Melissa Fleischer

Benefits of Certification:

• Explore the significant legal issues affecting employment
• Learn concrete steps to follow for specific HR scenarios
• Protect your organization from potential legal liability
• Prove your knowledge to colleagues, managers, and regulators

What You'll Learn

• What steps must you take to prevent monkeypox outbreaks at work?
• How will the proposed recordkeeping and lead rules affect your organization?
• How can you protect employees from all hazards?
• What should your COVID-19 precautions include at this stage of the pandemic?
• What are the OSHA requirements for recordkeeping and maintenance?
• How can you ensure you comply with OSHA poster requirements?

What You'll Learn

• How does the newly issued OSHA COVID-19 guidance differ?
• What are your obligations for masks, vaccines, safety controls, and quarantines?
• What can you expect for the mandatory temporary emergency standard?
• What penalties can OSHA assess against your organization?
• How will the temporary emergency standard differ from the current regulations?
• Will the temporary emergency standard be mandatory?

What You'll Learn

• Can employers ask for proof that an employee has been vaccinated?
• Does it violate ADA or GINA to ask for proof of vaccinations?
• Can you retain an employee’s vaccination card or a copy?
• What are your confidentiality obligations regarding the vaccination card?
• Do employers have to allow employees to go unmasked per CDC guidelines?
• Can employers make the COVID-19 vaccine mandatory?
• Can you legally offer incentives to get the COVID-19 vaccine?

What You'll Learn

• What laws might prevent you from requiring employees to get the vaccine?
• What does the recent EEOC guidance say on this issue?
• What legal liability could you face for requiring employees to get the vaccine?
• How would you handle employees whose religions prohibit vaccines?
• What if an employee claims the vaccine is unsafe?
• Can you terminate an employee who refuses to get the vaccine?
• Are there alternative ways to keep the workplace safe?
• Could you get sued for requiring your employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine?
• What vaccination policies and procedures should you implement?

What You'll Learn

• What are the OSHA regulations and your responsibilities?
• What changes should you make based on the new COVID-19 guidance?
• How should you incorporate COVID-19 in your written safety plan?
• How do OSHA COVID-19 requirements cover vaccines?
• How can you mitigate the potential hazards during this pandemic?
• What are the OSHA requirements for recordkeeping and maintenance?
• How should you report and record incidents for remote employees?
• How can you ensure you comply with OSHA poster requirements?

What You'll Learn

• What COVID-19 records does OSHA require you to retain?
• Must you record COVID-19 on OSHA Form 300A?
• Should you keep records of safety complaints from employees?
• Should you document employee vaccination status?
• Is it necessary to record employee temperature check results?
• How should you document FMLA or FFCRA sick leave?
• Do you need records of cleaning and disinfection?

What You'll Learn

• What is the purpose of the ADA?
• How does the ADA prevent discrimination?
• What does the ADA require of employers and employees?
• What is considered medical information?
• How are vaccines treated?
• What should an interactive dialogue entail?
• How should you handle accommodation requests?
• How are mental and psychiatric disabilities covered?
• What are the best tactics for managing employees’ perceptions?

What You'll Learn

• What topics should you include in a vaccine policy?
• What documentation may you require to prove vaccination?
• Do you need to include warnings to protect your organization?
• Is it better to administer the vaccine on-site?
• What language should your policy include about reasonable accommodations?

Key Learnings

• What are your confidentiality obligations under the ADA for COVID-19?
• Can you tell employees if a colleague has COVID-19 and exposed others?
• Are you obligated to notify employees when they may have been exposed?
• Can you reveal departments the identity of an employee with COVID-19 in your workplace to state and local health without violating the ADA?
• Can you tell employees which colleagues do not get the COVID-19 vaccine?

What You'll Learn

• If you make vaccination mandatory, do you need to allow some employees to not get the vaccine as a reasonable accommodation?
• For what reasons and under what laws would an employee be entitled to a reasonable accommodation?
• What steps do you have to take to engage in the interactive process?
• What types of accommodations would you have to provide?
• What constitutes an undue burden to provide a reasonable accommodation?

What You'll Learn

• What are the top mental health concerns during the pandemic?
• How can you address those concerns while complying with the FMLA and ADA?
• May employees take FMLA leave due to mental health issues?
• Does the ADA allow for a leave of absence or other accommodations for employees with disabilities due to mental health?
• Could COVID-19 exacerbate underlying mental health and anxiety disorders entitling employees to remote work or a leave of absence?