Managing the Workplace efficiently in The New Normal World: COVID-19 Era

COVID-19 forced every employer to plan how to operate around the virus. This 60-minute COVID-19 workplace compliance webinar gives legal and practical guidance on the workplace issues of that period.

The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) and the CARES Act created new rights, including expanded family and medical leave and emergency paid sick leave. Employers also had to manage worksite closures, layoffs, furloughs and pay cuts. You'll look at how workforce reductions affected CARES Act PPP loan forgiveness, what to do when an employee tests positive, and key CARES Act benefit provisions.

The session also covers OSHA and CDC guidance, ADA screening, wage rules for remote work and return-to-work strategies.

• Explain FFCRA leave requirements and how they interacted with FMLA
• Respond when an employee or close contact tests positive or shows symptoms
• Apply ADA accommodation, confidentiality and screening rules
• Handle wage and hour issues for employees working from home
• Plan return to work, including testing, leave and employees who refuse to return
• Describe how workforce reductions affected PPP loan forgiveness

• Emergency paid FMLA leave and paid sick leave requirements
• FFCRA coverage, limits and exceptions
• How FFCRA leave interacts with regular FMLA leave
• Practical implementation issues, costs and risks
• OSHA and CDC workplace recommendations
• Dealing with known or possible exposure
• ADA accommodation, confidentiality and medical screening issues
• FLSA and wage and hour rules for working from home
• Employment issues from shelter-in-place orders
• Workforce reductions and CARES Act PPP loan forgiveness
• Return to work: testing, employee protections, workers' comp, paid leave and accommodations
• Employees who refuse to return to work
• What to do when an employee or close contact tests positive or shows symptoms

Pandemic-era rules raised many overlapping leave, safety, privacy and pay questions, and mistakes carried real legal risk. This session helps employers understand those obligations and how they connect with ongoing FMLA, ADA, OSHA and wage and hour requirements.

It suits business owners, HR professionals, in-house counsel, CEOs, COOs and anyone responsible for employment law compliance.

• Business Owner
• Human Resources Professional
• In-house Counsel
• CEO COO or any other individual charged with ensuring compliance with labor and employment laws.

Jennifer Raphael Komsky earned her B.S. in 1994 from the University of California, Santa Barbara and earned her J.D. degree in 1997 at the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law.  She was admitted to the State Bar in 1997. Current memberships include the State Bar of California and the Los Angeles County Bar Association.

Prior to specializing in employment law, Jennifer practiced in the areas of medical malpractice defense and business litigation.  She has focused on employment law exclusively for over 15 years, defending employers in all phases of litigation before State and Federal Courts and administrative agencies.  Jennifer regularly counsels human resource professionals and business owners, providing ongoing advice and guidance on company policies and personnel matters as well as conducting employee trainings.  Jennifer’s clients include small and family-run businesses up to nationwide and global corporations.  No matter the size of the business, Jennifer’s approach remains the same:  determine the needs of the client early on and design the best strategy accordingly.