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Workplace Wake-Up with Jen Shaw — 253 episodes · page 1 of 3
When Workplace Drama Turns Dangerous
The EEOC Has Changed Direction: Are Your Policies Keeping Up?
No Robo-Bosses: California’s New Rules for AI at Work
What’s Actually in the Personnel File? Employee Records Requests
You’re Late Again: Attendance Problems Without the Lawsuit
Wait—Are You Recording This? Secret Recordings in the Workplace
Privileged—or Not? Attorney-Client Privilege at Work
Back to Basics: Employment Law 101 in 15 Minutes!
The Five-Minute Employment Law Checkup
2026 Midyear Employment Law Update: What California Employers Need to Know
You Don’t Need More Employment Law Information
What New Labor Relations Professionals Need to Know (and Veterans Should Remember)
The Documentation Advantage: Protecting Good Decisions Before They Become Lawsuits
The First 24 Hours: Responding to Employee Complaints the Right Way
Is Arbitration the Right Choice for Your Workplace?
Watch Your Language: The Legal Limits of English-Only Rules
Beyond the Written Plan: Workplace Violence Prevention That Actually Works
Defamation Risks in the Workplace: References, Complaints, Investigations, and California’s New Protection
Politics at Work: What California Employers Can and Can’t Control
When a Resignation Becomes a Lawsuit: Constructive Discharge in California
Associational Discrimination: When an Employee’s Relationship Creates Employer Risk
Employment References: Handle with Care
When the Harasser Isn’t an Employee: Investigation Strategies for California Employers
Cell Phone Reimbursement: The Compliance Trap You Can Fix
Last Chance Agreements Done Right
Contreras v. Green Thumb: When Being Wrong Still Wins
Investigations Under Pressure: Getting It Right When It Matters Most
AI-Drafted Complaints: A New Workplace Reality
Bereavement Leave: It’s Not About Good Intentions
Should You—or Shouldn’t You? Providing Employment References in California
Arrested — Now What? The Fair Chance Act and Hiring in 2026
Payroll is Not a Defense: Regular Rate Mistakes That Trigger Lawsuits
Handcuffs in Disguise: The Stay-or-Pay Agreements That Could Cost You
You Stay Out of Court Long Before There’s a Lawsuit
The Leader is the Risk: How Small Decisions Turn into Big Problems
Top 10 Lessons from the EmployersLawyer 2026 Employment Law Update Webinar
When the News Comes to Work: ICE, Minneapolis, and Managing Political Conversations in California Workplaces
$103 Million and Counting: When Workplace Statistics Convince a Jury
Why You Must Update Your Employee Handbooks Every Year
Managing Employee Leaves in California Without Getting Sued
Employment Law Trends to Watch This Year
A Few Thoughts About the New “Know Your Rights Act” Notice
California Employment Law in the New Year: Your Tasks for Day One
Unpaid Wage Judgments: Penalties Triple Under SB 261
Cal-WARN 2.0: New Layoff Notice Obligations (SB 617)
Pay Equity 2.0: California Expands Transparency Rules (SB 642)
Goodbye, Stay-or-Pay: The End of Retention Repayment Agreements (AB 692)
Know Your Rights: California’s New Annual Notice Requirement (SB 294)
Performance Reviews That Work—And Keep You Out of Court
Workplace Violence Prevention: The Clock Is Ticking
Politics, Protests, and the Workplace: What Employers Can—and Can’t—Do
The Problem With “Nice”: How Kindness Can Complicate Leadership
Leave Laws on the Rise: Sick Leave, CFRA, and Paid Family Leave Updates
Pay Transparency Rules: Posting Ranges and Reporting Pay Data
Cannabis at Work: Navigating California’s New Protections
Remote Work as a Reasonable Accommodation
Title IX Investigations and Interviewing Children
The Rise of Retaliation Claims: What’s Driving Them and How to Respond
Investigations Under Pressure: Getting It Right When It Really Counts
When Personal Lives Cross Professional Lines
The New Face of DEI: Compliance vs. Culture
Documentation Disasters: How to Write It Right (and Avoid Legal Nightmares)
What Keeps You Up at Night? Top Wage-Hour Traps for 2025
From Feedback to Fallout: How to Deliver Performance Reviews Without Creating Legal Risk
When Employees Behave Badly: Accountability Without Breaking the Law
Ghosting, Gaslighting, and Gen Z: New Workplace Behaviors, Old Legal Risks
Resignations, Rage Quits, and Retaliation: What Counts as Protected Conduct?
After the Supreme Court Speaks: What 2025’s Decisions Mean for Employers
The ‘Soft Quit’ Epidemic: Can You Discipline Disengagement?
AI at Work: Who’s Liable When the Algorithm Discriminates?
How to Avoid the Top 10 Wage-Hour Mistakes
Summer Perks for “Good” Employees
Yes, Annual Workplace Violence Prevention Training is Required!
The Return-to-Office Mandate for State Employees
How to Create Enforceable Meal Period Waivers
What IS the Private Attorneys General Act?
Summer is Coming! Rules for Hiring Minors
An Action Plan for ICE Visits
Reluctant Employees: Time to Say “Goodbye”?
Your EEO Compliance Training is Probably Stale
Audit Your Form I-9s Before It’s Too Late
Compensation Equity and Pay Scales
Understanding the EEOC’s New Guidance on DEI Programs
Yes…Leaves of Absence and Reasonable Accommodations AGAIN!
Why You Must Audit Wage-Hour Compliance
Lessons Learned from Trump’s Employee Termination Practices
More About DEI…
Politics at Work
Immigration Compliance After January 20
Is DEI Dead?
What Does Trump’s EEO Executive Order Mean?
More Time Off Protections for Qualified Employees
A Different Spin on Internal Investigations
A New Era for Union Organizing
Key HR Resolutions for 2025
End-of-Year Tune Up!
The Gift that Never Stops Giving: Pay Transparency for Remote Workers
A Wrinkle in Time: “Captive Audience Meetings”
A Little Gratitude Goes a Long Way!
The Risks of Modified Duty Programs