Ogletree Deakins Podcasts

Ogletree Deakins Podcasts


Latest Episodes

Defensible Decisions: EEOC’s Pattern-or-Practice Priorities and What Employers Should Expect
December 19, 2025

In this inaugural episode of Ogletree Deakins Defensible Decisions podcast, Scott Kelly (shareholder, Birmingham) sits down with Nonnie Shivers (office managing shareholder, Phoenix) to unpack the EEOCs renewed emphasis on systemic, pattern-or-practice

Defensible Decisions: Section 503 and VEVRAA Updated Thresholds Explained
December 19, 2025

In this episode of our Defensible Decisions podcast, shareholders Scott Kelly (Birmingham) and Chris Near (Columbia) unpack the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programss (OFCCP) updated jurisdictional thresholds for Section 503 of the Rehabilitatio

Cross-Border Catch-Up: Unpacking Singapore’s Workplace Fairness (Dispute Resolution) Bill
December 19, 2025

In this episode of our Cross-Border Catch-Up podcast series, Goli Rahimi (Chicago) and Kate Thompson (New York, Boston) unpack Singapores new Workplace Fairness (Dispute Resolution) Bill to explain how the new grievance and dispute resolution process wil

Safety Perspectives From the Dallas Region: Challenging OSHA’s Authority in the Fifth Circuit
December 18, 2025

In this episode of our Safety Perspectives From the Dallas Region podcast series, shareholders John Surma (Houston) and Frank Davis (Dallas) break down a new Amarillo federal lawsuit that challenges OSHAs authority to issue safety standards as an unconst

Dirty Steel-Toe Boots: Developing and Implementing Effective OSHA Inspection Protocols
December 17, 2025

In this episode of Dirty Steel-Toe Boots, Phillip Russell (shareholder, Tampa) and Lance Witcher (shareholder, St. Louis), discuss how to empower your workforce through developing, training on, and executing effective OSHA inspection protocols. From defi

Cross-Border Catch-Up: 2026 Employment Law Changes in Poland, Belgium, and the Netherlands
December 16, 2025

In this episode of our Cross-Border Catch-Up podcast series, Shirin Aboujawde (New York) and Goli Rahimi (Chicago) discuss major employment law changes in Poland, Belgium, and the Netherlands. Goli and Shirin, both of whom are members of the firm’s Cross-

Payroll Brass Tax: Holiday Gifts, Gift Cards, and the Taxable Truth
December 16, 2025

Holiday gifts feel generousbut for payroll theyre often taxable. In this episode of Payroll Brass Tax, Mike Mahoney (shareholder, Morristown/New York) and Stephen Kenney (associate, Dallas) break down when gifts, gift cards, and raffle prizes count as w

ayroll Brass Tax: Unemployment Tax Rate Season, Part 2—Claims, M&A Activity, and Successor Issues
November 17, 2025

In part two of this two-part Payroll Brass Tax podcast series, Mike Mahoney (shareholder, Morristown/New York), who is the chair of the Employment Tax Group, and Stephen Kenney (associate, Dallas) con

Inside the Exclusive: Highly Sensitive Sexual Harassment and Assault Investigations
November 14, 2025

n this podcast recorded at our 2025 Corporate Labor and Employment Counsel Exclusive seminar, Tiffany Stacy (office managing shareholder, San Antonio) and Lisa Burton (office managing shareholder, Boston, Portland, ME) explore the complexities of conduct

Payroll Brass Tax: Unemployment Tax Rate Season, Part 1—Best Practices and Avoiding Pitfalls
November 13, 2025

In part one of this two-part Payroll Brass Tax podcast series, Mike Mahoney (shareholder, Morristown/New York), who is the chair of the Employment Tax Group, is joined by Stephen Kenney (associate, Da