Take It or Leave It
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Take It or Leave It
Take It or Leave It is the only law firm podcast focused exclusively on workplace leaves, absence management, and accommodations. Hosts Meg Toth and Josh Seidman, Employment attorneys and co-leaders of Seyfarth’s Leaves of Absence Management and Accommodations team, explore the latest legal developm...
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Episode 44: AI and Absences: Ethics and Boundaries in Leaves and Accommodations
For this forward-looking episode, host Josh Seidman continues the conversation with Bryon Bass, CEO of the Disability Management Employer Coalition (D...
Episode 43: AI and Absences: The Future of Leave Management
In this episode of Take It or Leave It, host Josh Seidman kicks off a two-part series exploring the intersection of artificial intelligence and manage...
Episode 42: Enhancing Leave and Accommodation Policies for the Realities of Today’s Workforce
In this episode of Take It or Leave It, host Josh Seidman sits down again with Jim Jantz from Marsh McLennan Agency to explore how lawmakers and emplo...
Episode 41: FMLA, ADA, and PWFA - A Manager’s Guide to Compliance and Communication
In this episode of Take It or Leave It, host Josh Seidman sits down with Jim Jantz, a leave and disability compliance expert from Marsh McLennan Agenc...
Episode 40: Benefits Breakdown: What SHRM’s 2024 Survey Says About Leave, PTO, and Flexible Work
In this milestone 40th episode of Take It or Leave It, host Josh Seidman dives into the 2024 SHRM Employee Benefits Survey with special guest Daniel S...
Episode 39: A Deep Dive into Connecticut Paid Family Medical Leave and Future Trends
In this second episode of our Take It or Leave It two parter, host Josh Seidman explores how Connecticut Paid Leave, the state’s paid family medical l...
Episode 38: From Launch to Growth: Exploring Connecticut Paid Family Medical Leave
In this first episode of a Take It or Leave It two-parter, host Josh Seidman takes a deep dive into Connecticut Paid Leave, the state’s mandatory paid...
Episode 37: The PWFA Playbook: Initial Enforcement Activity and Employer Compliance Takeaways
In this episode, host Josh Seidman sits down with Christina Meddin to explore the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) and its requirements for employ...
Episode 36: Leave is in the Air – Part 2: State Leave Trends and Caregiving Considerations
Last month, Michelle Feit and Jesse Matton from the National Partnership for Women & Families sat down with host Josh Seidman on Take It or Leave It E...
Episode 35: Leave is in the Air – Part 1: From the Olympics to Benchmarking to Capitol Hill
Every four years, the Olympics captivates the nation with thrilling achievements and stunning successes in competitive athletics. There might not be m...
Episode 34: Revisiting PTO Exchange and Employee Options for Paid Leave
Two years ago, in Episode 7 of Take It or Leave It, Rob Whalen joined the program to discuss alternative options employers can offer to their employee...
Episode 33: Exploring the EEOC’s Final Regulation on the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
At long last the EEOC has issued its final regulation and interpretive guidance on the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), providing employers with...
Episode 32: Congressional Developments on Paid Leave and Opportunity for Progress – Part 2
The snow has finally stopped since Part 1 of our Congressional Developments series, and spring is just around the corner. We've made the time change t...
Episode 31: Six Months of Oregon Paid Family Medical Leave: A Discussion with Karen Humelbaugh
Six months ago, in September 2023, the Oregon paid family and medical leave program, known as Paid Leave Oregon, officially went “live” and began prov...
Episode 30: Congressional Developments on Paid Leave and Opportunity for Progress – Part 1
Winter's snow hasn't stopped yet, but 2024 is already proving to be a busy year for the paid family and medical leave landscape at the federal level....
Episode 29: Taking on 2024 as We Leave 2023
2023 saw unprecedented change in the Leave Law landscape, with multiple states and localities enacting new leave laws and others rolling out major ame...
Episode 28: Colorado Paid Family Medical Leave Rings in 2024 - A Discussion with Tracy Marshall
New Year’s 2024 is just around the corner, and with it comes a host of major new Paid Leave Law programs launching across the country. Perhaps most im...
Episode 27: Exploring Disability and Family Leave as Classes of Insurance
The many layers of the leave law world can sometimes feel, well endless. In this important episode of Take it or Leave It, we explore one specific lay...
Episode 26: Sick Leave is Here to Stay – A 10 Year “If Pain, Yes Gain” Retrospective
10 years ago to the day, we published our first “If Pain, Yes Gain” paid sick leave article. Over the last decade, this article series has grown to m...
Episode 25: Polling of Non-Working Americans and the Importance of Paid Leave
Effects of strong paid leave policies can be hard to quantify. Luckily, there’s an organization attempting to do just that, asking questions to examin...
Episode 24: Accommodations Under the New Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
On this episode of the Take It or Leave It Podcast, Seyfarth attorneys Josh Seidman and Debbie Caplan discuss the new Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (P...
Episode 23: What's Old Is New Again – Religious Accommodations Post-Groff v. DeJoy
When Take It or Leave It first launched in 2021, our first topic was religious accommodations for the Covid vaccine. The Supreme Court's decision in G...
Take It or Leave It Episode 22: 2023 State & Local Paid Leave Legislative Activity & Developments
Paid leave laws continue to evolve and expand in states and localities across the country. The country’s many paid leave patchworks continue to blosso...
Episode 21: USERRA and Military Leave
In honor of Memorial Day and Military Appreciation Month, this Take It or Leave It episode discusses the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemploymen...
Episode 20: New Opportunities: A Look Ahead to What’s on the Horizon
In a bittersweet 20th episode, we wish a fond farewell to cohost Meg Toth as she moves on from Seyfarth. We celebrate her part in getting Take It Or L...
Episode 19: A Look at Bereavement Leave and Granting Time Off to Grieve
Bereavement leave isn’t talked about as much as certain other types of paid leave, but it is equally important and gaining traction in several states....
Episode 18: Illinois About to Join the Paid Leave Patchwork With New “Any Reason” Paid Leave Law
Illinois is about to become one of three states with a mandatory paid leave law, requiring employers to provide employees with paid leave that can be...
Episode 17: Happy 30th Birthday, FMLA!
In this episode of “Take It or Leave It,” co-hosts Josh Seidman and Meg Toth are joined by special guest and FMLA-expert, Ellen McLaughlin to celebrat...
Episode 16: What Are You Doing New Year’s Leave? Nationwide Leave Developments Year End Wrap Up
With the New Year upon us comes a bevy of new leave laws and trends on the horizon, and the opportunity to reflect on all the happenings of 2022. Thro...
Episode 15: California Dreaming of Leave Laws - 2022 Reflections and 2023 Considerations
With 2022 drawing to a rapid close, it is important to remember that California laws are unique and ever-changing, especially in the leave of absence...
Episode 14: Time Off to Vote
With midterm elections in full force and voting to begin this week, it is important for employers to understand state and local voting leave laws that...
Episode 13: Absence Management Software: A Discussion with Lynne Sousa of Majesco
Managing employee leaves of absence carries a plethora of legal and practical challenges, especially in light of the many types of paid and unpaid lea...
Episode 12: Legal Considerations and Trends for Parental Leave Policies
During this episode of “Take It or Leave It,” co-hosts Josh Seidman and Meg Toth discuss important legal considerations and trends that they have been...
Episode 11: Managing Leaves and Accommodations for Employees Working Under a U.S. Work Visa
An employee’s visa status is not usually top of mind for employers when managing leaves of absence and accommodations, but for many important reasons,...
Episode 10: ADA and FMLA Back to Basics and Beyond
Understanding leaves of absence and accommodations in the United States generally begins with the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and Amer...
Episode 9: Paid Leave Legislative Update with Dillon Clair of The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC)
With the patchwork of paid leave laws that have been cropping up across the country for many years now, including paid family leave, paid sick leave,...
Episode 8: COVID-19 Paid Leave Mandates
Employers have now been dealing with the realities and impact of COVID-19 for two years. A major part of that reality for many companies has been and...
Episode 7: A New Take on PTO: A Discussion with Rob Whalen, CEO of PTO Exchange
When employers think about how to handle their employees’ earned, unused paid time off some traditional options come to mind. They include forfeiture...
Episode 6: Best Practices and Legal Considerations for Unlimited Paid Time Off Policies in the U.S.
During the last episode of “Take It or Leave It” we discussed the concept of “Unlimited” paid time off (PTO) for employees at an international level....
Episode 5: Beyond the US — International Unlimited Paid Time Off Considerations
“Unlimited” paid time off (PTO) policies are contemplated by many U.S. employers as a way of providing a generous leave benefit to certain groups of e...