The Labor Law Insider
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NLRB Changes in 2026: People and Policy, Part 2
16 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Join Labor Law Insider host Tom Godar and his special guest, Insider veteran Terry Potter, as they move into part 2 of their discussion of changes in ...
NLRB Changes in 2026: People and Policy, Part 1
28 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Now that the NLRB has reached a quorum and appointed a new General Counsel, Labor Law Insider host Tom Godar sits down for a timely conversation with...
Servant Leadership to Grow a Business with Engaged Employees, Part 2
08 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
As we welcome the new year, host Tom Godar continues his discussion with Elizabeth Filter, CEO of VARC Inc., as she shares insights from her experienc...
Servant Leadership to Grow a Business with Engaged Employees, Part 1
19 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Host Tom Godar is delighted to welcome Elizabeth Filter, CEO of VARC, Inc., to the Labor Law Insider podcast for a two-part discussion on expanding a...
Feds Retreat and States Advance: A Look at Restrictive Covenants under the Second Trump Administration and Trends at the State Level, Part II
02 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Host Tom Godar welcomes Husch Blackwell attorneys Tom O’Day and Tracey O’Brien to the podcast for the second part of a two-part discussion on empl...
Feds Retreat and States Advance: A Look at Restrictive Covenants Under the Second Trump Administration and Trends at the State Level, Part I
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Host Tom Godar welcomes Husch Blackwell attorneys Tom O’Day and Tracey O’Brien to the podcast for a two-part discussion on employee restrictive...
How Arbitrations Help Preserve Labor-Management Peace, Part II
05 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Host Tom Godar welcomes to the show Husch Blackwell partner Jon Anderson for the second installment of a two-part conversation with Howard Bellman, ...
How Arbitrations Help Preserve Labor-Management Peace, Part I
22 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Host Tom Godar welcomes to the show Husch Blackwell partner Jon Anderson to help him lead a two-part conversation with Howard Bellman, a fixture in...
NLRB Does a U-Turn on Make-Whole Settlement Remedies, Part II
26 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Host Tom Godar welcomes back to the show Husch Blackwell attorney Mary-Ann Czak for the second installment of a two-part discussion on a recently p...
NLRB Does a U-Turn on Make-Whole Settlement Remedies, Part I
16 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Host Tom Godar welcomes back Husch Blackwell attorney Mary-Ann Czak for a two-part discussion on a recently published memorandum from William Cowen...
How Unions Are Navigating Trump 2.0, Part II
01 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Host Tom Godar welcomes Husch Blackwell colleague Adam Doerr back to the show for the second and final part of a conversation exploring how organized ...
How Unions Are Navigating Trump 2.0, Part I
21 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Host Tom Godar welcomes Husch Blackwell colleague Adam Doerr to the show for a two-part episode to discuss how organized labor has approached the earl...
What’s Next for Labor Law Under the Trump Administration, Part II
21 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Husch Blackwell’s Tracy Wolf and Rufino Gaytán continue their engaging discussion with Labor Law Insider host Tom Godar regarding changes being ini...
What’s Next for Labor Law Under the Trump Administration, Part I
28 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The firing of National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo—and the rescission of many of the policies initiated under the Biden a...
Student Athletes as Employees – Changes and Updates on the Dartmouth Case, NIL Litigation
05 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Labor Law Insider host Tom Godar is joined by attorneys Tyler Paetkau and Jason Montgomery to discuss the ever-changing labor law implications for col...
Elections Have Consequences: Labor Law Changes Anticipated Under Trump Administration, Part II
05 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Labor Law Insider host Tom Godar is joined by Husch Blackwell attorneys Mary-Ann Czak and Rufino Gaytán in Part II of our post-election analysis of l...
Elections Have Consequences: Labor Law Changes Anticipated Under Trump Administration, Part I
22 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Husch Blackwell attorneys Mary-Ann Czak and Rufino Gaytán join Labor Law Insider host Tom Godar in a post-election analysis of anticipated policy cha...
Non-Competes, Including “Pay-or-Stay” Provisions, Under Continued Assault
06 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Husch Blackwell partner Tyler Paetkau joins Labor Law Insider host Tom Godar to discuss the latest assault on non-compete agreements and their various...
Whistleblower Breaks Details of NLRB Mail Ballot Election Abuse – Part II
07 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In Part II of this exclusive Labor Law Insider podcast, former National Labor Relations Board Assistant Regional Director Rebecca Dormon continues to ...
Whistleblower Breaks Details of NLRB Mail Ballot Election Abuse
19 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Labor Law Insider is excited to share this episode, an exclusive interview with Rebecca Dormon, former assistant regional director of the National...
Collective Bargaining: Ins and Outs, Nuts and Bolts, Part II
20 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In part two of this thought-provoking podcast episode on the tricky business of collective bargaining, Husch Blackwell attorneys Jon Anderson and Adam...
Collective Bargaining: Ins and Outs, Nuts and Bolts, Part I
01 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our Labor Law Insiders tackle the tricky business of collective bargaining in parts one and two of this Labor Law Insider. Host Tom Godar shares the m...
NLRB Remedies: “Draconian” Says the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in Thryv, Part II
17 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Labor Law Insiders Trecia Moore, Megann McManus, and Terry Potter continue their discussion with Labor Law Insider host Tom Godar regarding remedies t...
NLRB Remedies: “Draconian” Says the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in Thryv
02 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Labor Law Insider host Tom Godar engages in a lively discussion with guests Trecia Moore, Megann McManus, and Terry Potter regarding remedies in matte...
(Scary) Real Life Scenarios – Practical Application, Part II
28 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Labor Law Insider host Tom Godar continues his engaging conversation with Insiders Mary-Ann Czak and Terry Potter as they assess the challenges employ...
(Scary) Real Life Scenarios – Practical Application, Part I
09 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Labor Law Insider host Tom Godar challenges his guests, Mary-Ann Czak and Terry Potter, with real-life scenarios gathered from client interactions ove...
Dartmouth Men’s Basketball Team Unionizes: Air Ball or Nothing But Net?
04 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In part two of the discussion regarding the successful unionization of the Dartmouth University men’s basketball team, our labor law insiders Tyler ...
Dartmouth Basketball Team Unionizes: The NLRB Sets a Pick for Unions
25 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Legendary basketball player Magic Johnson said, “The only thing that matters is the score.”Well, the score is 13 to 2, considering the votes for a...
What Just Happened, and What’s Next? 2023 Labor Law Retrospective, Part II
09 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of the Labor Law Insider concludes our discussion on the changes wrought by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in 2023 and their i...
What Just Happened, and What’s Next? 2023 Labor Law Retrospective
26 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Labor Law Insider veterans Adam Doerr and Rufino Gaytán join host Tom Godar to discuss the impact of the National Labor Relations Board’s 2023 deci...
Forget the Election: Union Representation Without the Messy Election is the Next Labor Law Reality, Part II
11 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Husch Blackwell partners Tom O’Day and Tyler Paetkau join Labor Law Insider host Tom Godar in Part II of this discussion of the impact of new Cemex ...
Forget the Election: Union Representation Without the Messy Election is the Next Labor Law Reality, Part I
16 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In Part One of this discussion, Husch Blackwell partners Tom O’Day and Tyler Paetkau join Labor Law Insider Host Tom Godar to analyze the NLRB’s C...
Decertification of Union Bargaining Unit: What’s Happening Today, Part II
09 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Labor Law Insider, attorneys Adam Doerr, Trecia Moore, and host Tom Godar continue their discussion of decertification petition...
Decertification of Union Bargaining Unit: What’s Happening Today
21 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Labor Law Insider, our host, Tom Godar, is joined by Husch Blackwell attorneys Adam Doerr and Trecia Moore to discuss union dec...
Recent U.S. Supreme Court, NLRB Decisions Highlight Labor Issues in Higher Education, Part II
02 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Labor Law Insider host Tom Godar continues to explore the nexus of labor issues and higher education with veteran labor lawyer Tyler Paetkau of Husch ...
Recent U.S. Supreme Court, NLRB Decisions Highlight Labor Issues in Higher Education
18 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Host Tom Godar is joined by two special guests, Tyler Paetkau and Jason Montgomery, for a special Higher Education edition of the Labor Law Insider. I...
Pause Before You Discipline: NLRB Turns Against Civility in Lion Elastomers Decision, Part II
27 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, the second of two, host Tom Godar and guest Rufino Gaytán continue to discuss the impact of the National Labor Relations Board’s L...
Pause Before You Discipline: NLRB Turns Against Civility in Lion Elastomers Decision
06 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Host Tom Godar and his guest Rufino Gaytán tackle the newly expanded protections offered employees under the National Labor Relations Board’s Li...
Non-Disclosure and Non-Disparagement Agreements under Fire: A New Board Decision and a New General Counsel Memorandum, Part II
28 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the second installment of this two-part Labor Law Insider podcast, attorneys Terry Potter and Tom O’Day join host Tom Godar to discuss the impac...
Non-Disclosure and Non-Disparagement Agreements under Fire: A New Board Decision and a New General Counsel Memorandum
13 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Labor Law Insider invites two experienced counsel, attorneys Terry Potter and Tom O’Day, to explore the implications of the National Labor Relat...
Union Activity, Employment Engagement, and Changes in the Manufacturing Industry, Part II
21 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Host Tom Godar welcomes Husch Blackwell partner Anne Mayette to part two of this Labor Law Insider podcast. Anne is deeply engaged in counseling emplo...
Union Activity, Employment Engagement, and Changes in the Manufacturing Industry, Part I
02 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Labor Law Insider (LLI) podcast welcomes Husch Blackwell partner Anne Mayette on her inaugural trip to the LLI microphone. Anne, who practices out...
New Year’s Resolutions for Maintaining a Union Free Workplace, Part II
31 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In part two of our Labor Law Insider podcast regarding New Year’s resolutions for maintaining a union-free workplace, Tom Godar once again welcomes ...
New Year’s Resolutions for Maintaining a Union Free Workplace, Part I
19 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tom Godar, host of the Labor Law Insider, welcomes Labor Law Insider alumnus Rufino Gaytán to kick off 2023. In a time when union activism is on the ...
Joint Employer Standards Changes, Part II
15 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Host Tom Godar continues his discussion with partners Tyler Hibler and Tracy Wolf of Husch Blackwell as they discuss anticipated changes to joint empl...
Joint Employer Standard Changes: Beware, Part I
21 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Husch Blackwell's Tom Godar of the Labor Law Insider welcomes two new experts as they discuss the shifting standards for joint employer status and the...
Better Change Your Policies, Part II
29 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In Part II, Husch Blackwell's Labor Law Insiders Tyler Paetkau and Olga Savage continue their discussion with host Tom Godar regarding the shifting st...
Better Change Your Policies, Including Social Media, Part I
13 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Labor Law Insider host Tom Godar welcomes two new Labor Law Insiders as they discuss the shifting standards applied by the National Labor Relations Bo...
NLRB Adopts Pro-Labor Remedies for Alleged Unfair Labor Practices, Part III
04 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Employers are at the receiving end of the enhanced remedies championed by General Counsel Jennifer A. Abruzzo of the National Relations Labor Board. G...
NLRB Adopts Pro-Labor Remedies for Alleged Unfair Labor Practices, Part II
21 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The National Labor Relations Board, primarily through its General Counsel, Jennifer Abruzzo, has initiated a course of seeking increasingly stiffer re...
NLRB Adopts Pro-Labor Remedies for Alleged Unfair Labor Practices, Part I
29 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Husch Blackwell's Labor Law Insiders, Thomas Godar, Terry Potter, Rufino Gaytan and Adam Doerr, offer context to recent NLRB memoranda, including ba...
Project Labor Agreements Part II
01 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On May 13, 2022, we released Part One related to President Biden’s Executive Order 14063 mandating Project Labor Agreements (“PLA”). Our Labor L...
Project Labor Agreements Part I
13 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In part I of this series, Husch Blackwell's Labor Law Insider host Thomas Godar is joined by two experienced counsel regarding labor and employment la...
Offensive Speech in the Workplace - Part II: Drawing the Line
18 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this Labor Law Insider podcast episode, Tom Godar is joined by Husch Blackwell attorney Sonni Nolan and firm alum Kat Pearlstone, as they conclude ...
New York Amazon Employees Vote for Union: What Do We Learn?
05 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tom Godar, of counsel at Husch Blackwell, and host of the Labor Law Insider, explores the impact of the successful union election campaign at Amazon’...
Offensive Speech in the Workplace - Part I: Crossing the Line
28 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this Labor Law Insider podcast episode, Tom Godar and fellow Husch Blackwell attorneys Sonni Nolan and Kat Pearlstone explore the breadth of Nation...
Understanding the Risk of Strikes Faced by the Healthcare Industry
28 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Healthcare workers and employers have faced enormous pressures during the pandemic, struggling with competing issues related to public health and work...
The Pandemic Economy: Do Recent Strikes Portend the Resurgence of Unions?
08 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The data and Husch Blackwell's labor law attorneys suggest that a union resurgence in most industries is at best uncertain and perhaps unlikely. How d...
Beware the Unfair Labor Practice: Not Just for Unions Anymore
12 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Husch Blackwell's Tom Godar, Kat Pearlstone and Sonni Nolan take an in-depth look at what an unfair labor practice is, why non-union ...
Employer Guidance: Reducing the Risk of a Successful Union Campaign
29 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Shifting social issues in and outside the workplace along with significant public support for labor unions subjects all companies to the risk of a suc...
The Unions Are Coming! The Unions Are Coming!
02 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Labor Law Insider takes on the recharged union optimism and activity in this podcast episode. Moderator Tom Godar is joined by members of Husch Bl...
The Biden Administration - Expected Changes at the NLRB, Part III
30 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In Part III of the Labor Law Insider series focused on expected changes at the National Labor Relations Board, Husch Blackwell attorneys David Hertel ...
The Biden Administration - Expected Changes at the NLRB, Part II
10 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In Part II of the Labor Law Insider series focused on expected changes at the National Labor Relations Board, Husch Blackwell attorneys Tom Godar, Kat...
The Biden Administration - Expected Changes at the NLRB, Part I
09 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Husch Blackwell attorneys Tom Godar, Kat Pearlstone and Rufino Gaytán offer insights on how the changes in National Labor Relations Board leadership ...