Episodes

  • Crossover Episode - ChatGPT, AI and HR

    Crossover Episode - ChatGPT, AI and HR
    May 10 2023
    On this crossover episode, Vorys At Work Podcast host Chaz Billington, a labor and employment partner in the Vorys Cleveland office, joins Vorys IP Podcast guest host Mike Messinger, an IP partner in the Vorys Washington, D.C. office, to discuss the new generative AI tools from an HR perspective. The two also cover best practices for using these new tools.
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    21 mins
  • OSHA Vaccine Mandate Special Episode

    OSHA Vaccine Mandate Special Episode
    Dec 8 2021
    In special edition of the Vorys at Work Podcast, we present a previously recorded webinar which focused on the OSHA’s Private-Sector Vaccination/Testing Mandate. Vorys Partner and host Chaz Billington introduces the episode as well and provides recent updates to the emergency temporary standard (ETS). Throughout this episode Vorys labor and employment attorneys from our COVID-19 task force will discuss how the ETS will impact your business and the legal challenges you may face with the new requirements and will also address the rule issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requiring workers at Medicare and Medicaid participating facilities to be vaccinated.
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    1 hr and 33 mins
  • Interview with a Plaintiff’s Attorney: Advice from the Other Side of the Pleading

    Interview with a Plaintiff’s Attorney: Advice from the Other Side of the Pleading
    Jul 20 2021
    In this edition of the Vorys at Work Podcast, Vorys Partner Chaz Billington is joined by Granovsky & Sundaresh Co-Founder, Alex Granovsky. As a member of the plaintiffs’ bar, Alex provides his unique perspective on common issues, procedures and practices seen in the world employment law today. The conversation touches on topics including recent developments in Ohio employment legislation, mediation strategies, typical employee grievances and more.
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    31 mins
  • Ohio’s Tidal Wave of Employment Litigation and How to Prepare

    Ohio’s Tidal Wave of Employment Litigation and How to Prepare
    Apr 23 2021
    Employers large and small in Ohio have been caught up in a tidal wave of employment litigation following an overhaul of the state’s employment discrimination laws. Join Chaz Billington, partner in Vorys’ labor and employment group, and Angela Simmons, associate general counsel for Parker-Hannifin Corporation, as they discuss best practices to help your organization prepare to defend itself after being sued. For employers unfamiliar with employment litigation, this episode will provide a checklist of critical steps to take after being sued. For employers familiar with employment litigation, this episode will provide best practices and protocols for saving time and defense costs. Related publications: The Employment Litigation Tidal Wave: Critical Steps Employers Need to Take After Being Sued (April 19, 2021): https://www.vorys.com/publications-2910.html Ohio Enacts Important Changes to the Civil Rights Law (January 14, 2021): https://www.vorys.com/publications-2845.html
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    46 mins
  • Data Privacy Important with Employees Working From Home Amid COVID-19

    Data Privacy Important with Employees Working From Home Amid COVID-19
    Apr 14 2020
    As lockdowns continue across the country, employers face new coronavirus-related legal developments seemingly every day. But in addition to all the new legislation in the CARES Act and elsewhere, compliance with other long-established regulations is still critically important. Among those fundamental requirements, work--related privacy rules are among the most significant. Privacy restrictions that existed long before the pandemic apply now more than ever, with potentially devastating consequences for mistakes. In this episode of the "Vorys at Work" podcast, Lisa Pierce Reisz, a partner in the Vorys privacy group, joins Podcast Host Jackie Ford to provide an overview of some of the most important privacy issues employers are now facing and offer practical advice for staying ahead of them. To see all of Vorys' resources and content around the COVID-19 pandemic, visit www.vorys.com/coronavirus
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    28 mins
  • Special Episode: Vorys on Call: Coronavirus

    Special Episode: Vorys on Call: Coronavirus
    Mar 20 2020
    In this special episode of “Vorys at Work,” we feature a recording of a program called "Vorys on Call: Coronavirus." This was program presented on Thursday, March 19, 2020, by Vorys attorneys from several practice areas and disciplines. The attorneys came together to share their considerations as businesses navigate the business and legal-related issues tied to COVID-19. To learn more about the Families First Coronavirus Response Act(FFCRA) provisions mentioned in this episode that impact employers, click here: https://www.vorys.com/publications-2520.html To learn more about the FFCRA provisions that impact health care providers, click here: https://www.vorys.com/publications-2522.html To see all of Vorys' resources and content around the COVID-19 pandemic, click here: https://www.vorys.com/coronavirus
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Gender Identity & Expression in the Workplace

    Gender Identity & Expression in the Workplace
    Dec 3 2019
    In this episode of “Vorys at Work,” Jackie Ford talks with the executive director of Equality Ohio, Alana Jochum, for practical advice about accommodating various aspects of gender expression in the workplace. Equality Ohio advocates and educates to achieve fair treatment and equal opportunity for all Ohioans regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity or expression. To learn more about Equality Ohio, visit their website here: https://www.equalityohio.org/.
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    24 mins
  • You've Got a Secret: HR's Role in Trade Secret Protection

    You've Got a Secret: HR's Role in Trade Secret Protection
    Jul 25 2019
    Everyone, everywhere, has secrets. And when those secrets are important to your business, it’s critical that you protect them from disclosure, neglect, and outright theft. In this episode of “Vorys at Work,” Jackie Ford talks with Vorys Partner Carey Jordan about some of the most common and serious trade secret issues employers should be aware of and how to protect these critical company assets.
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    18 mins