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In today's episode, current EEOC Commissioner Andrea Lucas discusses whether the Supreme Court's recent DEI ruling has changed the landscape for Title VII claims, as well as the 11 best practices that employers should consider with their DEI initiatives.
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迈克尔 C.施密特是本所劳动和就业法部门的律师，同样也是纽约中城办公室的执行合伙人，副主席。他是纽约市居民。
迈克尔有逾二十年的劳动和就业法从业经验，业务领域囊括代理公司管理的各个方面：（1）关于时薪（超时或者拖欠工资），歧视，骚扰，报复，内幕披露，非竞争条款，商业秘密，残疾障碍以及有关解聘事务的辩护诉讼；（2）日常法务的训练和顾问活动，涉及招聘，解聘以及其他关于客户产业和业务的问题；和（3）起草和审核雇佣合同，终止和离职合同，保密和非竞争条款，和雇佣政策及手册。迈克尔工作的重心是维持其与客户的合作关系，制定在员工关系中避免诉讼以及潜在摩擦最小化的最优策略。 他曾在联邦和州法院进行辩护，并代表公司（联合或非联合）参与联邦和州行政机构诸如平等就业机会委员会，纽约州人权部门，纽约市人权委员会，劳动部（州及联邦），职业安全和健康行政机构以及全国劳动关系董事会的仲裁。
迈克尔是Touro法学院（Central Islip,纽约）的兼职教授。他负责教授就业法，并且多次参与课程策划，学术会议，研讨会以及继续法律教育项目，谈论就业法的发展动态。迈克尔的评论也多次被就业法专题的著作引用，并且经常被贸易出版商和全国期刊（网络及传统）采访，询问他关于最新法律动态的评论。他同时也是一个讨论社会媒体和就业法的博客的出版商和编辑，这是一个在新科技时代对于雇主而言十分重要的领域。（www.socialmediaemploymentlawblog.com）.
除了他维持日常客户关系，他还是纽约课余全明星联盟的董事会主席。这是一个由阿诺德·施瓦辛格于1990年中期成立的为年轻人提供课余和暑期项目的全国慈善组织的纽约分部。他同时也花费大量时间为各类组织和个人提供法律援助以帮助那些有需要但无法支付高昂律师费的人们。
迈克尔于1990年从布兰达斯大学以优异生本科毕业。1993年，他从霍夫斯塔大学法学院以优异生毕业。在校期间，他是霍夫斯塔法学院评论的注释编辑。
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March 01, 2024
In today's episode, current EEOC Commissioner Andrea Lucas discusses whether the Supreme Court's recent DEI ruling has changed the landscape for Title VII claims, as well as the 11 best practices that employers should consider with their DEI initiatives.
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February 07, 2024
In today's special 7th anniversary episode, I bring back my inaugural and annual guest, Howard Schweitzer, to discuss the current state of politics in this election year and the impact on employers.
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November 22, 2023
Today I am joined by Hope Pordy, Esq., a Partner with the law firm of Spivak Lipton in New York, who represents employees and unions in a wide range of labor and employment matters. Hope provides insight on the "employee side" of issues ranging from confidentiality, arbitration, and separation...
November 06, 2023
In today's new episode, I interview high-level officials from the United States Department of Labor (Solicitor of Labor Seema Nanda), the United States EEOC (Commissioner Andrea Lucas), and the NLRB (General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo) to discuss what employers can expect from their respective...
October 30, 2023
In today's episode, I discuss the danger in managing to The Peter Principle, and the Top 5 issues every employer should consider including in manager training.
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October 02, 2023
In this second of two parts to wrap up the Summer of 2023, I discuss the EEOC's extensive new harassment guidance and proposed regulations to implement the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, federal AI legislation, an interesting development in the law on retaliation, and the NLRB's new/old rule on...
September 05, 2023
Today's episode is the first of two parts wrapping up the big developments and trends coming out of the Summer of 2023. In this Part 1, we discuss the United States Department of Labor's proposed new overtime exemption rule: what it says, what it does not say, and when it might be...
August 29, 2023
I am joined by a panel that includes EEOC Commissioner Andrea Lucas and Cozen O'Connor Labor & Employment Attorneys Debra Friedman and Alan Pittler to discuss the Supreme Court's June 29, 2023 decision on affirmative action, and the implications on educational institutions AND private employer...
July 17, 2023
Today's episode looks at the hot employment law developments of the Summer of 2023, including the Supreme Court impacting diversity, equity, and inclusion programs and the "undue hardship" defense for religious accommodation requests; the new federal Pregnant Workers Fairness Act; new rules on...
June 02, 2023
On today's episode, NLRB General Counsel Abruzzo talks directly about the new Memorandum she issued this week and why she believes that the proffer, maintenance, and enforcement of non-compete agreements violate the National Labor Relations Act.
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May 23, 2023
Today's episode features a roundtable discussion on Artificial Intelligence and Generative A.I. from multiple perspectives that employers should be thinking about: labor and employment, corporate and privacy, intellectual property, and regulatory.
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May 03, 2023
In today's new episode, I am joined by current EEOC Commissioner and Vice Chair Jocelyn Samuels to get some insight on a wide-range of topics, including public perception of the EEOC; the likely impact of pending Supreme Court decisions on religious accommodation and diversity/equity/inclusion...
April 11, 2023
On today's new episode (Part 2 of a two-part A.I. series), I am joined by economist Christine Polek PhD from The Brattle Group to discuss Artificial Intelligence and how employers can use statistical and qualitative analyses to determine if their A.I. tools unintentionally violate...
March 28, 2023
Today's episode is Part 1 of 2 addressing the use of Artificial Intelligence ("A.I.") in employment-related decisions. Joining me today is current EEOC Commissioner Keith Sonderling to discuss the intersection of A.I. and EEO laws, as well as how the EEOC has been addressing these important...
March 09, 2023
Today I am joined by NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo to discuss the Board's February 21, 2023 decision in McLaren Macomb invalidating certain confidentiality and non-disparagement clauses in severance agreements, the retroactive and prospective impact of the decision, and whether any other...
February 27, 2023
Today's episode analyzes the NLRB's decision to invalidate standard clauses in severance agreements, a Supreme Court decision providing overtime to a highly compensated employee, guidance on remote work and the FLSA/FMLA requirements, and the trend toward a 4-day workweek.
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February 01, 2023
In today's special episode, I again bring back my inaugural guest from February 1, 2017 (Howard Schweitzer, Cozen O'Connor) to talk about the state of politics and the impact on employers, as well as some prognostication about 2023 and beyond.
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January 17, 2023
In this second of two parts to start the new year, I address the ten issues that employers should be thinking about in 2023.
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January 09, 2023
Today's episode looks at the proposed New Year's rule issued by the FTC that would ban all non-compete agreements between employers and employees, what the next steps and likely challenges to the rule may be, and what it all means for employers.
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November 15, 2022
In today's episode, I interview EEOC Commissioner Andrea Lucas, NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo, and OSHA Assistant Secretary Douglas Parker about today's hot topics and agency initiatives.
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