Navigating Employment Law Trends with Louis Lessig
Eps. #85 AUGUST 27TH, 2024
Curious about the future of HR law?
In this episode of the HR Mixtape podcast, host Shari Simpson interviews Louis Lessig, a partner at Brown and Connery LLP, specializing in labor and employment law. They discuss key legal trends in employment cases, focusing on the impact of AI in the workplace and recent landmark cases like the Muldrow case. The conversation delves into the importance of compliance training, fostering a compliance-focused culture, and the future of HR law.
Key Takeaways:
AI Impact in Employment Cases: Learn about the evolving legal landscape surrounding AI in the workplace, including a groundbreaking case against Workday.
Landmark Legal Cases: Gain insights into recent landmark cases like the Muldrow case and understand their implications for HR professionals.
Compliance Culture: Discover the significance of fostering a compliance-focused culture in organizations and the importance of effective compliance training.
Listen to the full episode for valuable insights into navigating legal challenges in the HR industry and staying ahead of compliance issues.
Guest(s): Louis Lessig, Partner, Brown & Connery, LLP
Louis Lessig is an attorney whose practice concentrates in labor and employment litigation, counseling, negotiations training & speaking.
Louis represents clients in all types of employment matters, including but not limited to claims of discrimination, harassment, hostile work environment, wage and hour irregularities and retaliation under FMLA, Title VII, ADA, ADEA FLSA, HIPAA, NLRA, NJFLA, NJLAD, CEPA, PHRA and the common law, in state and federal courts as well as before administrative agencies.
Louis has been a featured speaker at many events including for the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), SHRM State Council Conferences, Tri-State Human Resource Management Association, and a number of other organizations both in the private and public sectors. Louis is a SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP) and holds a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) Certification from the HR Certification Institute.
In 2018, he received the Delaware Valley HR Consultant of the Year Award. In 2016 he was an Honoree for the SmartCEO Centers of Influence Awards. In 2015, he received the SmartCEO ESQ Industry Practice Award - recognizing the region's most trusted advisors. Since 2012, Mr. Lessig has been selected each year as a "Super Lawyer" in Labor and Employment law. In 2010, Louis was selected by the New Jersey Law Journal as one of the "Top 40 Attorneys Under 40" in New Jersey. He co-authored the 2002 supplement to "Drafting and Revising Employment Policies and Handbooks'' published by Aspen Publishing. As a nationally recognized writer and speaker, his published articles have appeared in periodicals including Westlaw Journal Employment, Westlaw Journal Computer and Internet, the Family and Medical Leave Handbook, Employment Litigation Reporter, Corporate Risk Spectrum, HR Professional, The Tri-Stater and Labor and Employment Law Quarterly.
Louis holds a JD from the Widener University School of Law and a BA in Human Resources with a concentration in entrepreneurial studies from Muhlenberg College. Louis has also served as a Barrister in the Sidney Reitman Employment Law American Inn of Court and spent time as an adjunct professor at the Comey Institute for Industrial Relations at St. Joseph's University.
He is admitted to practice in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia. As well as admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, United States District Court for the District of New Jersey and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.