employment law – Michael S Oswald, Chartered

By Michael S. Oswald, Chartered January 6, 2021January 6, 2021

Employers: Do You Understand Your Duty of Religious Accommodation?

What Does “Discrimination in Employment” Mean?

I suspect most people know that it is illegal for employers to engage in several forms of workplace discrimination.

By Michael S. Oswald, Chartered December 17, 2020December 17, 2020

Seven Great Reasons to Write Great Job Descriptions

Here’s a Recap of the First Six Reasons to Write Great Job Descriptions.

By Michael S. Oswald, Chartered December 10, 2020December 10, 2020

Are Your Telework Policies Ready for the New Year?

I often quote my friend Eric B. Meyer of The Employer Handbook when I’m writing about employment law.

By Michael S. Oswald, Chartered December 2, 2020December 2, 2020

Employers: Do You Understand Your Duties to Our Veterans?

A recent post by my friend Eric B. Meyer on his The Employer Handbook prompted me to make sure I understood an employer’s duties to our military veterans.

By Michael S. Oswald, Chartered October 8, 2020October 8, 2020

COVID Intentional Tort Class Action Suits

Intentional Tort Suits – Coming Soon? In my 9/10/20 post Don’t Get Complacent About COVID Lawsuit Immunity Laws, I spelled out some of the limits on those laws. I also … Continue reading COVID Intentional Tort Class Action Suits

By Michael S. Oswald, Chartered September 17, 2020

Engaging Employees to Protecting Your Trade Secrets

Once you have figured out what your company’s trade secrets are, it is vital to engage your employees in the effort to protect them from improper use or disclosure.

By Michael S. Oswald, Chartered August 5, 2020August 5, 2020

Is COVID-19 Putting Your Trade Secrets at Risk?

Working from Home and an Economic Downturn Are Creating a Perfect Storm for Increased Theft of Trade Secrets.

By Michael S. Oswald, Chartered June 17, 2020June 17, 2020

How to be Generous as a Company

Why be Generous as a Company?

One of my key take-aways from the Morgan Lewis law firm’s webinar on The Fourth Industrial Revolution is that there is a growing recognition that company culture is a business strategy issue.

By Michael S. Oswald, Chartered June 3, 2020June 2, 2020

Optimizing the Multi-Generational Workforce

Helping Employers Optimize the Multi-Generational Workforce.

Several law firms have provided excellent Continuing Legal Ed programs in response to COVID19. Morgan Lewis https://www.morganlewis.com/ is one of those firms.