Join Jen Shaw every Wednesday morning for insightful commentary about legal developments, discussions with special guests, and much, much more. Listen to past podcasts here!
In this episode, Jen discusses a recent California court decision upholding meal period waivers and explains how to make them enforceable.
In this episode, Jen summarizes the Private Attorneys General Act and its role in wage-hour claims.
In this episode, Jen reviews the laws applicable to hiring minors.
In this episode, Jen explains the steps you should take when Immigration and Customs Enforcement comes knocking.
In this episode, Jen discusses how to manage employees who refuse to meet performance expectations.
In this episode, Jen discusses why employers should update their EEO compliance training.
In this episode, Jen describes the key steps to conducting a Form I-9 audit and why you should start today.
In this episode, Jen talks about compensation equity and why pay scales never tell the full story.
In this episode, Jen reviews the EEOC's new guidance regarding “unlawful” DEI programs.
In this episode, Jen provides some best practices for avoiding liability related to leaves of absence and reasonable accommodations.
In this episode, Jen explains the value of wage-hour audits.
In this episode, Jen reminds employers why they should not follow the new administration's termination practices.
In this episode, Jen and Shaw Law Group attorney Kris Lopez bring listeners up to speed on the legal status of DEI programs.
In this episode, Jen reviews the legal protections for California employees' political activities.
In this episode, Jen helps employers understand how to navigate the new administration's immigration crackdown.
In this episode, Jen discusses the impact of Trump's DEI executive order.
In this episode, Jen explains the practical implications of the new administration's executive order on “gender ideology.”
In this episode, Jen discusses the new California law related to time off for crime victims and another mandatory paid sick leave expansion.
In this episode, Jen challenges many of the traditional assumptions about investigation “best practices.”
In this episode, Jen surveys the current state of protections for employees who engage in union activities.
In this episode, Jen suggests several HR resolutions to make 2025 a great year at work!
In this episode, Jen discusses her year-end checklist to ensure you are prepared for 2025.
In this episode, Jen addresses new state pay transparency laws and the complications they create for remote workers.
In this episode, Jen discusses state and national trends regarding employee meetings and union protections, even for non-union workers.
In this Thanksgiving week episode, Jen reminds us about the magic of employee appreciation.
In this episode, Jen explains why you need to be careful administering modified duty programs.
In this episode, Jen summarizes the new employment laws for 2025 and how to get ready!
In this episode, Jen and Shaw Law Group policy guru Julia Melnicoe Insel discuss the best practices for drafting employee handbooks and manuals.
In this episode, Jen helps us understand how artificial intelligence is affecting HR professionals and why you must leverage it.
In this episode, Jen explains the term “glossing” and how it contributes to disengagement and dissatisfaction at work.
In this episode Jen examines why so many employers are requiring office etiquette training.
In this episode, Jen provides key guidance on how to handle employees who are in crisis.
In this episode, Jen discusses violence in the workplace and the best practices for prevention.
In this episode, Jen reminds us why compliant policies and procedures are critical to avoiding employment law liability.
In this episode, Jen encourage HR professionals to do what is right, no matter what.
In this episode, Jen discusses the pros and cons of reviewing social media as part of the hiring process.
In this episode, Shaw Law Group attorney Brooke Kozak joins Jen to discuss Tik Tok's impact on the workplace.
In this episode, Jen addresses the meaning of the term “DEI hire,” and why it has no place at work (or anywhere else!).
In this episode, Jen discusses what constitutes “retaliation” under California law, and how to avoid getting sued for it.
In this episode, Jen reminds us why EEO compliance training is not just something to cross off our “to do” list.
In this episode, Jen offers some important insights for workplace investigators.
In this episode, Jen explains why leaders must learn to say “no.”
In this episode, Jen provides a roadmap for addressing reasonable accommodations requests.
In this episode, Jen provides a roadmap for addressing leaves of absence.
In this episode, Jen addresses the legal requirements applicable to your employees' itemized wage statements.
In this episode, Jen discusses two bills Governor Newsom signed this week to make PAGA claims easier to defend and not so much of a nightmare for employers!
In this episode, Jen discusses why employers need to care more about complying with applicable wage-hour laws.
In this episode, Jen is joined by Greg Valenza, her former law partner and fellow pink thinker for a discussion of all things employment law. Do not miss this one!
In this episode, Jen analyzes AB 2751, which would require employers to allow employees to “disconnect” during non-work hours.
In this episode, Jen discusses the California Supreme Court's new decision in Naranjo v. Spectrum Security Services, Inc. regarding Labor Code section 226 penalties.
In this episode, Jen explains “reproductive loss” leave and our obligations as employers.
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