In brief

Welcome to Baker McKenzie’s new Labor and Employment video chat series for US employers. Our lawyers will provide quick, practical tips on today’s most pressing issues for US employers navigating the new normal.  The videos complement our blog, The Employer Report, which provides written legal updates and practical insights about the latest labor and employment issues affecting US multinationals, at both the domestic and global level.

Please click below to watch the video chats and be sure to let us know if there are additional topics you’d like us to address.

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• Guidelines for Accommodating Sincerely Held Religious Beliefs and Disabilities for Employers Mandating Vaccinations (28 September 2021)

Speakers: Robin Samuel, Stephanie Priel and Autumn Sharp

• So You Say You’re Vaccinated? Prove It! (Except as prohibited by employment or privacy laws) (25 August 2021)

Speakers: Robin Samuel and Helena Engfeldt

• Momentum to Mandate Vaccinations in the Workplace: What Employers Need to Know Now (12 August 2021)

Speakers: Michael Brewer, Susan Eandi and Robin Samuel

• The COVID-19 employment litigation landscape – Is it all uphill from here? (29 July 2021)

Speakers: Paul Evans, Michael Leggieri, Kaitlin Thompson

• Providing Perspective on President Biden’s Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy (23 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: Caroline Burnett, Blair Robinson, Autumn Sharp and Jeff Sturgeon

• How Employment Counsel Add Value to a Company’s Inclusion & Diversity Programs (10 September 2020)

Speakers: Caroline Burnett, Blair Robinson, Autumn Sharp and Jeff Sturgeon

• 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 and Robin Samuel

• ICMYI Part 2: Employee Testing & Screening Update – What can and can’t employers do (23 July 2020

Speakers: Susan Eandi, Paul Evans and 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 and Robin Samuel

• Employment Lessons From the Early State Reopeners (23 June 2020)

Speakers: Emily Harbison, Paul Evans and 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 and Billie Wenter

• Employee Expense Reimbursement: Requirements and Trends in a WFH Environment (12 June 2020)

Speakers: Michael Brewer, Susan Eandi and Emily Harbison

• Employers: Protect Your Company IP While Employees Work Remotely (12 June 2020)

Speakers: Bradford Newman, Joseph Deng, Billie Wenter and Robin Samuel

• How to Think About Moving to Permanently Remote Work (5 June 2020)

Speakers: Susan Eandi, Christopher Guldberg, Betsy Morgan and Grant Uhler

• An Employer Primer on Workshare Programs (5 June 2020)

Speakers: Paul Evans, Robin Samuel and Billie Wenter

• EEOC Guidance: To Keep Employees Home or Not (5 June 2020)

Speakers: Michael Brewer, Emily Harbison and 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 and Billie Wenter

• Planning Internships in the Summer of COVID-19 (29 May 2020)

Speakers: Anne Batter, Emily Harbison and Benjamin Ho

• Masks Unmasked — What Employers Need to Know About Face Coverings (15 May 2020)

Speakers: Michael Brewer, Joe Deng and Susan Eandi

• Best Practices for Navigating the Initial Lifting of Shelter-in-Place Orders (15 May 2020)

Speakers: Michael Leggieri, Teresa Michaud and Billie Wenter

• Unique COVID-Related Wage & Hour Issues Employers Need to Know (15 May 2020)

Speakers: Paul Evans, Emily Harbison and Jeffrey Sturgeon

• Best Practices for Employers with the Rush to Remote Working (15 May 2020)

Speakers: William Dugan, Emily Harbison and Brian Hengesbaugh

• Practical Tips for Conducting RIFS During these Challenging Times (15 May 2020)

Speakers: Susan Eandi, Benjamin Ho, Christopher Guldberg and Arthur Rooney

• US Immigration Considerations During the Pandemic (7 May 2020)

Speakers: Melissa Allchin, William Dugan and Betsy Morgan

• Data Privacy Issues Related to COVID-19 Health Questionnaires and Testing (7 May 2020)

Speakers: Joseph Deng, Robin Samuel and Amy de La Lama

• Prediction: COVID-Related Employment Litigation Trends (7 May 2020)

Speakers: Michael Brewer, Mark Goodman and Teresa Michaud

• Importance of Paying Attention to Pay Equity During COVID-19 (7 May 2020)

Speakers: Susan Eandi, Paul Evans and Emily Harbison

• Key Benefits Questions Around the CARES Act (7 May 2020)

Speakers: Christopher Guldberg and Benjamin Ho

• Charged Speech in the Workplace: Knowing When to Step In (2 March 2021)

Speakers: Michael Brewer and Teresa Michaud