Bring brainy lawyers on your commute! Our podcast is a curation of short discussions related to legislative updates, legal issues and landscape shifts that affect business leaders in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. Our episodes cover diverse topics with the goal to help listeners digest legal changes a bit easier. Lane Powell attorneys broadcast a few times per month from our studios in Portland and Seattle. We may share insights and opinions on our show, but remember that this podcast does not create an attorney/client relationship and this podcast is not legal advice.
Episodes
Monday Oct 09, 2023
PNW Leaders In Aviation | “Hijacked” with Art Krull
Monday Oct 09, 2023
Monday Oct 09, 2023
Calm, controlled leadership during an emergency does not occur naturally. It takes years of training and practice. In this podcast, learn about Pilot Art Krull and how the four basic rules of emergency situations helped him and his team avert disaster aboard Delta Flight 1116 after being hijacked and diverted to Iran by way of Cuba, in this exciting episode of PNW Leaders in Aviation: “Hijacked”.
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MEET BECKY:
https://vimeo.com/lanepowell/gtktp-maresb
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Tuesday Mar 15, 2022
PNBAA Leaders in Aviation: Fire In The Hold | Pt. 01 | #CommunityConversations
Tuesday Mar 15, 2022
Tuesday Mar 15, 2022
Our background often paves the way for our future. In part one of this podcast, PNBAA Leaders in Aviation: Fire in the Hold, Pilot G. W. Bo Corby discusses his path to becoming a pilot, and the events leading up to him diverting Northwest Flight 41 on June 19, 2005 to Tehran due to an inflight emergency, ultimately resulting in an international incident.
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MEET BECKY:
https://www.lanepowell.com/Our-People/Rebecca-A-Mares
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Monday Mar 14, 2022
Monday Mar 14, 2022
Our background often paves the way for our future. In this podcast episode, PNBAA Leaders in Aviation: Fire in the Hold, Pilot G. W. Bo Corby discusses his path to becoming a pilot, the events that led up to him diverting Northwest Flight 41 to Tehran in 2005 due to an inflight emergency, and how he deftly managed this international incident.
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MEET BECKY:
https://www.lanepowell.com/Our-People/Rebecca-A-Mares
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Monday Mar 14, 2022
Monday Mar 14, 2022
How do you implement the values of teamwork, respect, and thoughtful communication? After making an emergency landing in Tehran in 2005, pilot G. W. Bo Corby talks about what happened on the ground and his interaction with Iranian Air Traffic controllers, Iranian Media, and what it took to get back in the air. In the third and final part of this podcast, PNBAA Leaders in Aviation: Fire in the Hold, Pilot Corby reflects on how the values of teamwork, respect, and thoughtful communication were vital in successfully navigating this international incident.
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MEET BECKY:
https://www.lanepowell.com/Our-People/Rebecca-A-Mares
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Monday Mar 14, 2022
Monday Mar 14, 2022
When an emergency arises, what do you do? What if your decision directly impacts 248 people and could create an international incident? In part two of this podcast, PNBAA Leaders in Aviation: Fire in the Hold, Pilot G. W. Bo Corby recounts what happened to him – and the decisions he faced – when an inflight emergency aboard Northwest Flight 41 in 2005 forced him to act quickly in order to land safely in Tehran.
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MEET BECKY:
https://www.lanepowell.com/Our-People/Rebecca-A-Mares
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Thursday Aug 19, 2021
Oregon Family Leave Act and Recent COVID Updates
Thursday Aug 19, 2021
Thursday Aug 19, 2021
Host Riley Moyer hears from guest Heather St. Clair about recent and ongoing updates to Oregon’s Family Leave Act (OFLA) spurned by Oregon House Bill HB 3398. She describes COVID-related changes made to OFLA in March 2020 that were later made permanent in March 2021. In this short chat, Heather outlines:
- The basics of what OFLA covers.
- COVID-related OFLA changes that occurred and the impacts those changes caused.
- Problems on the horizon for OFLA.
- The original implementation timeline of OFLA updates and how they compare to a new proposed timeline that may come to fruition in September 2023.
- Items of interest from recent committee listening sessions. Heather is a Labor & Employment Attorney at Lane Powell.
This presentation was originally put on by the Multnomah Bar Association Young Lawyers Section. Catch this segment and more at www.mbabar.org/cle.
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MEET HEATHER:
https://www.lanepowell.com/Our-People/Heather-St-Clair
Thursday Jul 29, 2021
Employer Vaccine Mandates: Tread Lightly, Despite EEOC Guidance
Thursday Jul 29, 2021
Thursday Jul 29, 2021
Join podcast presenter Courtney McFate as she outlines the latest guidance regarding mandatory and/or voluntary vaccination programs in the workplace. Courtney shares insight regarding how to set/administer a program, as well as tips on how to provide incentives to get the vaccine.
Although this episode is aimed at managers and HR personnel with employees located in Washington State, there are likely many businesses leaders throughout the Northwest and the nation who might benefit from hearing Courtney's thoughts on this matter. This presentation was originally given to the Community Bankers of Washington on June 22, 2021.
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HIGHLIGHTS:
5:37 - Vaccination considerations from a legal perspective, "what rules do I have to follow?"
7:16 - Washington State mask mandate.
7:40 - EEOC guidance regarding mandating vaccines.
10:53 - Watch what you ask employees.
11:51 - Reasonable accommodations.
14:44 - Maintaining documentation.
16:21 - Treat all employees the same.
17:29 - What about incentives?
18:43 - How should I document vaccine status? Best practices for Washington employers.
21:24 - OSHA guidance
22:03 - Options for clients or customers - what can we require?
23:11 - Practical considerations and dealing with evolving attitudes toward the vaccine.
25:17 - Employee perspectives, including political polarization and misinformation.
27:02 - Differing views on monetary incentives.
28:20 - Non-monetary incentives.
29:45 - Employer options: bringing it all together.
31:40 - Comparing mandatory vs. voluntary programs.
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MEET COURTNEY:
https://www.lanepowell.com/Our-People/Courtney-McFate
Thursday Jul 15, 2021
Advancing Diverse and Inclusive Workforces
Thursday Jul 15, 2021
Thursday Jul 15, 2021
The pandemic provided businesses unexpected opportunities for impactful change and there's no time like the present to implement strategic diversity and inclusion plans that foster growth. Lane Powell's Labor and Employment Team welcomes Sharon Orlopp, recently retired Global Chief Diversity Officer and Senior Vice President, Corporate HR at a national retailer, where she was responsible for advancing a diverse and inclusive workforce of 2.2 million associates worldwide.
Sharon shares her success in building diversity and inclusion programs for some of the largest companies in the world and how those programs directly impacted company culture and employee retention.
Join us as Sharon shares insightful tips on integrating a strategic diversity & inclusion plan that can help all of us drive real change in our workplaces. This presentation was originally shared on December 17, 2020 as part of the 'Best Practices for Best Employers™' Series.
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Meet Sharon: www.sharonorlopp.com
Tuesday Jun 29, 2021
Trans*Form Society with Guest Trystan Reese
Tuesday Jun 29, 2021
Tuesday Jun 29, 2021
What can the LGBTQ+ community and allies do to help evolve and improve the legal climate for transgender individuals? Host Riley Moyer (he/him) introduces us to a conversation between Lane Powell’s Dustin O’Quinn (he/him) and special guest Trystan Reese (he/him) to discuss evolving and improving the legal climate for transgender individuals.
Whether you’re a legal professional with a special interest in trans inclusion or simply want to keep your finger on the pulse of the trans movement, this conversation contains insights on the many battlegrounds where fights are being waged across the country.
Learn more about Trystan: https://collaborate.consulting/trystan-reese
Friday Jun 11, 2021
Washington State Convention Center’s Massive Addition ”Topping Out”
Friday Jun 11, 2021
Friday Jun 11, 2021
Live from the historic Virginia Inn in downtown Seattle, Construction Attorney Ellie Perka interviews Matt Griffin, Managing Partner at Pine Street Group, about one of the largest construction projects taking place on the West Coast today: a massive expansion of the Washington State Convention Center (WSCC) in downtown Seattle.
WSCC’s new addition, known as “Summit,” opens in mid-2022 and will add 1.4 million square feet of usable space to downtown – doubling current convention capacity. This is a big week for Matt and his team! On June 11, WSCC celebrates “topping out” construction with a crew lunch and commemoration ceremony.
Join Ellie and Matt as they discuss the downtown Seattle revitalization, overcoming financial and construction hurdles and how Seattle will bounce back from the recent pandemic.
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HIGHLIGHTS:
02:01 – Matt grew up in Seattle and became an Engineer.
03:33 – 90's Era Seattle: boarded-up downtown blooms with development. Matt describes the Three Block Project.
05:55 – Ellie and Matt wax nostalgic about the Nordstrom flagship store moving into the Frederick & Nelson building.
07:14 – Perspective on how Seattle will bounce back as we emerge from the pandemic.
13:22 – WSCC: the big mega-project happening downtown.
14:06 – In 2013/2014 WSCC was turning away more business than it was booking. Seattle is popular for conventions.
15:19 – Matt: “What we’re trying to do is have more conventions, not bigger.”
16:21 – Squeezing 7.7 new acres of usable space in crowded downtown.
17:31 – What happened to the bus station located where WSCC Summit is now?
19:59 – Financing the project, especially during COVID-19.
21:27 – Shout-out to the people building WSCC Summit! Focus on employing people of color, people from high-priority zip codes and apprentices.
22:09 – Study in Oct 2020 showed tax revenue would come up short, Matt describes private financing methods secured in early 2021 to complete the build.
24:22 – Seattle has become the #1 city in USA for foreign investment.
25:31 – Matt describes the “topping out” ceremony June 11. Seattle luminaries and even sports celebrities make a cameo for this digital event.
28:04 – Is it true the top-floor ballroom will be as big as a football field?
29:50 – Fortunate to have LMN architects on this project. World-renowned firm from Seattle.
29:15 – WSCC bought the property under the sidewalks, very unusual. Why?
30:01 – Natural light makes a difference. Summit will have skylights even in the basement.
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MORE:
Project details: www.wsccaddition.com
Meet Ellie Perka: https://www.lanepowell.com/Our-People/Ellie-Perka
Matt Griffin’s firm: www.pinest.com
Virginia Inn: www.virginiainnseattle.com