The Employment Law Counselor Episode 20

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An Interactive Dialogue: The Intersection Between the ADA, FMLA, and PWFA 

In this episode of The Employment Law Counselor, in collaboration with the Professional Liability Underwriting Society, Victoria Fuller, Partner and Co-Chair of Labor and Employment Practice Group, and Laura Corvo, Counsel, are joined by guest Chris Brooks, Executive Vice President, Berkley Select, for An Interactive Dialogue: The Intersection Between ADA, MFLA and PWFA. This episode focuses on the labyrinth of extremely complex laws, including the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, and each of their state law counterparts, which employers must navigate. This podcast will shed light on the many requirements of those laws, explain how they intersect and the many risks that each law and its interaction with other laws present to employers.

Special thanks goes to White and Williams, LLP for partnership in the production of this episode.

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Featured on This Episode
Host
Laura Corvo
Counsel, White and Williams LLP
Laura Corvo represents employers in employment litigation and counsels clients on a variety of employment-related issues. She has extensive knowledge of federal, state and local employment laws and regularly counsels employers on a host of personnel and human resource issues including, employee hiring, discipline and termination matters, reductions in force, wage and hour compliance, family and medical leave compliance, and managing accommodations for disabled employees.
Host
Victoria Fuller
Partner, White and Williams LLP
Victoria Fuller is a Partner and Co-Chair of the Labor and Employment Practice Group. She practices out of White and Williams' Boston office. Victoria has over 17 years of experience as a civil litigator, focusing on employment litigation and counseling, higher education litigation, insurance coverage and bad faith litigation. Victoria is well-known for her creativity, commitment, efficiency and strategic focus with clients.
Guest
Chris Brooks
Executive Vice President, Berkley Select
Chris Brooks is the Assistant Vice President of Management Liability at Berkley Select, bringing over 25 years of experience in the insurance industry. For the past 17 years, Chris has played a pivotal role at Berkley Select, where he has been instrumental in shaping underwriting strategies and delivering tailored management liability solutions. His deep industry knowledge and commitment to excellence have made him a trusted leader and advisor in the field.
Episode #

20

Month

July

Year

2025

Business Line

Employment Practices Liability (EPL), Professional Liability

Topic

Professional Liability (PL) Insurance

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