Dos Toros - Maintaining Culture While Scaling (and Having Fun)
Matt Steinberg welcomes Dos Toros’ Chief Human Resources Officer Aleta Maxwell to discuss the rapidly expanding “fast casual” restaurant’s employee-first...more
Matt welcomes long-time Akerman colleague and friend Samantha Abeysekera to discuss the “Stop Sexual Harassment In NYC Act” and whether other jurisdictions will adopt similar legislation mandating sex harassment training....more
In this episode, Matt Steinberg welcomes renowned attorney/litigator James Esseks, the Director of ACLU’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender & HIV Project, for an important conversation about promoting LGBTQ inclusion in the...more
Matt welcomes prominent Plaintiff-side lawyer Debra Katz (Katz, Marshall & Banks), to discuss her perspective on 2017 trends and 2018 predictions. Matt and Debbie discuss/debate a broad range of topics including how employers...more
Matt Steinberg welcomes Hawaii State Representative, Chris Lee, who helped pass the first state law in support of universal basic income (“UBI”). Whether you are for or against it, the concept of UBI is straightforward – it...more
Don’t let the episode title scare you away! Matt welcomes colleague Leanne Reagan to discuss how the House’s proposed tax reform bill impacts compensation arrangements and how, if passed into law, it could completely...more
11/9/2017
/ 401k ,
Capital Gains ,
Carried Interest ,
Compensation Agreements ,
Corporate Bonuses ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Deferred Compensation ,
Enron ,
Excise Tax ,
Section 409A ,
Stock Options ,
Tax Cuts ,
Tax Deductions ,
Tax Exempt Entities ,
Tax Exemptions ,
Tax Loopholes ,
Tax Rates ,
Tax Reform ,
Tax Revenues ,
Trump Administration
Matt Steinberg welcomes EEOC Commissioner Chai Feldblum for the second half of their wide-ranging conversation where Matt and Commissioner Feldblum discuss federal protection of employment-related LGBT rights, how the DOJ’s...more
10/27/2017
/ Age Discrimination ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
EEO-1 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Equality Act ,
Gender Identity ,
Hate Crimes ,
LGBTQ ,
Pay Data ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Pay Gap ,
SCOTUS ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Sexual Orientation ,
Sexual Stereotyping ,
Strategic Enforcement Plan ,
Title VII ,
Transgender
Amidst seemingly endless sexual harassment headlines, Matt Steinberg welcomes EEOC Commissioner, Chai Feldblum, to discuss the "Superstar Harasser" epidemic. The discussion will explore what companies can do to prevent and...more
10/26/2017
/ Best Practices ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Culture ,
Cost-Benefit Analysis ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Federal Agency Taskforce ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
Popular ,
Public Policy ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Supervisors ,
Surveys ,
Termination ,
Workplace Harassment Guidance ,
Young Lawyers
Matt Steinberg welcomes Humanyze CEO, Ben Waber, to discuss the growing science around people analytics—the “big data” underlying day-to-day workplace interactions.
Matt and Ben discuss how technology (e.g., ‘next-gen’...more
10/9/2017
/ Analytics ,
Big Data ,
Bluetooth ,
Call Centers ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Data Mining ,
Data Reporting ,
Digital Communications ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Productivity ,
Workplace Communication ,
Workplace Privacy
Matt welcomes Leigh Ollman, Director of AkermanX. Leigh drives the firm’s innovation initiatives with a special focus on R&D and social impact. In this episode, Leigh and Matt discuss how to build successful corporate...more
Matt welcomes Law360 Senior Employment Reporter, Vin Guerreri, to discuss legal journalism in today's "Twitter culture." Topics include the importance of thought diversity and balanced content, the types of employment cases...more
Matt welcomes prominent members of the NYC Plaintiff’s bar and mother-daughter guest team Laurie Berke-Weiss and Alex Berke to discuss the recent proliferation of state and local paid family leave statutes; paid family and...more
Matt welcomes colleagues Ray Berti and Becky Barrett to discuss the sudden proliferation of “Fair Workweek” laws, which are designed to ensure that workers have predictable schedules and paychecks, and “comp time” -- the...more
Matt welcomes Claire McTaggart, founder of job-matching technology platform SquarePeg, to discuss the increased role of tech and predictive modeling in the area of human resources and talent acquisition; the importance of...more
Matt welcomes Victoria Lipnic, Acting Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), for a wide-ranging discussion regarding Chair Lipnic’s personal and professional background, the expansion of employers’...more
In a recent Fifth District Court of Appeal's case in Florida (5th DCA), the court confirmed the age old maxim that the allegations of the complaint control the analysis when evaluating a motion to dismiss a complaint. ...more
Matt welcomes Angela Corridan, Director of Labor & Employment Law for JetBlue Airways Corporation, and Ron Palmese, General Counsel for Shake Shack, to generally discuss both employees' and employer's increased social and...more
Matt welcomes women's rights advocate and civil rights lawyer Jack Tuckner for a discussion on the wide range of pregnancy-related discrimination claims, including the "holy trinity" of pregnancy, gender, and disability...more
Matt welcomes back Akerman employee benefits guru Beth Alcalde to decode the rhetoric and discuss practical insights surrounding the newly-proposed "American Health Care Act" and what it could mean for employers if passed....more
David Lopez served as EEOC General Counsel from 2010 to 2016 (the longest tenure of any EEOC General Counsel). In this episode, Matt and David explore a myriad of topics, including EEOC litigation and enforcement...more
Matt welcomes BNP Paribas NYC Senior Employment Counsel Thomas Mullins and Akerman Los Angeles Partner Rachel Schumacher (covering both coasts!) to discuss disability discrimination trends and the potential next wave of...more
Matt and Beth return to discuss the "repeal and replace" debate (and help separate fact from fiction), practical insights about the Trump administration's Department of Health and Human Services and Centers for Medicare and...more
Matt welcomes his colleague Beth Alcalde to discuss Obamacare – stripped of political rhetoric. In the first of this two-part podcast, Matt and Beth discuss the ACA's operational functionality, ways in which it succeeded,...more
Matt welcomes EEOC Chief Analyst Kelly Trindel, Ph. D., to discuss employers' use of Big Data (for better or worse) in various phases of the employment relationship, potential disparate impact risks, the overlay between Big...more
Matt welcomes Doug Wigdor to discuss his perspective on employment litigation trends, the potential spike in sexual harassment litigation, other post-election fallout, non-employment discrimination lawsuits, and the tragic...more