In this episode of our California labor law podcast series, Maria Anastas and Daniel Adlong each discuss their top three predictions regarding organized labor in California in 2021.
This is Labor in California, Episode 4: Predictions for 2021

In this episode of our California labor law podcast series, Maria Anastas and Daniel Adlong each discuss their top three predictions regarding organized labor in California in 2021.
In part two of our two-part series focused on workplace rules and accommodation issues in the COVID-19 era, Jim Paul and Andrew Metcalf discuss flu vaccines, employer policies mandating vaccines, and other wellness decisions that employers may be considering in the next few months. The speakers address the best practices for implementing mandatory vaccine policies, depending on the relevant industry and company culture, in addition to considerations related to accommodation requests.
Both union and non-union employers need to be sure that their policies and procedures do not violate Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act. In this episode of the Third Thursdays podcast, Ruthie Goodboe and Sarah Kuehnel discuss what constitutes protected concerted activity, the recent narrowing of this definition, and practical takeaways for employer policies.
Information surrounding the new strain of the coronavirus is rapidly evolving, and employers may begin getting questions from employees. In this podcast, Michael Eckard and Kathy Dudley Helms discuss practical considerations for employers to keep their workforces safe, from educating employees traveling to China and other impacted regions as to the symptoms of the virus, to being prepared to discuss accommodation needs.