PLUS Podcast

Navigating Labor and Employment Challenges During the Holiday Season

Happy Holidays from The Employment Law Counselor Podcast! The newest episode, in collaboration with the Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS) and hosted by Victoria Fuller, Partner, and Laura Corvo, Counsel, focuses on issues employers grapple with during the holiday season. This conversation offers employers an array of advice on navigating the holiday season, including a cautionary tale about an incident at an office holiday party. The episode also dives into the issues many employers face as they wind down 2025 and gear up for 2026 such as: managing year-end bonuses, employee leave obligations, new AI technologies, new state laws and more.

Special thanks goes to White and Williams, LLP for partnership in the production of this episode.

Episode 2 of "Managing Cybersecurity Threats in 2025" explores current and emerging cybersecurity risks facing organizations today. The episode features expert discussions on new threat vectors, recent case studies, and practical approaches to strengthening digital defenses. Listeners will gain a clearer understanding of the evolving cybersecurity landscape and learn about effective strategies and tools for managing risks in 2025 and beyond.

Nuclear verdicts are shaking up the management and professional liability space. In Episode 5 of The Precipice, Peter Biging and a team of experts break down the forces behind these outsized jury awards and what they mean for the future of insurance and defense. If you want to understand the trends reshaping claims and litigation, this episode is a must-listen. 

AI Generates a New Workplace, What Employers Need to Know 

In this episode of The Employment Law Counselor podcast, in collaboration with the Professional Liability Underwriting Society, hosts Victoria Fuller and Laura Corvo are joined by their colleague Victoria Ranieri to discuss the different types of artificial intelligence already in use in the workplace, and some of the potential legal risks that AI presents employers.  

Special thanks goes to White and Williams, LLP for partnership in the production of this episode.

In the third and final episode of their risk management podcast series, Dana Gittleman and Jeremy Zacharias of Marshall Dennehey dive into four critical areas for insurance professionals and defense counsel: assessing related litigation, understanding business relationships, staying organized, and getting creative with case strategy. With real-world examples and practical insights, they offer listeners actionable tools to strengthen claims handling and professional liability defense. 

Most AI implementations fail, but why? Cameron MacArthur (AI Insurance), Josh Butler (CompScience), and Garrett Koehn (CRC Group) break down the myths and realities of AI in insurance, sharing what's actually working and why the smartest companies are focused on augmentation, not replacement. 

In Episode 2 of Insurance Agent E&O, hosts Jeremy Zacharias and Dana Gittleman dive into three new key strategies for risk management in professional liability litigation. They explore the importance of establishing personal contact with clients, retaining the right liability expert, and understanding the critical nuances of underlying litigation in E&O claims. Tune in to gain actionable insights that can help enhance your client relationships and improve your defense strategies.

An Interactive Dialogue: The Intersection Between the ADA, FMLA, and PWFA
  
In this episode of The Employment Law Counselor, in collaboration with the Professional Liability Underwriting Society, Victoria Fuller, Partner and Co-Chair of Labor and Employment Practice Group, and Laura Corvo, Counsel, are joined by guest Chris Brooks, Executive Vice President, Berkley Select, for An Interactive Dialogue: The Intersection Between ADA, MFLA and PWFA. This episode focuses on the labyrinth of extremely complex laws, including the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, and each of their state law counterparts, which employers must navigate. This podcast will shed light on the many requirements of those laws, explain how they intersect and the many risks that each law and its interaction with other laws present to employers.   

Special thanks goes to White and Williams, LLP for partnership in the production of this episode.

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In this engaging episode of the PLUS Podcast, our host, David Shannon, a seasoned privacy attorney at Marshall Dennehey, is joined by Evgueni Erchov, Senior Research Director at Cypfer. The discussion delves into the dynamic landscape of cybersecurity threats as they review the major cyber trends observed in the first half of 2025. They explore persistent challenges such as ransomware, business email compromises, and the increasing sophistication of cyber threat actors. Learn about the impact of AI on cybersecurity, the evolution of ransomware tactics, and practical insights into how businesses, regardless of their size, can better fortify their defenses against these ever-evolving threats. Tune in to get a comprehensive update on the current state of cybersecurity and what to watch out for in the coming months.