Welcome to The Employer Rapport, Baker McKenzie’s Labor and Employment video chat series for US multinational employers. In each on-demand episode, our lawyers provide insights and quick, practical tips on today’s most pressing issues and legal developments impacting employers both at the domestic and global levels. These videos complement our written legal updates shared on The Employer Report blog on trending topics including COVID-19 reopening developments.
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- The COVID-19 Employment Litigation Landscape – Is It All Uphill From Here? (29 July 2021)
Speakers: Paul Evans, Michael Leggieri and Kaitlin Thompson
- Providing Perspective on President Biden’s Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy (24 July 2021)
Speakers: JT Charron, Jeff Martino, Katelyn Sprague and Billie Wenter
- Extended Summer Travel in the Era of Remote Work (9 June 2021)
Speakers: Susan Eandi, Elizabeth Ebersole, Melissa Allchin and Erik Christenson
- Best Practices for Tracking Proof of Employee Vaccinations (5 May 2021)
Speakers: Susan Eandi, Robin Samuel and Brian Hengesbaugh
- Key Considerations in High Profile Investigations (4 May 2021)
Speakers: William Dugan, Krissy Katzenstein and Aleesha Fowler
- Mandatory Vaccinations in the Workplace 2.0: Spring 2021 Update (13 April 2021)
Speakers: Susan Eandi, Emily Harbison and Robin Samuel
- Avoiding Discrimination Lawsuits Following Layoffs (30 March 2021)
Speakers: Robin Samuel, Jeffrey Sturgeon, and Stephanie Priel
- Reconceptualizing the Importance of Place (25 March 2021)
Speaker: Susan Eandi
- Vaccine Passports: The Ticket to Our New Normal? (18 March 2021)
Speakers: Melissa Allchin, Robin Samuel, and Harry Valetk
- Tying Compensation to Furthering Inclusion and Diversity Goals (11 March 2021)
Speakers: Susan Eandi, Emily Harbison and Krissy Katzenstein
- Changes in the Workplace Now That We Have COVID-19 Vaccines (4 March 2021)
Speakers: William Dugan, Robin Samuel and Goli Rahimi
- Tracking the Revolving Door of Reopening (2 March 2021)
Speakers: Michael Brewer and Teresa Michaud
- Charged Speech in the Workplace: Knowing When to Step In (13 January 2021)
Speakers: Paul Evans, Blair Robinson and Autumn Sharp
- Workplace Safety: Practical Tips for COVID-19 Notification (12 January 2021)
Speakers: Elizabeth Ebersole, Caroline Pham and Robin Samuel
- Mandatory Vaccinations in the Workplace – What US Employers Should Consider Now (16 December 2020)
Speakers: Susan Eandi, Emily Harbison and Robin Samuel
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion | Best Practices for Managing & Collecting Employee Diversity Data (27 October 2020)
Speakers: Anna Brown, Susan Eandi and Emily Harbison
- Religious Beliefs in the Workplace following the Supreme Court’s Bostock Decision (17 September 2020)
Speakers: Emily Harbison, Autumn Sharp and Robin Samuel
- How Employment Counsel Add Value to a Company’s Inclusion & Diversity Programs (10 September 2020)
Speakers: Caroline Burnett, Blair Robinson, and Paul Evans
- Navigating Political Speech in the Workplace (20 August 2020)
Speakers: Caroline Burnett, Lara Grines and Jeff Sturgeon
If you’re looking for guidance related to the pandemic, please check out the below Reopening Playbook video chat series. It covers practical topics like masks in the workplace, expense reimbursement requirements, employee testing and screening and much more.
Reopening Playbook Video Chat Series
Quarantine Requirements for When Your Employees Travel to Hotspots (30 July 2020)
Speakers: Elizabeth Ebersole, Paul Evans, Robin Samuel
ICMYI Part 2: Employee Testing & Screening Update — What Can and Can’t Employers Do (23 July 2020)
Contacts: Susan Eandi, Paul Evans, Emily Harbison
Don’t Get Schooled by Employee Childcare Issues: What You Need to Know about Leave Laws as Schools Struggle with Reopening (16 July 2020)
Speakers: Emily Harbison, Michael Brewer and Robin Samuel
ICYMI: Employee Testing & Screening Update — What Can and Can’t Employers Do (9 July 2020)
Speakers: Susan Eandi, Emily Harbison, Robin Samuel
Employment Lessons from the Early State Reopeners (23 June 2020)
Speakers: Emily Harbison, Paul Evans, William Dugan
Employment Litigation Predictions in a COVID-19 World: An Insider’s View from the Plaintiff’s Bar (12 June 2020)
Speakers: Michael Brewer, Billie Wenter
Employee Expense Reimbursement: Requirements and Trends in a WFH Environment (12 June 2020)
Speakers: Michael Brewer, Susan Eandi, Emily Harbison
Employers: Protect Your Company IP While Employees Work Remotely (12 June 2020)
Speakers: Bradford Newman, Joseph Deng, Billie Wenter, Robin Samuel
How to Think About Moving to Permanently Remote Work (5 June 2020)
Speakers: Susan Eandi, Christopher Guldberg, Betsy Morgan, Grant Uhler
An Employer Primer on Workshare Programs (5 June 2020)
Speakers: Paul Evans, Robin Samuel, Billie Wenter
EEOC Guidance: To Keep Employees Home or Not (5 June 2020)
Speakers: Michael Brewer, Emily Harbison, Michael Leggieri
Trend Watch: The First Wave of COVID-Related Employment Litigation: What’s on the Minds of Employers and Litigators during COVID-19? (29 May 2020)
Speakers: Michael Brewer, Paul Evans, Jeffrey Sturgeon, Billie Wenter
Planning Internships in the Summer of COVID-19 (29 May 2020)
Speakers: Anne Batter, Emily Harbison, Benjamin Ho
Masks Unmasked — What Employers Need to Know About Face Coverings (15 May 2020)
Speakers: Michael Brewer, Joseph Deng, Susan Eandi
Best Practices for Navigating the Initial Lifting of Shelter-in-Place Orders (15 May 2020)
Speakers: Michael Leggieri, Teresa Michaud, Billie Wenter
Unique COVID-Related Wage & Hour Issues Employers Need to Know (15 May 2020)
Speakers: Paul Evans, Emily Harbison, Jeffrey Sturgeon
Best Practices for Employers with the Rush to Remote Working (15 May 2020)
Speakers: William Dugan, Emily Harbison, Brian Hengesbaugh
Practical Tips for Conducting RIFS During these Challenging Times (15 May 2020)
Speakers: Susan Eandi, Benjamin Ho, Chris Guldberg, Arthur Rooney
US Immigration Considerations During the Pandemic (7 May 2020)
Speakers: Melissa Allchin, William Dugan, Betsy Morgan
Data Privacy Issues Related to COVID-19 Health Questionnaires and Testing (7 May 2020)
Speakers: Amy de La Lama, Joseph Deng, Robin Samuel
Prediction: COVID-Related Employment Litigation Trends (7 May 2020)
Speakers: Michael Brewer, Mark Goodman, Teresa Michaud
Importance of Paying Attention to Pay Equity During COVID-19 (7 May 2020)
Speakers: Susan Eandi, Paul Evans, Emily Harbison
Key Benefits Questions Around the CARES Act (7 May 2020)
Speakers: Chris Guldberg, Benjamin Ho