Mark's Use of Real Legal Case Decisions to Help You Access Employment Information for Your Career

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In this episode of the Employee Survival Guide®, host Mark Carey delves deep into his use of legal cases as a powerful tool for understanding workplace issues for your career. By sharing real-life stories that illustrate employee experiences, particularly in cases of discrimination, Mark sheds light on the often-hidden realities of the workplace and the lessons to be learned to benefit you in your career. 

Mark brings his unique expertise to the table, utilizing AI to access and analyze legal cases from his extensive database—resources that are frequently out of reach for the average employee. Through his innovative methodology, he selects cases where employees have triumphed and those where they faced challenges, offering a balanced perspective that empowers listeners. By incorporating actual court documents and decisions into the podcast, Mark aims to equip you with career knowledge necessary to understand your rights and the legal landscape surrounding employment. 

Whether you're dealing with issues of sexual harassment, race discrimination, or retaliation, this episode is packed with insights that can help you navigate workplace conflicts more effectively. Mark believes that with the right information, employees can make informed decisions and advocate for themselves without necessarily needing legal representation. He encourages listeners to engage with the Employee Survival Guide® to build a robust knowledge base and prepare for potential workplace challenges. 

Don't miss this opportunity to arm yourself with the legal knowledge that can safeguard your rights in the workplace. Tune in to the Employee Survival Guide® and transform your understanding of employment law, equipping yourself with the tools to thrive in any work environment. Join us as we explore how to survive and succeed in today’s complex employment landscape, ensuring you are prepared for whatever challenges may come your way! 

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Disclaimer: For educational use only, not intended to be legal advice.

Episode Transcript

SPEAKER_00 (00:18):
Hey, it's Mark, and welcome back to the next edition
of the Employee Survival Guide.
Today I want to talk to youabout my use of cases, legal
cases, in your podcast episodesyou listen to.
The reason why I I use cases isbecause I'm trying to allow you
to access real stories aboutfriends and neighbors and people
you would read about that arenot otherwise accessible.

(00:40):
I can access them because I havea database that I pay for, but
you don't.
When you search the internet,you cannot locate the case
decisions that I read every day,that the judges read every day.
And I wanted to provide accessto them.
And initially I thought about,well, I'll just create a script
for them and it's timeconsuming.
So I use AI to, and I make noproblems about it, I use AI.

(01:03):
But what here's what I do.
I actually will find cases bysearching Westlaw, and I will
find case decisions where theemployee was successful.
Now later on I'll choose caseswhere the employee was not
successful so you can see thecompare and contrast.
But currently I'm using caseswhere the employee, you know,
let's say the uh case was aboutage discrimination, just

(01:24):
choosing one topic.
But as you know, cases havemultiple claims.
They can have age and gender andthe like.
So I research them, I find them,and then I do something extra
special.
Because I want the production ofthe podcast episode that you're
going to listen to.
I want you to hear the actualfacts, and so I'll grab the
complaint or the amendedcomplaint from the docket

(01:45):
itself, from the federal court.
I'll grab the answer.
I'll even grab the memorandumsof law in support and against
the motion to dismiss or summaryjudgment filed in the case.
And then I'll also include thecourt's decision on that motion.
I will also include a Court ofAppeals decision if I find it,
and even a Supreme Courtdecision.
And I'll include them all intothe production of the episode so

(02:07):
that when you hear it, whatyou're hearing is a synopsis of
the basic essence of facts, theissue of law, and what the
takeaway is and how you canbenefit from it.
And why I'm doing that isbecause there's no other way to
for you as the general public toaccess this level of
information.
Now, why is it important toaccess information to learn
about employment issues youmight face at work?

(02:30):
It's because that's what lawyersand judges do.
Well, you don't know this, butunless you went to law school,
in law school you're faced withyou know huge books filled with
just case decisions.
And we read them.
And later in life in practice,lawyers and judges, we still
read case decisions becausethat's what the law is.
There's one case story afteranother, following principles of

(02:51):
law, statutes, etc., but they'rejust narratives of people's real
life conflicts.
And I'm trying to provide youaccess to those the case
information so you can take awayinformation from what's happened
in them and relate them to yourlives, and so that when you have
a conflict at work, you'll havefamiliarity with the issue

(03:12):
because you've already listenedto it or you saw it on a on a
YouTube video.
And that's the purpose of whatI'm trying to do with this part
of the podcast and channel onYouTube is to give you access to
the actual case decisions, reallife stories.
Uh there's a beginning, middle,and end.
There's high drama.
There's a lot of negative andpejorative and words used that
you I wouldn't utter here.

(03:34):
But the courts use and don'tthey don't shield the case facts
from what people actually do andsay to each other.
And so you hear the raw essenceof the case.
And you can build a level ofexperience while when you're at
work, you'll you'll be able tofigure out like what are the
options I have.
And because you're building up adatabase of resources, of
learned knowledge through thispodcast episode or episodes, and

(03:58):
you'll be able to figure outwhat you need to do.
And obviously, I'm trying to putthings into your possession that
allows you to make decisions onyour own without using an
attorney.
That's the whole point of allthis, you know, giving you
access to what is otherwise notaccessible.
That's not the way uh it shouldbe.
I believe the law and theinformation should be accessible
to you.
And so that's the purpose ofusing all these case decisions

(04:21):
that I put into the podcastepisodes.
And let me just talk about thenuance of AI and the project I'm
working on.
When you search your podcastplatform like Apple or Spotify,
you can type in the word agediscrimination or you can type
in the word sexual harassment.
Any word.
These words are being picked up,not only in a keyword sense, and

(04:43):
you type them in like a Googlesearch, but they're also being
picked up now in the AI sensethat the AI platforms for Apple
and Spotify are in fact usingthe audio to grab the terms from
the actual audio that's beingspoken.
And so it's becoming much morericher.
And so I'm aiming to provide alevel of detail of case

(05:06):
information through and allowthese platforms to pick up using
AIs just to set better serve youand what you're trying to use
this podcast for, essentiallytrying to learn more about how
you protect yourself at a joband prevent discrimination from
happening, or what to do when itdoes happen, or go through a
severance negotiation.
So I'm really trying to get indepth with these cases, give you

(05:29):
access to them in a way thatyou'd not otherwise get access
to them.
And otherwise you'd have theonly other way if you ask the
question is simply you'd have topay for them through a paywall,
through like Westlaw, asubscription service.
Well, I already have that.
It's public information.
Courts are public.
So this is a very creative wayfor me to give you access.
Again, do your search when youuse your uh if you're searching

(05:50):
for information as you do on theweb, you can also search your
your Apple Podcast platform.
Even on this channel for theemployee survival guide, you can
search and type things inbecause I'm actually putting the
data that that way.
If you if you're searching fornon-compete, you would find
information, an episoderegarding non-compete.
Please use the podcast platformthat way.
And we're just trying to getcreative here to provide more

(06:12):
information for you along withthe other uh topics we come out
with.
But that's the purpose of usingcases.
I hope you enjoy it and I'llcontinue to do it.
And by the way, there arethousands upon thousands of
cases.
I mean, I'm not kidding.
There are thousands of cases,and I try to select the best
ones so that provide examplesfor you.
So it's a rich environment, it'sgonna get richer, and until next

(06:33):
time, thank you very much.