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Avoiding Legal Troubles Amid COVID-19 Crisis: What Employers Need to Know

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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...

Legal Issues Concerning COVID-19 in the Workplace

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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 ...