Telebriefs® Archives
The Telebriefs® are 30-minute, information-packed phone calls geared towards executives, HR directors, supervisors, managers, and business owners. Join Howard K. Kurman, as he discusses employment law developments occurring over the past two weeks that will most significantly impact employers nationwide. These twice-monthly phone calls are an easy way to stay current and compliant with the latest employment law developments that will significantly affect you and your company. The goal is to provide information and insights to help executives stay current with the latest workplace law developments and in front of trends, to enable proactive policy-making and management. Our guarantee: You will learn something useful, on every call!
2019
- December 11, 2019 | Listen to the latest call here
- November 27, 2019 | Listen to the latest call here | Transcript
- November 13, 2019 | Workforce Mobility Act, Post-Obama NLRB Rulings, Determining Worker Cannabis Intoxication, and Relationship Disclosures | Transcript
- October 23, 2019 | Title VII in the Supreme Court, Workplace Accommodation Toolkit, & More | Transcript
- September 25, 2019 | DOL Announces Final Overtime Rule, EEOC Scraps Component 2 Pay Data, and more| Transcript
- September 11, 2019 | NLRB Rules on Bargaining Obligations of Employers and More | Transcript
- August 28, 2019 | EEOC Focuses on Leaves, Transgender Protections, & NLRB Rules on Arbitration Agreements | Transcript
- August 14, 2019 | New EEOC Counsel | Transcript
- July 24, 2019 | Raise the Wage Act | Transcript
- July 10, 2019 | EEOC and National Labor Relations Board Policy Updates | Transcript
- June 26, 2019 | Personnel Record Law In Virginia | Transcript
- June 12, 2019 | Senate Bill 328 - Non-Competition Agreement | Transcript
- May 22, 2019 | New Chair of the EEOC, Overtime Rules & Congressional Developments | Transcript
- May 8, 2019 | LampsPlus | Transcript
- April 24, 2019 | Supreme Court Cases & Maryland Legislation | Transcript
- April 10, 2019 | Joint Employment Under The Fair Labor Standards Act | Transcript
- March 27, 2019 |EEOC Dismissal and Notice of Rights Form | Transcript
- March 13, 2019 |DOL Overtime Update | Transcript
- February 27, 2019 | The Paycheck Fairness Act and Other Ways of Employment Discrimination | Transcript
- February 14, 2019 | SuperShuttle | Transcript
2018
- November 14, 2018 | Department of Labor Announces Launch of Compliance Assistance Tools for New and Small Businesses | Transcript
- October 10, 2018 | Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Releases Preliminary Sexual Harassment Data for 2018 | Transcript
- September 26, 2018 | United States Department of Health and Human Services Publishes Report on America's Opioid Misuse and Overdose Crisis | Transcript
- September 12, 2018 | Department of Labor to Hold Public Listening Sessions to Gather Views on the "Overtime Rule" | Transcript
- August 22, 2018 | Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Sues Stanley Black & Decker for Disability Discrimination| Transcript
- August 8, 2018 | National Labor Relations Board Issues Notice Inviting the Filing of Briefs for Purple Communications | Transcript
- July 25, 2018 |The Department of Labor Issues a Press Release Formally Rescinding the Persuader Rule | Transcript
- July 11, 2018 | National Labor Relations Board is Launching New Pilot Program to Enhance the Use of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) to Resolve Pending Cases | Transcript
- June 27, 2018 | Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry Submits Proposal to Change Salary Test for Exempt Executive, Administrative, and Professional Employees | Transcript
- June 13, 2018 | National Labor Relations Board Makes Policy Changes to Clarify Acceptable Practice in Employee Handbooks | Transcript
- May 23, 2018 | Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Arbitration Agreements Preventing Class Action Lawsuits | Transcript
- May 09, 2018 | Maryland General Contractors Now Face Liability for Failure of Their Subcontractors to Properly Pay Their Employees | Transcript
- April 11, 2018 | Ninth Circuit Court Decision: Employers Cannot Use Past Salary to Determine Salary for Prospective Employees | Transcript
- March 28, 2018 | Uber Agreed to $10 Million Settlement Over Gender and Racial Bias Employee Performance Evaluations | Transcript
- March 14, 2018 | Employers Receiving More Demand Letters Regarding Sexual Harassment Claims | Transcript
- February 28, 2018 | The Extent Employers are Obligated to Accommodate Disabilities | Transcript
- February 14, 2018 | “Love Contracts”: Can Employers Prohibit Relationships Between Employees? | Transcript
- January 24, 2018 | Maryland Healthy Working Families Act: What You Need to Know | Transcript
- January 10, 2018 | Intern or Employee: Is Your Intern Legally Considered an Employee? | Transcript
2017
- 12.13.17 | Important Sexual Harassment Law Updates | Transcript
- 11.22.17 | Department of Transportation Expands Drug Panel for Drivers to Include Opioids | Transcript
- 11.08.17 | How to Properly Classify Employees as Exempt vs. Non-Exempt | Transcript
- 10.25.17 | How to Legally Give Break Time to Your Employee | Transcript
- 10.11.17 | Supreme Court Will Decide on Class Action Waivers in Arbitration Agreements | Transcript
- 09.27.17 | Can the NFL Discipline Football Players Who Protest the National Anthem? | Transcript
- 09.13.17 | How to Handle Unexpected Office Closures and the Payment of Employees | Transcript
- 08.23.17 | Terminating Employees Who Engage in Controversial Social or Political Activity | Transcript
- 08.09.17 | How to Legally Terminate an Employee | Transcript
- 07.26.17 | Are Employees Allowed to Use Medical Cannabis | Transcript
- 07.12.17 | Terminating Employees Who Filed a Workers Compensation Claim | Transcript
- 06.26.17 | How President Trump’s NLRB Nominations Will Affect Businesses | Transcript
- 06.15.17 | Uber’s Workplace Investigation: The Outcome and What We Can Learn | Transcript
- 05.24.17 | Employment Applications: How to Comply with the Law | Transcript
- 05.10.17 | Employee Handbooks: Why Employees Need to Sign Acknowledgement Forms | Transcript
- 04.26.17 | Bill O’Reilly’s Exit from Fox News Prompts Employers to Review Workplace Harassment Policies and Procedures | Transcript
- 04.12.17 | Supreme Court Will Rule on Whether Employers Can Continue Arbitration Agreements with Class Action Waivers | Transcript
- 03.22.17 | Can Employees Use More Than 12-Weeks of FLMA Leave? | Transcript
- 03.08.17 | What is a Jury Trial Waiver and How Can It Help My Business? | Transcript
- 02.22.17 | Uber’s Sexual Harassment Claim: What went wrong? | Transcript
- 02.08.17 | The National Right to Work Bill and Its Effects on Unions | Transcript
- 01.25.17 | Can Employers Ask Job Applicants to Disclose Prior Salary History? | Transcript
- 01.11.17 | Criminal Background Checks: What are employers allowed to ask and when? | Transcript
2016
- 12.28.16 | Good Employer Documentation | Transcript
- 12.14.16 | New White Collar Rules | Transcript
- 11.23.16 | Salary Test Update | Transcript
- 11.09.16 | Compliance Systems | Transcript
- 10.26.16 | Working While on FMLA | Transcript
- 09.28.16 | Workplace Drug Testing | Transcript
- 09.14.16 | Roger Ailes Case | Transcript
- 08.24.16 | Classifying Independent Contractors | Transcript
- 08.10.16 | Religious Discrimination | Transcript
- 07.27.16 | Gretchen Carlson | Transcript
- 07.13.16 | Workplace Harassment | Transcript
- 06.22.16 | Protection and Accommodation of Pregnant Employees | Transcript
- 06.08.16 | CRST Van Expedited, Inc. v. EEOC | Transcript
- 05.25.16 | Employer-Provided Leave and the Americans with Disabilities Act | Transcript
- 05.11.16 | Non-Compete Agreement Report | Transcript
- 04.27.16 | Curt Schilling | Transcript
- 04.13.16 | Paid Parental Leave | Transcript
- 03.23.16 | McDonald’s Alleged Unfair Labor Practices
- 03.09.16 | Sexual Orientation
- 02.24.16 | Friedrichs versus California Teachers Association | Transcript
- 02.10.16 | EEO1 Reports Requirement Changes | Transcript
- 01.27.16 | Work Place Discrimination | Transcript
- 01.13.16 | Rocky Mountain Eye Center | Transcript
2015
- 12.23.15 | Title 7 of the Civil Rights | Transcript
- 12.09.15 | ADA & USC | Transcript
- 11.25.15 | White-Collar Exemption | Transcript
- 11.11.15 | Ban-the-Box Legislation | Transcript
- 10.28.15 | 3D, LLC vs. NLRB | Transcript
- 10.14.15 | Green versus Donahue | Transcript
2014
- 12.10.14 | Integrity Staffing Solutions v. Busk
- 11.26.14 | The Intersection Between FMLA & ADA | Transcript
- 11.12.14 | Election Results | Transcript
- 10.22.14 | Thomas Coyne v. Omnicare | Transcript
- 10.08.14 | Susan Nelson versus Target Corporation | Transcript
- 9.24.14 | Family and Medical Leave Act | Transcript
- 9.10.14 | NFL and the Ray Rice Situation | Transcript
- 8.27.14 | Executive Order 24 Signed in VA | Transcript
- 8.13.14 | Legislative Developments | Transcript
- 7.23.14 | Equal Employment Opportunities | Transcript
- 7.09.14 | Recent and Significant Supreme Court Cases | Transcript
- 6.25.14 | Labor and Employment Telebrief
- 6.11.14 | Labor and Employment Telebrief
- 5.14.14 | Labor and Employment Telebrief
- 3.26.14 | Supreme Court – Hobby Lobby Case
- 3.12.14 | “Ban the Box” Legislation Passed in Baltimore City – A Growing Trend
- 2.26.14 | Ketchum v St. Cloud Hospital
- 2.12.14 | Labor and Employment Telebrief
- 1.29.14 | Alex Rodriguez and Employment Law
- 1.08.14 | Labor and Employment Telebrief
2013
- 7.10.13 | Labor and Employment Telebrief
- 6.26.13 | Labor and Employment Telebrief
- 6.13.13 | Fair Labor Standards Act And "Black Swan"