HeyJaredWorkplace Wake-Up with Jen Shaw
Join Jen Shaw every Wednesday morning for insightful commentary about legal developments, discussions with special guests, and much, much more. Listen to past podcasts here!
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You’re Late Again: Attendance Problems Without the Lawsuit (opens the original)
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Attendance should be simple: employees are supposed to come to work. But sometimes the reason they are not at work implicates sick leave, disability accommodation, family leave, pregnancy protections, workers’ compensation, or another protected right. In this episode, Jen explains how employers can enforce legitimate attendance expectations without turning an ordinary attendance problem into a legal claim.
Wait—Are You Recording This? Secret Recordings in the Workplace (opens the original)
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Nearly everyone has a recording device in their pocket, and employees are increasingly using them in meetings, investigations, performance discussions, and conversations with supervisors. In this episode, Jen breaks down California’s rules on workplace recordings, when a secret recording may be illegal, when discipline may create its own legal problems, and why a company’s “no recording” rule does not necessarily end the analysis.
Privileged—or Not? Attorney-Client Privilege at Work (opens the original)
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Copying a lawyer on an email does not magically make it privileged. Neither does writing “Attorney-Client Privileged” at the top. In this episode, Joe Beachboard and Jen break down what attorney-client privilege really protects, when it applies in the workplace, how employers accidentally waive it, and why seemingly harmless emails can become Exhibit A in litigation.
Back to Basics: Employment Law 101 in 15 Minutes! (opens the original)
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Employment law can get complicated fast, but most workplace problems come back to a handful of basic rules. In this episode, Jen goes back to the fundamentals every California employer should understand—from wage and hour and discrimination to leaves, accommodations, documentation, and termination. Think of it as Employment Law 101: the things employers really need to know in 15 minutes.
The Five-Minute Employment Law Checkup (opens the original)
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In this episode, Jen walks through a quick employment law checkup every California employer should take. Listeners will learn five questions that can reveal common compliance gaps and how EmployersLawyer can help organizations stay current, spot problems earlier, and make better workplace decisions before small issues become expensive ones.
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