Employment Matters

In today's episode, we are talking today about a recent Third Circuit decision that addressed how an employer’s computer use policy might interact with state and federal laws that protect electronically stored confidential information. Subscribe to our podcast today to stay up to date on employment issues from law experts worldwide.

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Host: Tara Stingley (email) (Cline Williams Wright Johnson & Oldfather, LLP)

Guest Speaker: Denise Elliott (email) (McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC / Eastern Pennsylvania)

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In today's episode, we discuss the laws of termination of employment in the UAE, Oman & Qatar. This includes legal grounds for termination, limitations during the probationary period, employee rights upon termination and more. Subscribe to our podcast today to stay up to date on employment issues from law experts worldwide.

Host: Emma Higham (email) (Clyde & Co / Qatar)

Guest Speakers: Gorvinder Pannu (email) (Addleshaw Goddard / Oman) & Elodie Chalhoub (email) (Clyde & Co / UAE)

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On today's episode, we’re talking about a big development under Nebraska law – the adoption of paid sick leave through the Nebraska Healthy Families and Workplaces Act. The Act takes effect on October 1, 2025, and employers have a lot of questions on the terms of the Act and how it impacts employers’ leave policies. Listen in as we dive into everything employers need to know. Subscribe to our podcast today to stay up to date on employment issues from law experts worldwide.

View the Cline Williams on-demand webinar on this topic here. 

Host: Tara Stingley (email) (Cline Williams Wright Johnson & Oldfather, LLP)

Guest Speakers: Lily Amare (email) & Maddie Hasley (email) (Cline Williams Wright Johnson & Oldfather, LLP)

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On today's episode, we’re celebrating International Youth Day – a global moment to recognize the role of young people in shaping our societies, including the future of work. Whether you're a student entering your first job, an intern, a freelancer, or simply curious about your rights in the workplace – this episode is for you. We’re diving into what every young worker should know when stepping into the world of employment, how to avoid legal pitfalls, and what the future holds. Subscribe to our podcast today to stay up to date on employment issues from law experts worldwide.

Host: Kulnisha Srimontien (email) (Price Sanond Limited / Thailand)

Guest Speakers: Parvathy Tharamel (email) (Trilegal / India) & Wong Kian Jun (email) (Shearn Delamore & Co. / Malaysia)

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On today's episode, we discuss the hot issues in Canada when it comes to courts interpreting employment contracts, as well as particular decisions that listeners should be aware of. Subscribe to our podcast today to stay up to date on employment issues from law experts worldwide.

Host: Mark Alward (email) (Taylor McCaffrey LLP / Manitoba)

Guest Speaker: Nancy F. Barteaux, K.C. (email) (Barteaux Labour and Employment Lawyers / Atlantic Canada)

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On today’s episode, we will be diving into a timely and sensitive topic — the Executive Order signed by President Trump in January 2025 to terminate the DEI programs in the U.S. federal government workforce and in federal contracting and spending.

While this marks a significant shift domestically, we want to examine how this policy change may affect U.S. companies operating abroad — particularly in Angola, Mozambique, and Gabon. Subscribe to our podcast today to stay up to date on employment issues from law experts worldwide.

Host: Nuno Gouveia (email) (Miranda Alliance)

Guest Speakers: Patrícia Carril (email) (Miranda Alliance - Fátima Freitas Associados / Angola), Silvia Mota Carvalho (email) (Miranda Alliance – Cabinet Nguia / Gabon) & João Pires Teixeira (email) (Miranda Alliance – Pimenta & Associados / Mozambique)

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Generative AI continues to drive conversation and concern, and not surprisingly, the focus on the promise of AI and how best to regulate it have created controversial positions. The EU has been one of those leaders in addressing regulation of AI, primarily through the EU AI Act. On today's episode, we will learn more from David about the EU AI Act, as well as a US perspective from Derek on the status of AI regulation, and how US companies may be impacted by the EU AI Act. Subscribe to our podcast today to stay up to date on employment issues from law experts worldwide.

Host: Tara Stingley (email) (Cline Williams Wright Johnson & Oldfather, LLP)

Guest Speakers: David van Boven (email) (Plesner / Denmark) & Derek Ishikawa (email) (Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP / California)

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In today's episode, we discuss the difference between the Workplace Health and Safety/Occupational Health and Safety regulatory regime and the Workers' Compensation regime in Canada. Subscribe to our podcast today to stay up to date on employment issues from law experts worldwide.

Host: Mark Alward (email) (Taylor McCaffrey LLP / Manitoba)

Guest Speaker: Jamie Jurczak (email) (Taylor McCaffrey LLP / Manitoba)

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In this episode, we discuss what makes Maryland a unique state to do business compared to other parts of the United States. Subscribe to our podcast today to stay up to date on employment issues from law experts worldwide.

Host: Steve Hirschfeld (email) (Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP / California)

Guest Speaker: Kristy Eriksson (email) (Miles & Stockbridge / Maryland)

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On June 6, 2025, a U.S. District Judge in the Northern District of California approved the long-anticipated and landmark $2.576 billion settlement in House v. NCAA, transforming the landscape of college sports. Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s Alston decision (which held that student-athletes were entitled to up to $5,980 in cash-equivalent education related compensation per year), the House settlement resolves three consolidated antitrust lawsuits brought by student-athletes against the NCAA. Subscribe to our podcast today to stay up to date on employment issues from law experts worldwide.

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Host: Susan Deniker (email) (Steptoe & Johnson)

Guest Speaker: Ashley Higginson (email) (Miller Canfield)

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