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With Congress just having passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act the legal landscape has changed and may continue to change for a while. Our upcoming webinar discusses the employers’ obligation to provide their employees a safe workplace and other legal issues relevant to employers in today’s climate. The webinar covers the following key areas: ·          When you can and can’t require employees to be tested ·          Sick leave and other leaves of absence, including when and how employers must provide sick leave or other statutory leaves of absence for employees affected by coronavirus ·          Employee privacy rights, including when an employer can request health-related information from employees and when and how an employer can communicate with employees about a diagnosed case in the workplace LEARNING OBJECTIVES Learn about the Fami...

OVERVIEW The Coronavirus may have brought much of the world as we know it to a temporary halt. Employment laws, and employers’ obligations, however, are not on hold. Employers still have an obligation to provide their employees a safe, workplace, free of harassment and discrimination.  Employers are still required to make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. But how does an employer meet these seemingly competing interests? With Congress just having passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, and some States looking to file suit, the legal landscape has changed and may continue to change for a while. In this webinar we will explore those and other issues relevant to employers in today’s climate. WHY SHOULD YOU ATTEND Attending this webinar will help you understand how the laws have changed in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic and what the employers need to know to stay out of legal troubles. AREAS COVERED • When you can and ...

OVERVIEW In the U.S., all employers are obligated to maintain a harassment-free workplace for their employees at all times.  “Sexual Harassment” covers unwelcomed sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, or other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature.  Although the law requires employers to maintain a harassment-free workplace, there are currently no federal laws which require employers to provide employees with Sexual Harassment PreventionTraining .   Various state laws, such as those in California, do require periodic training for prevention of sexual harassment. The prolific number of #MeToocomplaints still dominating the news and taking down powerful leaders from many industries has exposed workplace sexual harassment that has often been ignored, condoned, and hidden. The fact that so many of these stories originate in workplace settings suggests that both employers and employees have much to learn about how to create better workplace culture...