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The DC Insider - Employer Update Podcast Fortney & Scott
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The DC Insider – Employer Update™ brings you insights and expertise from Washington, DC attorneys at FortneyScott. Each episode provides key updates and analyses employers need to know to stay on top of developments affecting the workplace. Your Hosts: David S. Fortney is a co-founder of Fortney & Scott, LLC, a Washington, D.C.-based law firm counseling and advising clients on the full spectrum of work-place related matters, including employment discrimination and labor matters, compliance programs, government contracting, international dispute resolution, and counseling matters, and developing strategies for avoiding or responding to workplace-related crises. Burton J. Fishman has devoted his practice to developing the “law of the workplace,” an interdisciplinary approach that offers employers counsel and representation on a broad range of matters growing out of government regulation of business. His experience extends to the full spectrum of employment and labor matters, including employment discrimination, affirmative action (OFCCP), the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and human resources counseling. In recent years, his practice has focused on assisting clients with the changing laws of pay equity, mandated leave, and similar workplace matters. H. Juanita "Nita" Beecher is a nationally recognized expert on OFCCP and EEOC matters. She is Counsel to Fortney & Scott, LLC with a focus on OFCCP regulatory affairs. Ms. Beecher’s primary focus is labor and employment law with substantial experience with class investigations by the EEOC and OFCCP. She has more than 30 years of experience in labor and employment law particularly with class investigations by the OFCCP and the EEOC.
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Update with EEOC Commissioner Lucas
EEOC Commissioner Andrea Lucas and David discuss the leading issues facing the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, including corporate DEI programs, the Commissioner’s dissenting views on the new Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) regulations, and the EEOC’s new Harassment Guidance, and the Agency’s amicus brief filed in the private litigation involving Artificial Intelligence used by Workday. Don’t miss these great insights and comments provided by Commissioner Lucas! Contact For...
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EEOC’s Final PWFA Regulations
EEOC’s new Pregnant Workers Fairness Act regulations are effective beginning June 18. Join David and Nita as they discuss best practices for employers to prepare and to comply with the new regulations, and the key differences between the new PWFA and the existing ADA and FMLA requirements. Contact Fortney & Scott: Tweet us at @fortneyscott Follow us on LinkedIn Email us at info@fortneyscott.com Thank you for listening! https://www.fortneyscott.com/
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Regulatory Avalanche
With the election 6 months away, the Biden Administration has launched a cascade of momentous workplace regulations, significantly changing the rules regarding overtime, accommodations for pregnant workers, and the future of covenants not to compete, at the same time, heating up the tension between the agencies and the courts. Join Nita, David, and Burt as they explain how the new regulations could affect employers and whether lawsuits will delay, modify, or invalidate the new rules.Con...
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With 2024 Election Looming, What Are the Agencies Doing?
Budget ceilings, acting leadership, and skeptical courts combine to put pressure on the workplace agencies as the impending election further limits their options and opportunities. Join David, Nita, and Burt in a lively discussion of the current actions, inactions, and expectations of DOL, NLRB, EEOC, and the courts.Contact Fortney & Scott: Tweet us at @fortneyscott Follow us on LinkedIn Email us at info@fortneyscott.com Thank you for listening! https://www.fortneyscott.com/
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DEI Risk Assessment: What Employers Need to Do
With the ongoing attacks on corporate DEI programs, Keli Wilson, Director and Principal Consultant, Workforce Equity, DCI Consulting, joined Nita Beecher to discuss why employers should perform a privileged DEI risk assessment now. Keli, an Industrial-Organizational psychologist, outlined the type of in-depth assessment she recommends to her clients while Nita reinforced why these assessments must be done with legal counsel.Contact Fortney & Scott: Tweet us at @fortneyscott Follow us on...
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DEI Faces New Challenges: How Employers Can Respond
As activists bring EEOC charges and federal lawsuits, many companies are re-examining their DE&I programs while seeking to remain committed to the goal of a more diverse and inclusive workforce. Join Burt, Nita, and Leslie Silverman as they discuss the challenges to DE&I and map out ways employers can avoid the legal pitfalls.Contact Fortney & Scott: Tweet us at @fortneyscott Follow us on LinkedIn Email us at info@fortneyscott.com Thank you for listening! https://www.fortneysc...