The NCAA's Recent Q&A Document: Clues on What NIL Enforcement Will Look Like Post-House — Highway to NIL Podcast
The Labor Law Insider: NLRB Does a U-Turn on Make-Whole Settlement Remedies, Part II
The Labor Law Insider: NLRB Does a U-Turn on Make-Whole Settlement Remedies, Part I
Compliance into the Weeds: Boeing, a NPA and the End of Monitors
House Final Settlement Hearing: Key Insights and Future Implications for NIL — Highway to NIL Podcast
What is the House v. NCAA settlement and how does this ruling affect college sports?
Episode 302 -- Matt Stankiewicz on DOJ's Massive Criminal Settlement with Cryptocurrency Exchange Binance and its CEO Changpeng Zhao
State AG Pulse | AGs to Forever Chemicals Cos: We Want More Money and We Want It Now
Settlement Agreement Update Between the DOJ and Meta - The Consumer Finance Podcast
California Employment News: The Erosion of Confidentiality Clauses in Settlement Agreements
Mediating Complex Insurance Coverage Disputes Series Part 4 - How to Seal the Deal
#WorkforceWednesday: NLRB Outlook, NY Whistleblower Protections Take Effect, DOJ to Focus on Cyber-Fraud - Employment Law This Week®
What Will Happen at My Mediation?
VIDEO: Update on Third Party Workers’ Compensation Settlements in Pennsylvania
Episode 119 -- The Ericsson FCPA Settlement
Episode 118 -- Update on OFAC Enforcement and Lessons Learned
Episode 117 -- FCPA Update: Samsung FCPA Settlement; Braskem Former CEO Indicted; Transport CEO Convicted after Trial
II-35- The New Sexual Harassment Training/Policy Requirements in New York State and New York City
[WEBINAR] Labor & Employment Law: What Changed in 2017
II-26 – Superbowl Concerns, Tax Reform/MeToo, Restrictive Covenant Crimes, and Expanded Religious Discrimination Theories
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