Ogletree Deakins Podcasts

In this podcast, shareholders Victoria Vish (Dallas) and Bethany Wagner (Pittsburgh) discuss how hospitality employers can effectively respond to workplace complaints when they are initially raised. They highlight the unique conditions in restaurants and hotels that can increase the risk of missteps, including late working hours, alcohol service, high employee turnover, and managers without proper training in investigations. Bethany and Victoria outline practical steps for handling initial compl

In this episode of our Cross-Border Catch-Up podcast series, Samantha Duncan (Washington, D.C.) and Jane Jeong (New York) discuss the key pillars of an effective risk management framework for multinational employers whose employees travel to or work from high-risk locations. Jane and Samantha cover how to classify risk using resources like the U.S. State Department’s travel advisories and the Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC) guidance, and outline mitigation strategies spanning travel po

In this episode of our Cross-Border Catch-Up podcast series, Samantha Duncan (Washington, D.C.) and Kristyn Lambert (New Orleans) examine why fixed-term employment contracts, which U.S. employers often treat as simple scheduling tools, operate under a separate set of rules in most countries. Kristyn and Samantha discuss how fixed-term and indefinite contracts differ in justification, termination, and formality requirements; how probationary periods must be adjusted for fixe- term arrangements; a

In this podcast, Perry Yung, Shir Fulga, and Erin Schacter discuss the Nova Scotia decision in Gentleman v. Kings (County), which addressed whether an individual was entitled to protection from a collective bargaining agreement, though her offer of employment was rescinded before the first day of employment. The speakers provide practical pointers, including the importance for employers to recognize the moment an offer for a unionized position is accepted, the employment relationship and all the

In this episode of our Cross-Border Catch-Up podcast series, Kate Thompson (New York/Boston) and Carlos Colón-Machargo (Atlanta) examine Victoria’s proposed Equal Opportunity Amendment Work From Home Bill 2026, which would convert working from home from a request employees can make into a right they can claim, shifting the burden onto employers to justify any refusal. The speakers cover the bill’s eligibility rules, its interaction with the federal Fair Work Act’s flexible work provisions, the 2

In this seventh and final episode of the Talent Risk Assessor series on Defensible Decisions, shareholders Scott Kelly (Birmingham/Washington, D.C.) and Lauren Hicks (Indianapolis/Atlanta) are joined by Pete Bell and Chrissy Blantz of the firm’s data analytics team to bring together the six workforce dimensions covered across the series—(1) selections and hiring, (2) dispositions, (3) separations, (4) talent progression, (5) performance, and (6) compensation—into a single, repeatable seven step