague and the Chair of our OSHA Practice Group, John Ho, to talk about the new guidance (finally?) issued by OSHA on the Covid-19 pandemic. What did the guidance say? What did it not say?

V-89- New OSHA Guidance on Covid-19

As he does every February 1st since our inaugural episode on February 1, 2017, my colleague and the CEO of my firm's Public Strategies Group, Howard Schweitzer, joins the podcast to reflect on the state of politics in DC and around the country, and what it all means for employers.

V-88- 4th Anniversary Special Episode

In this first new episode of the year, I address the 21 employment law issues that employers should watch in 2021.

V-87- 21 for 21: Twenty-One Employment Law Issues to Watch in 2021

Michael Schmidt, Vice Chair of Cozen O’Connor’s Labor & Employment Department, discusses current employment law news, trends, developments and guest analysis.