Employment Matters
An Employment Law podcast series for human resource executives and in-house counsel which features conversations with labor and employment lawyers with global expertise on key employment law topics and trends, immigration news and other important HR legal solutions for global and multinational companies.
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684: The Effect of Shifting US Diversity, Equality and Inclusion Policies on Global Employers - An African Perspective
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 ho
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 f
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 McCa
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 Erikss
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 $
679: Unpaid, But Not Unscathed: A Legal Case Study of a Canadian Volunteer Organization
In today"s episode, we discuss the case of Wayne Hannan and Scouts Canada. Mr. Hannan had been a dedicated volunteer with Scouts Canada for 65 years, when he was unexpectedly rejected by the organization after his annual application to volunteer. Listen in as we talk about proper policy development for volunteer organi