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
Friday May 07, 2021
Friday May 07, 2021
People who work in Human Resources, owners of small businesses, and managers of workforces large and small are arriving at a crossroads: should one make COVID-19 vaccination mandatory or voluntary for their workforce?
Host Riley Moyer welcomes guest Mike Kitson to distill hours-worth of discussion about workplace vaccination considerations into a digestible short session. Mike is a seasoned attorney who focuses his practice on defending and advising public entities and private companies in employment law matters.
Mike covers a lot of ground in a short amount of time, including implications of E.U.A. approval, what current EEOC guidance entails and considerations regarding incentive programs for employees.
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Thursday Apr 29, 2021
Thursday Apr 29, 2021
Host Riley Moyer welcomes guest Dustin O’Quinn to discuss how employers and human resources personnel can overcome the pandemic-exacerbated hurdle of inspecting identity and employment eligibility documents while operating in a remote workplace.
Dustin is a business immigration attorney who practices in Lane Powell’s Seattle office and had a front-row seat to all the chaotic changes that have occurred with business immigration throughout 2020.
This episode is from a presentation originally recorded on December 8, 2020.
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Thursday Apr 22, 2021
Thursday Apr 22, 2021
Host Riley Moyer invites guests Katheryn Bradley and Shirley Lou-Magnuson to share tools and advice with employers navigating leave and accommodation obligations for a compliant, well-managed workforce. Katheryn and Shirley are attorneys who practice with our firm’s labor & employment team.
With the patchwork of federal, state and local leave laws to administer on top of new paid family and medical leave programs, many employers were already reeling when 2020 began. But the pandemic hit, and quarantine orders followed, and employers faced new challenges with teleworking and managing employees without available childcare.
Congress responded with emergency legislation mandating paid leave for COVID-19 related illness and childcare purposes. Washington Governor Inslee also issued proclamations requiring accommodations for high risk employees. While employees explore a smorgasbord of leave and accommodation possibilities for managing their lives during the pandemic, this has left many managers and HR professionals feeling overwhelmed.
This episode is from a presentation originally recorded on October 15, 2020.
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