Podcast
Making Work Better: Employment Law & Workplace Challenges
Making Work Better explores employment law, business issues, and workplace challenges through personal narratives and legal commentary. Our employment attorney experts and their guests discuss everything from new laws and human resources challenges to launching a small business or forging a unique career path. As the flagship program of The Prinz Law Firm in Chicago, this podcast will not feature legal advice—just conversations that help us all to make work better, regardless of our role.
You may have known Making Work Better as "Tales from Around the Watercooler." We rebranded to better reflect the employment focus of our content.
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The Prinz Law Firm's Podcasts
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Ep. 48 – What Can We Learn from Noma's Abuse Controversy? -
Ep. 47 - An Attorney Guide to Using AI Responsibly
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Ep. 46 - Did the EEOC Just Change the Definition of Harassment?
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Ep. 45 - Illinois’ New Employment Laws of 2026
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Ep. 44 – You vs. You: The Art of Negotiating Your New Year’s Resolutions
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Ep. 43 – To Give or Not to Give? A Guide to Being Merry, Not Messy
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Ep. 42 - What It Really Takes to Have a Healthy Workplace Culture, with Michelle Aronson
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Ep. 41 - Managing Misconduct the Right Way
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Ep. 40 – Navigating Recent Workplace Trends, with Beth Ridley
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Ep. 39 – Finding Your Values—and Why They Matter at Work, with Suzy Welch
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High Rank, High Risk: Harassment in Executive Spaces
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Ep. 37 – Social Media & Workplace Harassment: The Lively-Baldoni Dispute
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Ep. 36 – Employment Law Changes Under Trump: The First 100 Days
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Ep. 35 – Mental Health & Non-Competes in Illinois
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Ep. 34 – Why Did We Join an Amicus Brief Challenging an Executive Order?
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Ep. 33 – Turning Workplace Conflict into Opportunity with Amy M. Gardner
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Ep. 32 – Illinois’ New Employment Laws of 2025
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Ep. 31 – Advance Your Job Search & Career Growth with Carmelina Piedra
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Ep. 30 – The ABCs of Business Entities
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Ep. 29 – How to Avoid Misclassifying Workers
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Ep. 28 – The Current State of Remote Work
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Ep. 27 – The WNBA & Pregnancy Discrimination
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Ep. 26 – Non-Compete Changes at the State Level
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Ep. 25 – Is the NBA Trade Secret Case Valid or an Intentional Foul?
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Ep. 24 – Courts Disagree Over the FTC Non-Compete Ban (Non-Competes V)
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Ep. 23 – What Should Be In an Independent Contractor Agreement?
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Ep. 22 – Dom’s, Foxtrot, and The WARN Act
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Ep. 21 – Did the FTC Just Ban Non-Competes? (Non-Competes IV)
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Ep. 20 – What Is a PLLC…and Does My Business Need to Be One?
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Ep. 19 – 10 Essentials When Hiring Your First Employee
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Ep. 18 – An Introduction to Culture Audits (Investigations III)
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Ep. 17 – Disrupting Workplace Discrimination
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Ep. 16 – Non-Compete Bans (Non-Competes III)
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Ep. 15 – New Illinois Employment Laws of 2024
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Ep. 14 – Workplace Leave Policies
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Ep. 13 – How Can You Throw a Safe and Appropriate Holiday Party?
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Ep. 12 – The Corporate Transparency Act and Your Business
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Ep. 11 – Mental Health Benefits in the Workplace
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Ep. 10 – The Delaware Trilogy of Non-Compete Cases (Non-Competes II)
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Ep. 9 – The Basics of a Workplace Investigation (Investigations II)
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Ep. 8 – The Lizzo Lawsuit and Employment Law
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Ep. 5 – What Are Non-Competes and Why Do They Matter? (Non-Competes I)
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Ep. 4 - What Are Workplace Investigations and Why Do They Matter? (Investigations I)
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Ep. 7 - Should Your Business Have an Unlimited PTO Policy?
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Ep. 6 - Health Insurance and Employment
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EP24 – Karen Goldner’s Contribution to Women-Owned Business
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EP23 – How to utilize outplacement services with Andrew Challenger
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EP22 – Jess Jankowski – Becoming a CEO & ownership vs. victim mentality
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EP21 – Amy Hinote And The Pains and Pleasures of Becoming Successful Female Entrepreneurs
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EP20 - Dr. Toni Irving – Work in areas of passion to impact your career and others
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Ep. 3 - Hair Discrimination
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Ep. 2 - Why Should You Care about Employment Law?
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Ep. 1 - Podcast Re-Launch
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Episode 7: How to Get an Attorney to Take Your Case (from the People Who Screen Their Calls)
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Episode 6: Political and Social Discussions in the Workplace
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Episode 5: COVID-19 & Employee Privacy
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Episode 4: What is VESSA and Why Is It Important?
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Episode 3: “Profit First,” with Mike Michalowicz
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Episode 2: Non-Competes, with Amit Bindra
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Episode 1 – Wrongful Termination
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Episode 49: The Nuanced Issues of Women in the Workplace, with Alison Gaddis
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EP 48 - Navigating A Job And Everyday Life In These Uncertain Times With Amy M. Gardner
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EP 47 - Starting a New Business in a Pandemic
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EP 46 - Networking and Entrepreneurship During a Pandemic with Megan Burke
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EP 45 - Harassment Training with Kristen Prinz & Christina Hynes Mesco
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EP 44 - Social Entrepreneurship with Carter Crockett, Ph.D.
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EP 43 - Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability with Marcy Twete
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EP 42 - Emerging Market Entrepreneurship with Brad Spirrison
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EP 41 - Back to the Dentist after Lockdown, with Anushka Gaglani, DDS
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EP 40 - Supporting Your Employees’ Mental Health as They Return to Work, with Karen Oliver-B
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EP 39 - Business Owners' Roundtable: Plans for Returning to Work
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EP 38 - Tales from Around the Water Cooler with Christy Lyons
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EP 37 - Tales from Around the Water Cooler with Kristen Prinz & Amit Bindra
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EP 36 - Tales from Around the Water Cooler with Carol Semrad
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EP 35 - Tales from Around the Water Cooler with Shadin Maali
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EP 34 - Tales from Around the Water Cooler with Nicole Martin
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EP 33 - Tales from Around the Water Cooler with Anjali Jariwala
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EP 32—Gary Kaplan and Leading with Project-Centric Style
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EP 31 - Behind the Mic
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EP 30 - Kristen Prinz: Podcasting, Vulnerability, and Diving In
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EP29 – Megan Roudebush: Building a Business, Networking and Time Management
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EP28 – Cherilyn Murer: Life, Family and Business Success
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EP27 – Kare Spears and Putting Money Where your Future Lies
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EP26 - Michael Ziri Shares His Passion for Advancing Equality
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EP25 - Mark Willis and Putting Money Where your Future Lies
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EP19 – Kristen and Mike Lauesen discuss how to shift your life in the right direction
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EP14 - Thea Polancic and Lee Capps at ClearSpace Talk About Team Building
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EP13 - Francine Bailey: Grin and bear bad behavior or walk out the door
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EP12 - Recognizing and surviving b.s. in the workplace
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EP11 - The no a-hole policy and building trust as a team with Gary Kaplan and Kristen Prinz
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EP10 - “We are human beings, not human doings” – Elene Cafasso
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EP 9 - Lessons in Leadership and Detoxing the Workplace with Ana Dutra
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EP 8 - Horror Stories and Lessons Learned – Employee Benefits – with Jennifer Kobayashi
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EP 7 - Chicago Bears, workplace nitwits, workers comp. and more!
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EP 6 - How to SPOT and REMOVE workplace bullies! – Renee Beckman
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EP 5 - Are you poisoning your own talent pool?
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EP 4 - Debbie Bridges talks toxic employees and how the poison can spread
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EP 3 - Kristen Prinz conducts an Exit Interview with her Firm’s resigning office manager
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EP 2 - Emily Lonigro of LimeRed Studio – Empowering employees and building a Certified B Corp
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EP 1 - Introduction to Tales from Around the Water Cooler
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EP17 – Christina Hynes Mesco – Biggest Mistakes Employers and Employees Make
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EP16 - Dr. Reeves and Kristen discuss leadership and inclusion
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EP15 - Andrew Sykes, Founder & CEO of Habits at Work – Creating Successful Culture
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EP18 – Kristen Talks With Mary Lee Montague – Executive Recruiter
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