In the third and final podcast in the "What Employers Can Expect For 2025" series, Attorneys Jack McCalmon, Leslie Zieren, and Emily Brodzinski take an in-depth look at the latest federal legislation regarding workplace pregnancy protections – the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). The trio also discusses the risks inherent in relying on AI to craft performance reviews.
Here is a link to the podcast: What Employers Can Expect For 2025: Pregnancy Discrimination And AI Performance Reviews
(Total time: 39 minutes and 41 seconds)
00:00 – 02:49 Welcome and introduction to RiskTrends™
02:50 – 18:56 Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
18:57 – 22:45 Pregnancy litigation and reasonable accommodation
22:46 – 27:52 Pregnancy discrimination risk for 2025
27:53 – 39:01 Can AI make performance reviews less biased?
39:02 – 39:41 Closing
Jack McCalmon, Leslie Zieren, and Emily Brodzinski have more than 60 years of combined legal experience, helping employers lower risk and improve employee relations in their workplaces. Jack McCalmon is the founder of The McCalmon Group, Inc. Leslie Zieren is the manager of McCalmon's Best Practice Help Line, a service that permits insured and other employers to call for best practice consultations on employment practice matters. Emily Brodzinski manages RiskTrends™. RiskTrends™ is McCalmon's proprietary loss database that categorizes settlements, verdicts, and other forms of loss on management liability risks, including crime, cyber, directors and officers, employment practices, child safety, and other risks.
