Take It or Leave It

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Take It or Leave It

Take It or Leave It is the only law firm podcast focused exclusively on workplace leaves, absence management, and accommodations. Hosts Meg Toth and Josh Seidman, Employment attorneys and co-leaders of Seyfarth’s Leaves of Absence Management and Accommodations team, explore the latest legal developments, forecast new laws, identify workplace trends, and offer practical, business-oriented considerations within the leave, absence management, and accommodations space.

  1. Episode 36: Leave is in the Air – Part 2: State Leave Trends and Caregiving Considerations

    6 SEPT

    Episode 36: Leave is in the Air – Part 2: State Leave Trends and Caregiving Considerations

    Last month, Michelle Feit and Jesse Matton from the National Partnership for Women & Families sat down with host Josh Seidman on Take It or Leave It Episode 35 to discuss, among other topics, paid leave benchmarking initiatives and the latest involving Paid Leave at the federal level. But as anyone who tracks paid leave developments as closely as Olympic medal counts knows, much of the change in this area comes at the state and local level. For Part 2 of their discussion, Michelle, Jesse, and Josh explore recent state paid leave trends from the last 12 months, and how National Partnership tracks and analyzes statistics in its Leave Means a Stronger Nation report released earlier this year. They compare new and pending legislation, as well as challenges across states, and take a look at how the United States compares to the rest of the world when it comes to caregiving and leave. In an insightful second episode, Michelle and Jesse offer some regional highlights, explain barriers to paid leave and support, and share the steps they think employers should be taking to improve caregiver access to leave.

    26 min
  2. Episode 35: Leave is in the Air – Part 1: From the Olympics to Benchmarking to Capitol Hill

    20 AGO

    Episode 35: Leave is in the Air – Part 1: From the Olympics to Benchmarking to Capitol Hill

    Every four years, the Olympics captivates the nation with thrilling achievements and stunning successes in competitive athletics. There might not be medals involved, but the world of paid leave has seen its own share of riveting developments recently, including new initiatives, expanded types of leave, and advanced benchmarking tools. To take a deep dive into some of the latest leave-related activity and data, host Josh Seidman is joined by Michelle Feit and Jesse Matton from the National Partnership for Women & Families, a nonprofit organization that advocates for equality for all women, and strives for enhanced quality of life for families. Together they explore stories and developments involving leave and equality coming out of the Paris Olympics, the National Partnership’s ongoing “Leading on Leave Index” – a benchmarking initiative covering a wide range of leave types, lengths, issues, industries, sectors, and trends as voluntarily reported by private employers – and the latest paid leave activity at the federal level, including current challenges and what might break the logjam on this topic in the coming years.

    43 min
  3. Episode 34: Revisiting PTO Exchange and Employee Options for Paid Leave

    28 JUN

    Episode 34: Revisiting PTO Exchange and Employee Options for Paid Leave

    Two years ago, in Episode 7 of Take It or Leave It, Rob Whalen joined the program to discuss alternative options employers can offer to their employees in terms of utilizing their earned, unused paid time off, and the flexibility afforded by his company, PTO Exchange. At the time, employers were still navigating the COVID-19 pandemic and response, and reacting to shifting employee priorities, including increasing retirement plan spending, paying down loans, and health care provisions. Halfway through 2024, employers are still exploring ways to unlock the value of employees’ earned, unused time off and offer attractive benefits. To provide an update, Rob returns to the podcast for a conversation with host Josh Seidman about how employees are choosing to spend their time off, and how recent developments have affected his company’s offerings plus how businesses and their employees are taking advantage of them. Together, they revisit the software platform to uncover the surprising trends in paid leave and related benefits, and predict what these trends in employee priorities mean for employers.

    28 min
  4. Episode 33: Exploring the EEOC’s Final Regulation on the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

    23 MAY

    Episode 33: Exploring the EEOC’s Final Regulation on the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

    At long last the EEOC has issued its final regulation and interpretive guidance on the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), providing employers with additional insights on employee entitlements, employer responsibilities and agency enforcement under the Act. The final regulation’s effective date is less than one month away – June 18, 2024. Given that the PWFA is one of the biggest leave law developments in recent memory and is still quite green (the law has been in effect for less than a year), it’s important for employers to understand how the final regulation impacts their organization and employees. In this episode, host Josh Seidman is joined by Karla Grossenbacher, a Seyfarth Labor and Employment Partner who has followed this legislation closely, to discuss the framework of the PWFA and what has and has not changed in light of the final regulation. Josh and Karla explore key distinctions between the PWFA and related federal employment laws, including the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) and Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), how these laws interplay, key terms and conditions employers need to be aware of, and practical tips and strategies for employers.

    21 min
  5. Episode 32: Congressional Developments on Paid Leave and Opportunity for Progress – Part 2

    19 MAR

    Episode 32: Congressional Developments on Paid Leave and Opportunity for Progress – Part 2

    The snow has finally stopped since Part 1 of our Congressional Developments series, and spring is just around the corner. We've made the time change to spring forward, and in this latest episode of Take It or Leave It we continue to explore how prospects for and activity surrounding federal paid leave are moving forward as well. In this episode host Josh Seidman is joined by Emma Zafran, Deputy Legislative Director for United States Representative Chrissy Houlahan out of the 6th District of Pennsylvania. Emma shares details on the U.S. House Paid Family Leave Working Group and Representative Houlahan's work to institute a federal paid leave mandate, and why filling that federal gap has proven so tricky. Emma also helps map out the details of recent paid leave initiatives on Capitol Hill, including bipartisan efforts in both the House and Senate, and the proposed “Interstate Paid Leave Action Network (I-PLAN).” Join Josh and Emma for this important episode that looks behind the scenes at what progress is being made on paid leave at the federal level, how this issue and proposed programs have evolved, and what next steps are on the horizon in the coming year.

    37 min
  6. Episode 31: Six Months of Oregon Paid Family Medical Leave: A Discussion with Karen Humelbaugh

    5 MAR

    Episode 31: Six Months of Oregon Paid Family Medical Leave: A Discussion with Karen Humelbaugh

    Six months ago, in September 2023, the Oregon paid family and medical leave program, known as Paid Leave Oregon, officially went “live” and began providing benefits to eligible employees, which means it officially turns 6 months old in early March 2024. In that time, the program has had a major impact on employers and employees across the state, with Oregon providing paid leave benefits to tens of thousands of eligible employees. To celebrate this milestone, host Josh Seidman sits down with Karen Humelbaugh, the Director of Paid Leave Oregon, to discuss the program's history and details, including eligibility, approval process, and benefits administration, as well as lessons learned and adjustments being made to Paid Leave Oregon since September 2023. Karen also joins Josh in breaking down current standards on the interplay between Paid Leave Oregon and employer-provided paid leave benefits and with the Oregon Family Leave Act, potential amendments to this aspect of Paid Leave Oregon during the State’s current legislative session, complications created by remote, hybrid and mobile employees, and private plan intricacies. Join them for this celebratory episode looking back at a landmark program, and how it may be a harbinger of programs to come.

    48 min
  7. Episode 30: Congressional Developments on Paid Leave and Opportunity for Progress – Part 1

    20 FEB

    Episode 30: Congressional Developments on Paid Leave and Opportunity for Progress – Part 1

    Winter's snow hasn't stopped yet, but 2024 is already proving to be a busy year for the paid family and medical leave landscape at the federal level. U.S. House and Senate members on both sides of the aisle continue to shine a national spotlight on the need to expand access to paid leave – and with that, comes opportunity for progress. To make sense of the recent developments, host Josh Seidman sits down with Jason Kanter, the government and regulatory affairs executive from IBM and a leading expert on workforce policy and labor and employment issues, for the first episode in Take It or Leave It’s two-part mini-series on federal paid leave. Together, Josh and Jason comb through all things related to paid leave including its vital role in the lives of workers and their families during times of need, how employer-provided paid leave is a key part of providing access, and challenges that workers, states, and employers face in terms of fairness, navigation, and portability. They discuss promising recent bipartisan progress in Congress, including activity from the U.S. House Paid Family Leave Working Group, a bicameral request for information on potential federal paid leave setups, and momentum for a new legislative proposal called the “Interstate Paid Leave Action Network (I-PLAN)” to improve the coordination and harmonization of paid leave benefits across the growing number of states with their own programs.

    47 min
  8. Episode 29: Taking on 2024 as We Leave 2023

    18 ENE

    Episode 29: Taking on 2024 as We Leave 2023

    2023 saw unprecedented change in the Leave Law landscape, with multiple states and localities enacting new leave laws and others rolling out major amendments that upended existing mandates. In this episode, host Josh Seidman looks back at the hottest developments from the last 12 months, and ahead to what leave activity may be lurking as we turn the corner to 2024. The episode begins with a 2023 wrap-up that walks listeners through federal changes, such as welcoming in the Pregnant Workers’ Fairness Act, paid family leave changes, including the official rollout of Oregon and Colorado’s programs, and paid sick leave and paid time off law changes, like Illinois’ new paid “any reason” leave law. After touching on Congressional paid leave activity in both the House of Representatives and Senate, including the release of a bicameral, bipartisan Request for Information on federal paid leave proposals, and some of the leave laws that sunset in 2023, Josh looks ahead to the new year and forecasts where federal paid leave, state paid family leave, and state paid sick leave and paid time off may wander in 2024. Join us for this quick-hitting review of where we’ve been in 2023, and what we’re keeping a close eye on as we take on 2024.

    24 min
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Take It or Leave It is the only law firm podcast focused exclusively on workplace leaves, absence management, and accommodations. Hosts Meg Toth and Josh Seidman, Employment attorneys and co-leaders of Seyfarth’s Leaves of Absence Management and Accommodations team, explore the latest legal developments, forecast new laws, identify workplace trends, and offer practical, business-oriented considerations within the leave, absence management, and accommodations space.

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    Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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    2021 - 2024
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