Touchstone Talks: Ep. 10 - Navigating Employment Law: Protecting Your Business
In this episode, employment attorney Bob Brody of Brody and Associates explains key employment-law issues business owners often overlook—from the National Labor Relations Act and protected employee activity to compliance challenges, I-9 requirements, and the importance of proactive audits. With a practice focus on labor, employment and benefits, he discusses how early employment-law preparation can strengthen a company’s position during a sale, and how tools like non-competes, non-solicits, and confidentiality agreements protect a business. Bob also touches on modern challenges such as AI, remote work, and training gaps
Creators and Guests
Host
Deborah Agrafojo
Deborah has influenced and directed strategic and owner-operator mergers and acquisitions in many different fields. She believes strongly that assisting a business to grow and develop strong practices is the best way to create a company that is poised for exit planning or gaining an equity growth partner.
Guest
Bob G. Brody
In 1997, Robert G. Brody founded Brody and Associates, LLC, a Labor, Employment, and Benefits Law firm which represents management and senior executives. Before founding Brody and Associates, Bob was a Managing Partner for Jackson Lewis, one of the largest Management Labor and Employment law firms in the United States. Bob is a trusted legal advisor to businesses and senior executives who need counsel on all issues involving personnel. Bob was born in New York, New York. He graduated Magna Cum Laude with Honors in Economics from Kenyon College in Ohio. Bob then went on to graduate from Vanderbilt University School of Law in Nashville, Tennessee. He is licensed to practice law in Connecticut, New York, Michigan, Illinois, and the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe, as well as admitted to nine United States District and Circuit Courts of Appeal. Bob has been in private practice for more than 30 years. He has represented businesses across the United States. He works in all industries and with companies that are leaders in their own industry, as well as with developing companies. As a counselor, he aggressively solves client personnel issues using common sense and thirty years of experience. As new laws emerge, Brody and Associates uses courage and experience to anticipate what these laws mean and what steps are needed to maintain compliance. Every month Brody and Associates share these insights among clients and friends with its legal monthly updates. When counsel isn’t enough, Bob has represented clients across the country before Civil Rights agencies, Wage and Hour tribunals, State Attorneys General offices, many State Departments of Labor, and of course State and Federal courts.
Producer
David Chmielewski
At the end of 2013 David founded DirectLine Media, a video production company that specializes in creating memorable and compelling video content for businesses. Admired for his unique and creative visual story telling, David continues to work with small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations.
Editor
Stefania Sassano
Known for being determined and focused, Stefania is often the first to memorize lines and dedicates significant effort to each role. She excels in both comedic and dramatic performances, embracing the motto by Mark Twain, "Find a job you enjoy doing, and you will never have to work a day in your life," making every project both a professional commitment and a joy.