10 Challenges Facing HR in a COVID World, Now

NOTE: 3rd Tuesday of September Due to Labor Day Holiday

Program 2 - MC-SHRM General Meeting   3:45*PM-5:00PM (*Registration 3:30PM-3:45PM)

Presented by: David L. Barron, Attorney - Cozen O'Connor 

Much of 2020 has been a blur of activity for HR professionals expected to cope with a pandemic, economic disruption, and a long list of new employment laws and regulations. This program will cover the top ten ongoing employment law issues that HR departments will need to master to avoid the inevitable litigation that will arise out of the Covid-19 crisis.

Participants Learning Objectives:

• Explore best practices for hiring and firing during Covid-19 crisis 

• Detect  new risk for litigation arising out of FFCRA and reasonable accommodation requests from vulnerable employees  

• Determine critical elements of working from home policy and legal issues related to a remote workforce  

• Learn latest developments regarding employee testing, medical assessments, and responding to positive Covid-19 cases in the workplace 

David Barron is board certified in Labor and Employment law. David assists his clients with labor and employment needs, including representing clients at trials involving wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, collective action overtime claims, and whistle-blower suits. He counsels clients on labor negotiations, elections, strikes, and corporate campaigns by unions; litigates disputes before the National Labor Relations Board, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and Department of Labor; and advises management on various employment issues, including wage and hour, federal contractor compliance, employee terminations, discrimination and harassment claims, drafting and enforcement of non-compete agreements, Sarbanes Oxley, and OSHA matters .

To Learn more about David Barron, visit: www.cozen.com