Host Tom Godar welcomes to the show Husch Blackwell partner Jon Anderson for the second installment of a two-part conversation with Howard Bellman, a fixture in the world of dispute resolution for many decades who has helped...more
Host Tom Godar welcomes back to the show Husch Blackwell attorney Mary-Ann Czak for the second installment of a two-part discussion on a recently published memorandum from William Cowen, Acting General Counsel of the National...more
6/26/2025
/ Biden Administration ,
Employee Rights ,
Employment Litigation ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Labor Relations ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Trump Administration ,
Unfair Labor Practices ,
Unions
Host Tom Godar welcomes back Husch Blackwell attorney Mary-Ann Czak for a two-part discussion on a recently published memorandum from William Cowen, acting general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). The...more
Host Tom Godar welcomes Husch Blackwell colleague Adam Doerr back to the show for the second and final part of a conversation exploring how organized labor has approached the early days of Trump 2.0. In this episode, Tom and...more
Host Tom Godar welcomes Husch Blackwell colleague Adam Doerr to the show for a two-part episode to discuss how organized labor has approached the early days of Trump 2.0. Among other actions, the administration dismissed the...more
Husch Blackwell’s Tracy Wolf and Rufino Gaytán continue their engaging discussion with Labor Law Insider host Tom Godar regarding changes being initiated at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) under the Trump...more
The firing of National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo—and the rescission of many of the policies initiated under the Biden administration—is just the start of the new administration’s overhaul of labor...more
Labor Law Insider host Tom Godar is joined by Husch Blackwell attorneys Mary-Ann Czak and Rufino Gaytán in Part II of our post-election analysis of labor law and policy.
The Insiders discuss anticipated Trump administration...more
Husch Blackwell attorneys Mary-Ann Czak and Rufino Gaytán join Labor Law Insider host Tom Godar in a post-election analysis of anticipated policy changes in connection with the incoming Trump administration.
The National...more
11/22/2024
/ Biden Administration ,
Employment Policies ,
Labor Reform ,
Labor Regulations ,
Labor Relations ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Trump Administration ,
Unfair Labor Practices ,
Union Elections ,
Unions
Husch Blackwell partner Tyler Paetkau joins Labor Law Insider host Tom Godar to discuss the latest assault on non-compete agreements and their various iterations. While an August 2024 district court order enjoined the Federal...more
In Part II of this exclusive Labor Law Insider podcast, former National Labor Relations Board Assistant Regional Director Rebecca Dormon continues to share her story of becoming a whistleblower against the federal agency she...more
The Labor Law Insider is excited to share this episode, an exclusive interview with Rebecca Dormon, former assistant regional director of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Region 15, as she shares her story for the...more
Labor Law Insiders Trecia Moore, Megann McManus, and Terry Potter continue their discussion with Labor Law Insider host Tom Godar regarding remedies the National Labor Relations Board is trying to impose for unfair labor...more
Labor Law Insider host Tom Godar engages in a lively discussion with guests Trecia Moore, Megann McManus, and Terry Potter regarding remedies in matters involving unfair labor practice charges. The centerpiece of our...more
Labor Law Insider host Tom Godar continues his engaging conversation with Insiders Mary-Ann Czak and Terry Potter as they assess the challenges employers face from numerous recent policy reversals offered by the National...more
Labor Law Insider host Tom Godar challenges his guests, Mary-Ann Czak and Terry Potter, with real-life scenarios gathered from client interactions over the past several months. These scenarios help highlight the fundamental...more
Legendary basketball player Magic Johnson said, “The only thing that matters is the score.”
Well, the score is 13 to 2, considering the votes for a union representing the Dartmouth College men’s basketball team. For college...more
This episode of the Labor Law Insider concludes our discussion on the changes wrought by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in 2023 and their implications for employers in 2024 and beyond. Adam Doerr and Rufino Gaytán...more
Labor Law Insider veterans Adam Doerr and Rufino Gaytán join host Tom Godar to discuss the impact of the National Labor Relations Board’s 2023 decisions. How does the Cemex decision, encouraging union representation without...more
Husch Blackwell partners Tom O’Day and Tyler Paetkau join Labor Law Insider host Tom Godar in Part II of this discussion of the impact of new Cemex decision by the NLRB. Suddenly, minor violations of the National Labor...more
In Part I of this discussion, Husch Blackwell partners Tom O’Day and Tyler Paetkau join Labor Law Insider host Tom Godar to analyze the NLRB’s Cemex decision, which announced a radical new framework for determining when...more
Our downloadable report, Legal Insights for Manufacturing, explores how the business, legal, and regulatory framework is evolving—and will evolve—to address the large generational shifts taking place. This year, our report...more
11/2/2023
/ Acquisitions ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Chief Compliance Officers ,
Complex Corporate Transactions ,
Copyright ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Customs ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) ,
Financial Crimes ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
FTEs ,
Global Economy ,
Greenwashing ,
International Trade ,
Know Your Customers ,
Labor Relations ,
Manufacturers ,
Marketing ,
Mergers ,
Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 (MoCRA) ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
OSHA ,
PFAS ,
Price Inflation ,
Section 7 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Self-Disclosure Requirements ,
Skilled Laborers ,
Strict Product Liability ,
Supply Chain ,
Union Elections ,
USPTO ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) ,
Voluntary Disclosure ,
Wage and Hour ,
White Collar Crimes ,
Workplace Safety
On August 2, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) issued its anticipated ruling in Stericycle, Inc., reversing the Trump-era Boeing decision that famously implemented a three-category test for...more
Labor Law Insider host Tom Godar continues to explore the nexus of labor issues and higher education with veteran labor lawyer Tyler Paetkau of Husch Blackwell’s Labor & Employment group and Jason Montgomery a member of Husch...more
Host Tom Godar is joined by two special guests, Tyler Paetkau and Jason Montgomery, for a special Higher Education edition of the Labor Law Insider. In this first part of a two-part podcast, the panel takes on two recent and...more
7/18/2023
/ Affirmative Action ,
Biden Administration ,
College Admissions ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Educational Institutions ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
NCAA ,
NLRB ,
Race Discrimination ,
SCOTUS ,
Student Athletes ,
Student Loans ,
Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard College ,
Unions ,
Universities