Ogletree Deakins Podcasts
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Workplace Strategies Watercooler 2023: Multistate Monday—Updating Your Multistate Handbooks and Employment Agreements
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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