In this week's episode of the Across the Bar Podcast, hosts Laura Brounstein and Peter Rahbar unpack four explosive workplace scandals that are dominating headlines and sparking critical conversations about accountability and culture. This week's topics include:
📋 Epstein E-mails Released - The new Epstein e-mail release and their workplace implications. What corporate leaders need to know about associations, reputational risk, and due diligence.
⚖️ Attorneys Behaving Badly - Kirkland & Ellis attorneys are getting training on how to be nicer to adversaries. How workplace culture could enable bad behavior in the legal industry and elsewhere.
🔥 Condé Nast Union Battle Explodes - Four union employees were fired after confronting HR chief, sparking federal labor complaints. What this high-profile retaliation case means for employee rights, union organizing, and HR accountability.
🧘 Nike Cancels Wellness Week - Why major companies are scaling back employee wellness programs, mental health initiatives, and what this signals about shifting workplace priorities and cost-cutting measures.
👩 NYT's "Women Ruin Workplace?" Backlash - The New York Times podcast controversy asking if women ruined the workplace sparks massive outrage. Analyzing the gender politics, workplace feminism debates, and what went so spectacularly wrong.

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