Ogletree Deakins Podcasts

Ogletree Deakins Podcasts


Latest Episodes

OSHA’s ‘Wall-to-Wall’ Site-Specific Targeting Program Ramps Up
March 07, 2023

In this podcast, Frank Davis, John Surma, and David Walston, members of Ogletrees Workplace Safety and Health Practice Group, discuss the Occupational Safety and Health Administrations (OSHA) Site-S

Dirty Steel-Toe Boots, Episode 16: Investigations and the OSH Act’s Whistleblower Provision
March 02, 2023

In this episode of Dirty Steel-Toe Boots, Phillip Russell is joined by Tom Chibnall, to discuss the Occupational Safety and Health Administrations (OSHA) recent activity on the regulatory front, name

Criminal Referrals and OSHA Violations, Part III: Industry Standards, Multiemployer Workplaces, and Best Practices
February 28, 2023

In the final installment of this three-part podcast series, Frank Davis and John Surma wrap up their discussion of the criminal implications associated with some violations of the Occupational Safety

Criminal Referrals and OSHA Violations, Part II: From Movie Sets to Fatalities in Other Industries
February 21, 2023

Part two of Frank Davis and John Surmas three-part podcast series continues the discussion on the workplace safety issues related to the criminal proceedings emerging from the tragic incident on the

In The Breakroom With Bill, Episode 7: Intermittent FMLA Leave in Perpetuity? Latest DOL Opinion Letter Sheds Light on Accommodations
February 17, 2023

In this podcast, host Bill Grob is joined by Chris Cascino to discuss the U.S. Department of Labors (DOL) new opinion letter on how the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) applies in employee schedul

Technology and the Workplace: What Employers Need to Know About NLRB General Counsel Memo 23-02
February 16, 2023

In this podcast, Tom Davis, co-chair of Ogletree Deakins Traditional Labor Relations Practice Group, sits down with Jenn Betts, co-chair of the firms Technology Practice Group, to discuss the Nation

Dirty Steel-Toe Boots, Episode 15: OSHA’s Expansion of the Instance-by-Instance Policy
February 16, 2023

In this episode of Dirty Steel-Toe Boots, Phillip Russell is joined by John Surma, to discuss OSHAs January 26, 2023, press release announcing the agencys new instance-by-instance citation policy al

Criminal Referrals and OSHA Violations, Part I: When Movie Sets Are Under OSHA’s Spotlight
February 14, 2023

In this podcast series, Frank Davis and John Surma, members of Ogletrees Workplace Safety and Health Practice Group, discuss the circumstances under which criminal prosecution may result from a viola

Dirty Steel Toe Boots, Episode 14: Nonmanagement Access During an OSHA Inspection
February 02, 2023

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently proposed a rule that would revive a policy allowing nonemployee representatives of labor unions and worker advocacy groups to take par

Labor Relations and Organizing: What to Watch for in 2023
January 19, 2023

In this podcast, Tom Davis, co-chair of Ogletree Deakins Traditional Labor Relations Practice Group, reviews recent developments in labor relations and organizing and offers helpful insights on hot t