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Vlogs

09/23/2026

APAC AI Vlog Series: Hawaii — AI Legal Issues for Employers

114: In this APAC AI Vlog, Sam Sneed (ES&A / Hawaii) surveys AI legal issues for Hawaii employers in September 2026 — from the state's deepfake ban and bias and surveillance risk in a unionized workforce to new AI-companion disclosure rules and the open question over the non-compete ban for AI developers — and shares three steps for adopting AI at work. Explore the evolving role of artificial intelligence across the Asia-Pacific region. This vlog is part of a series highlighting AI developmen

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09/22/2026

747: Hot Topics in U.S. Immigration Law: H-1B Changes, Campus Compliance, and Employer Enforcement

Listen in as we break down hot topics in U.S. immigration law — the H-1B fee fight and Project Firewall, the end of duration-of-status, CPT and OPT changes, consular updates, and a new enforcement climate employers can't ignore. Recorded on August 27, 2026. Host: Susan Deniker (email) (Steptoe & Johnson PLLC / West Virginia) Guest Speakers: Melanie Keeney (email) (Tueth Keeney Cooper Mohan Jackstadt P.C. / Missouri - Eastern) & Chris Thomas (email) (Holland & Hart LLP / Colorado) Reg

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September 24, 2026

Beyond the Pause: The Case for Menopause-Inclusive Workplaces and How to Build One

The legal landscape around menopause is moving faster than most employment teams have priced in. UK Employment Tribunals are increasingly treating menopause-related treatment as potential discrimination on grounds of disability, sex or age. The Employment Rights Act 2025 is phasing in a mandatory Menopause Action Plan requirement for employers with 250+ staff — voluntary from April 2026, mandatory from spring 2027. Sixteen of twenty-five recommendations from Australia's Senate inquiry into menop

09/24/2026

Conducting Layoffs Across China & Latin America: Brazil, Colombia & Mexico

When a restructuring spans China, Brazil, Colombia and Mexico, one business decision meets four sets of rules. In this on-demand webinar, ELA practitioners from each jurisdiction explain how to plan and execute a layoff across these markets — lawful grounds for redundancy, redeployment duties, notice and severance, union and collective-dismissal requirements, cross-border sequencing, and the remedies employees can seek if the process goes wrong.

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