Attorneys Jack McCalmon, Leslie Zieren, and Emily Brodzinski discuss an unusual UK lawsuit filed in which one man is trying to force the local city council to allow him to deploy robot dogs in a landfill to find a hard disk with more than $647M in "accidentally thrown out" bitcoin.

The EEOC teases the trio with a press release of its FY 2024 litigation statistics. They frame the highlights, spotlight a few of the findings as well as what trends employers need to be wary of going forward.

A survey asks 2000 UK employees whether they can "switch off" from work and avoid the horrible triad of stress, anxiety, or burnout. The trio asks what does this all mean?

Here is a link to the podcast: A Hunt For Lost Bitcoin Millions, EEOC Teases Out FY 2024 Litigation Stats, And A Work-Life Balance Survey

(Total time: 54 minutes and 27 seconds)

00:00 – 13:18     The hunt for $647M "lost" bitcoin

13:19 – 38:50     FY2024 EEOC Litigation Report Preview

38:51 – 44:29     What percentage of employees cannot maintain a healthy balance between work and personal life?

44:30 – 52:50     How many workdays are missed due to stress, anxiety, or burnout?

52:51 – 54:27     Closing

Jack McCalmon, Leslie Zieren, and Emily Brodzinski have more than 60 years of combined legal experience, helping employers lower risk and improve employee relations in their workplaces. Jack McCalmon is the founder of The McCalmon Group, Inc. Leslie Zieren is the manager of McCalmon's Best Practice Help Line, a service that permits insured and other employers to call for best practice consultations on employment practice matters. Emily Brodzinski manages RiskTrends™. RiskTrends™ is McCalmon's proprietary loss database that categorizes settlements, verdicts, and other forms of loss on management liability risks, including crime, cyber, directors and officers, employment practices, child safety, and other risks.