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Nov 25, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Tracey E. Diamond |Evan Gibbs
Published in Law360 on August 23, 2024. © Copyright 2024, Portfolio Media, Inc., publisher of Law360. Reprinted here with permission. This article is part of a monthly column that connects popular culture to hot-button labor and employment law issues. In this installment, we focus on the immigration challenges highlighted in the romantic comedy “The Proposal” and how they relate to real-world visa processes and employer compliance.
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Aug 23, 2024 | 
law360.com | Tracey E. Diamond |Evan Gibbs
By Tracey Diamond and Evan Gibbs · August 23, 2024, 5:38 PM EDT This article is part of a monthly column that connects popular culture to hot-button labor and employment law issues. In this installment, we focus on the immigration challenges highlighted in the romantic comedy "The... To view the full article, register now.
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Aug 6, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Tracey E. Diamond |Evan Gibbs |Shana Beldick
Click here to listen to the audio. In this episode of the Hiring to Firing Podcast, hosts Tracey Diamond and Evan Gibbs are joined by Troutman Pepper’s Chief Human Resources Officer Shana Beldick to discuss the appropriate use of emojis in professional settings.
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Jul 23, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Tracey E. Diamond |Evan Gibbs
Click here to listen to the audio. In this episode of the Hiring to Firing Podcast, hosts Tracey Diamond and Evan Gibbs chat with guest Stacey Chazin, founder and principal of I-Factor Leadership, about motivating introverts in the workplace.
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Jul 10, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Tracey E. Diamond |Evan Gibbs
Click here to listen to the audio. In this episode of the Hiring to Firing Podcast, hosts Tracey Diamond and Evan Gibbs are joined by Josh Riggs, owner of Social Cannabis, based in Denver, CO. They delve into the complexities of managing employee conduct in the highly regulated cannabis industry and reflect on the evolution of the industry, highlighting its unexpected sophistication and the challenges of compliance with various laws.
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May 28, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Tracey E. Diamond |Evan Gibbs
Published in Law360 on February 26, 2024. © Copyright 2024, Portfolio Media, Inc., publisher of Law360. Reprinted here with permission. "Minority Report," a cinematic masterpiece that debuted over 20 years ago, continues to resonate with audiences today.
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May 14, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Tracey E. Diamond |Evan Gibbs |Erin M. Cannon
Click here to listen to the audio. In this episode of the Hiring to Firing Podcast, hosts Tracey Diamond and Evan Gibbs, along with Erin Cannon, director of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) at Troutman Pepper, draw parallels between the popular reality TV show Big Brother to discuss the future of corporate DEI programs after the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard.
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Apr 16, 2024 | 
lexblog.com | Tracey E. Diamond |Evan Gibbs |Daniel Sieck
In this episode of the Hiring to Firing Podcast, Partners Tracey Diamond and Evan Gibbs, along with Dan Sieck, a partner in the firm’s Corporate practice group, discuss the hit TV show Silicon Valley and the concept of garden leave. What are the pros and cons of having employees sit on the bench? What is the difference between garden leave and noncompete agreements? Tune in for an engaging dialogue on this unique aspect of employment transition.
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Apr 11, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Tracey E. Diamond |Evan Gibbs
Published in Law360 on January 11, 2024. © Copyright 2024, Portfolio Media, Inc., publisher of Law360. Reprinted here with permission. With the potential for a federal ban on the horizon and increasing restrictions on noncompete agreements at the state level, employers are becoming increasingly hesitant to look to noncompete provisions for protection, turning instead to confidentiality provisions and, in some cases, nonsolicitation of customers agreements.
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Mar 26, 2024 | 
lexblog.com | Tracey E. Diamond |Evan Gibbs
In this episode of the Hiring to Firing Podcast, Partners Tracey Diamond and Evan Gibbs navigate the evolving landscape of employee sick days in a post-COVID-19 workplace. Special guest Lisa Whittaker, director and managing counsel, employment and labor law at The J.M. Smucker Co., joins them for a humorous discussion of the use and abuse of employee sick days, using clips from the popular TV show, Parks and Recreation.
