Sick Building Syndrome- Is Your Office Making Your Employees Sick?
“Sick Building Syndrome” (SBS) may actually be the cause of a multitude of sicknesses suffered by employees who have no diagnosable illness. In this podcast, Lawren Briscoe, an attorney in Pepper’s Philadelphia office, and who concentrates her practice in labor and employment matters, defines SBS and what this means for employers.
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Workplace Bullying
A recent survey found that 37 percent of American workers have been bullied at work. In this podcast with Susan Lessack, a partner in the Berwyn and Philadelphia offices of Pepper Hamilton, she discusses this concept and the potential consequences for employers.
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The Perils of the Employee Free Choice Act
As the 2008 election cycle intensifies, the organized labor movement is devoting substantial resources to support candidates who will advance its ambitious legislative agenda in 2009, including passage of the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA).
Jonathan Kane, a partner in the Philadelphia and Berwyn offices of Pepper Hamilton and chairman of the firm’s Labor and Employment Group, discusses what passage of the EFCA would mean to employers and what they can do now to ensure that union organizers do not target their employees.
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Changes to the Family Medical Leave Act
Since the beginning of 2008, there have been some major changes to The Family and Medical Leave Act and President Bush has signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008. In this podcast, Amy McAndrew, an attorney in the Berwyn office of Pepper Hamilton and a member of the firm’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department, discusses why these changes are significant and how they affect employees.
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Family Responsibilities Discrimination
These days, with so many baby boomers taking on a dual role of caring for their parents as well as their own children, competing work and family responsibilities are a challenge for many employees. In this podcast with Susan Lessack, a partner in the Berwyn and Philadelphia offices of Pepper Hamilton, she talks about how employers can manage issues that arise without being caught in the middle and discusses some of the claims that have been made regarding family responsibility discrimination.
If you are interested in the latest updates in the world of labor and employment, email podcasts@pepperlaw.com to subscribe to Pepper@Work. This is an electronic news alert that provides employers with advice on how recent labor judgments and opinions will affect their organization.
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Genetic Discrimination
Advances in genetic discovery and research hold a great deal of promise for improving health, but they have also brought renewed attention to the issue of genetic testing and its implications for the workplace. Listen to this podcast with Amy McAndrew, an attorney in the Berwyn office of Pepper Hamilton and a member of the firm’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department, as she reviews the growing concern that employees have regarding genetic discrimination and the proposed legislation to address genetic discrimination.
If you are interested in the latest updates in the world of labor and employment, email podcasts@pepperlaw.com to subscribe to Pepper@Work. This is an electronic news alert that provides employers with advice on how recent labor judgments and opinions will affect their organization.
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Employee Theft
Dealing with the possibility of an employee stealing from the company, in any manner, is often a sticky subject. In this podcast with Maureen Dwyer, an attorney in the Philadelphia office of Pepper Hamilton and a member of the firm’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department, she discusses recommendations for how employers can handle such an issue.
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E-mail Policies and the National Labor Relations Act
Earlier this year, the National Labor Relations Board heard oral argument in an extreme case that will determine whether employees have the right to use their company’s e-mail system, or other communications-based systems, to communicate with each other regarding union and employment matters.
This podcast with Michael Canavan, an employment litigator and an associate in the Princeton office’s Labor and Employment Practice Group, discusses this case and ways the employee use of e-mail and a business’s policies have been at odds over this matter considering the guidelines of the National Labor Relations Act.
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More Employers Trying to Regulate Employee Off-duty Behavior
In an effort to control the significant rise in their health care costs in recent years, many employers are trying to regulate the off-duty behavior of their employees when they believe that such behavior creates health risks. Although motivated by legitimate economic concerns, are these employers overstepping the boundaries of individual privacy? This podcast with Susan Lessack, a partner with Pepper Hamilton’s Labor and Employment Group, discusses this controversial issue and talks about other options that employers have at their disposal to guard against off-duty risks by their employees.
If you are interested in the latest updates in the world of labor and employment, email podcasts@pepperlaw.com to subscribe to Pepper@Work. This is an electronic news alert that provides employers with advice on how recent labor judgments and opinions will affect their organization.
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Religious Discrimination in the Workplace
Few issues are as personal and potentially divisive as religion. In this podcast, Bob Ludolph, a partner in the Detroit office of Pepper Hamilton and chairman of the Detroit office’s Labor and Employment Group, discusses religious discrimination in the workplace, including how employers can deal with claims from employees that an employer did not accommodate their religious practices or beliefs and claims asserting religious harassment.
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