Ogletree Deakins Podcasts

Ogletree Deakins Podcasts


Latest Episodes

Workplace Strategies Watercooler 2023: Multistate Monday—Updating Your Multistate Handbooks and Employment Agreements
May 29, 2023

This episode of Multistate Monday, which was recorded at Ogletree Deakins national Workplace Strategies seminar, features a discussion of how multistate employers can craft, revise, and implement han

Job Hazard Analysis: Pre-Test Planning, Communication, and Documentation
May 25, 2023

In this podcast, Frank Davis (Shareholder, Dallas) and John Surma (Shareholder, Houston) discuss job hazard analysis and pre-test planning. Frank and Johnboth members of Ogletrees Workplace Safety

Texas’s SB 240: State Legislature Passes Workplace Violence Prevention Act
May 16, 2023

In this podcast, John Surma and Frank Davis are joined by Ryan Swink to discuss Texass Senate Bill (SB) 240which imposes workplace violence requirements on covered healthcare facilities. Specificall

Rapid Response Investigations Are on the Rise: Best Practices for Employer Responses
May 09, 2023

In this podcast, John Surma and Frank Davis (both of whom are members of Ogletree Deakins Workplace Safety and Health Practice Group) discuss Rapid Response Investigations (RRIs), a tool that the Occ

OSHA’s Programmed Inspections and What Triggers an Unprogrammed Inspection
May 02, 2023

In this podcast, John Surma and Frank Davis, members of Ogletree Deakins Workplace Safety and Health Practice Group discuss unprogrammed inspections conducted by the Occupational Safety and Health Ad

Multistate Monday: PUMP It Up—New Protections for Pregnant and Nursing Mothers
May 01, 2023

This episode of Multistate Monday offers an informative overview of the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (PUMP Act) and the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). Dee Anna

OSHA Citations: Responses, Timelines, Deadlines, and Best Practices
April 25, 2023

In this podcast, John Surma and Frank Davis, members of Ogletree Deakins Workplace Safety and Health Practice Group, discuss the various types of citations that are issued by the U.S. Occupational Sa

Rapid Fire: The Top 5 Business Immigration Topics in 2023
April 25, 2023

It has been an eventful year for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). In this podcast, Awanti Damle and Kara Lancaster, members of Ogletree Deakins Immigration Practice Group, provide a

OSHA’s New Authority to Issue Certifications Supporting U and T Crime Victim Visas
April 20, 2023

The U.S. labor secretary and assistant secretary of labor for occupational safety and health recently signed a memorandum giving the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) authority to i

Responding to OSHA’s Hazard Alert Letters: Inspections, Industry Standards, and Abatement
April 18, 2023

In this podcast, John Surma and Frank Davis, members of Ogletrees Workplace Safety and Health Practice Group, discuss hazard alert letters (HAL) issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administr