What HR Has to Do When Employees Come Back to Work
Duration: 90 minutes
Speaker: Dr. Jim Castagnera, Esq.
Webinar Description
Though health experts tell us that while COVID-19 remains a serious concern, we are beginning to turn the corner. Employers are preparing for the challenges ahead and their employees are looking forward to a return to work. There is a good deal of uncertainty, however, concerning what the “new normal” will look like for businesses and employees.
HR will be at the forefront dealing with these employee-related uncertainties, many of which will pose significant and even new regulatory compliance challenges. For example, can an employer compel returning workers to be tested, how about periodically retesting employees, what about providing personal protective equipment, how to bring back furloughed workers and deal with changes in compensation, continuing social distancing policies, how do expanded family medical leave and paid sick leave fit in, different practices for younger and older employees, potential privacy violations as HR collects needed health information, and more.
The list goes on and on. The ADA, privacy laws, anti-discrimination requirements and any number of other federal and state laws and regulations are going to be tested in ways never before imagined. HR will be the lead in addressing these compliance questions and the answers they provide will determine the speed and success with which employers get back to business. Please join Dr. Jim Castagnera, Esq. as he sorts through the key employee-related issues you’ll be dealing with and offers practical guidance and solutions to these very difficult compliance questions.
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
During this important webinar Dr. Castagnera will be discussing:
- Guidance from the CDC and OSHA for returning to work
- Testing and periodically retesting your employees
- Enforcing social distancing requirements at work and providing personal protective equipment to your employees
- Dealing with employees who prefer to continue working from home
- Effectively utilizing the ADA Interactive Process
- ADA, anti-discrimination rules and other federal and state law and regulation requirements
- Not violating an employee’s HIPAA-guaranteed right to privacy or the Genetic Information Nondisclosure Act, while gathering the health-related information
- Different employment practices for older, younger, and at-risk employees
- Bringing furloughed workers back and handling adjustments in compensation
- Allowing employees to continue to work remotely
- Types of ADA accommodations which might be utilized
- How paid sick leave and expanded family medical leave fit in
- Prior accumulated sick leave and accumulated vacation time
- Possible EEOC response to complaints from employees
- Necessary modifications to current policies and procedures
CONTINUING EDUCATION INFORMATION
Continuing HRCI Credit
This program has been pre-approved for 1.5 hours of General recertification credit hour through the HR Certification Institute. Use of the seal is not an endorsement by the HR Certification Institute of the quality of the program. It means that this program has met the HR Certification Institute's criteria to be pre-approved for recertification credit.
Continuing SHRM Credit
Park Avenue Presentations is recognized by SHRM to offer Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for the SHRM-CPSM or SHRM-SCPSM. This program is valid for 1.5 PDCs for the SHRM-CPSM or SHRM-SCPSM. For more information about certification or recertification, please visit www.shrmcertification.org.
Logistics
- 90-minute webinar (Travel-Free) delivered over the Internet.
- Unlimited listeners per connection - bring the entire department.
- Q&A session with the expert.
This event will be presented live with a PowerPoint presentation to be viewed on your computer. You may listen to the audio of the webinar by telephone or through your computer. The PowerPoint slides will be provided shortly before the event. Once you register, you will receive an email which is your receipt and which includes your instructions for dialing in and logging on. You will also receive an email reminder 24 hours before the webinar.
What is a webinar?
A webinar is a live Internet based seminar. Webinars are a way for participants in many different locations to see and hear a presentation and view PowerPoint slides. You can also have your colleagues attend the webinar using one connection.
What kind of equipment do I need?
You will need a computer with an Internet connection (high speed service such as DSL or cable works best) and a telephone. You may listen to the webinar through your computer speakers, in which case you will not need to use a telephone connection. Internet access is not required for phone-only participants, but you will not be able to see the speaker’s slides.
How can I share the webinar with my colleagues who may not be able to attend the event?
CDs of each program will be available for sale and can be shared with your business associates.
Can I get a copy of the PowerPoint slides used in the webinar?
The PowerPoint slides will be available on the materials page link in the confirmation email that will be sent to you no later than the morning of the day a webinar is presented.
How do I ask a question during the webinar? Will my question be answered during the presentation?
A question and answer session will be scheduled at the end of each webinar. You can then ask a question by typing it into the question box that will be provided to you duringthe webinar. You may also ask a question through the telephone connection. As many questions as possible will be answered during the Question and Answer period.