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Please join Bernadette M. O’Brien, Esq., SPHR, of Floyd Skeren Manukian Langevin, along with Senior Partners John B. Floyd, Esq., and Amanda A. Manukian, Esq., for an informative live-webinar covering important topics for employers, Human Resources Administrators, and Risk Managers on COVID-19 including:

• What workplace laws may be triggered by COVID-19?
• What leave may an employee entitled to who is ill, or who needs to care for a family member who is ill with COVID-19?
• What does the new federal law, “Families First Coronavirus Response Act”, provide for eligible employees in terms of paid sick leave and family and medical leave?
• What leave may be required for parents with children home from school?
• Can employers require that an employee’s temperature be taken before beginning their work shift?
• Can employers send employees home who appear sick with a cold or flu?
• Can employers require a release to return to work from an employee if COVID-19 is suspected and the employee is requesting to return to work?
• If the workforce shuts down, must employees be paid, and what about benefits?
• Information on workers who are 65 and older or at a higher risk for exposure to coronavirus;
• Guidance on responding to employees who are concerned that a co-worker has COVID-19, or who do not want to report to work because of coronavirus fear, or who request to work remotely;
• Considerations for a remote workforce;
• Furloughs versus layoffs, and the WARN Act;
• A review of potential workers’ compensation issues related to COVID-19;
• Information for employers and employees about educational tools for children at home due to school closures, provided by a leading expert and educator, Brittany A. Cufaude, CEO of Joyful Classrooms.

Do not miss this important discussion!

Contact Rebecca.Zandovskis@floydskerenlaw.com for assistance.