113: Nonprofit Employer Return to Office Mandates: Best Practices and Litigation Risks

Welcome to EO Radio Show - Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. In today's episode, Cynthia Rowland talks with Farella employment lawyer Benjamin Buchwalter about a hot topic for nonprofits with employees: the surge in return to office mandates. Ben specializes in working with employers to manage and mitigate employment law risks to achieve their goals. He has deep experience defending companies in single plaintiff and class and representative action lawsuits related to discrimination, retaliation, harassment, leaves of absence, wage and hour compliance, and requests for accommodations. Through his experience defending companies of all types and sizes in litigation and as an in-house employment attorney, Ben always strives to understand what is most important to his clients in order to reach the best company-tailored resolution of disputes.

Show Notes: 

Benjamin R. Buchwalter Bio

Farella 2025 Employment Law Symposium Recordings and Articles

EO Radio Show #74: Employment Law Update for Nonprofits With Holly Sutton

EO Radio Show #28: California’s New Pay Transparency Law

California’s Estrada Decision and Impact on Employers and PAGA Claims

Navigating California's New Rebuttable Presumption Law

Navigating California's Workplace Violence Prevention Law

SB 699 and AB 1076: California Enacts Further Prohibitions on Noncompete Agreements

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