During this webinar, we will cover employer considerations regarding drafting and implementation of vaccination policies, how employers who decide to implement vaccination mandates should handle employee requests for exemptions, Equal Employment Opportunity guidance, the ADA, the Civil Rights Act, and the Pregnancy Discrimination Act and the various health plan, HIPAA, and other confidentiality issues that come into play with COVID-19 cases and related vaccines. The discussion will also include best practices for employers considering the distribution of the vaccine directly (or through a third party) and/or requiring proof of vaccination to return to work—and more!.
Session Highlights:
Do I need a vaccination policy? And can my company be liable for not requiring vaccination?
Is this an employer’s responsibility or is it the responsibility of individual employees who wish to receive the COVID-19 vaccine?
Can we require our employees to be vaccinated? And can employees be terminated for refusing the vaccination?
What are the already-existing legal and regulatory limitations for EEOC, OSHA, and HIPAA that we can consider now?
Does the vaccine mean that we no longer need to enforce masks and social distancing in the workplace?
Why You Should Attend:
COVID-19 vaccines are now FDA-approved. They are –slowly—being rolled with that roll-out, employers are faced with many questions about how to handle vaccine-related issues in the workplace. Specifically: how will COVID vaccines impact the workplace? Can—or should—employers require employees to get vaccinated? What are the legal ramifications? This webinar will answer that and other questions abounding as the world continues to battle the COVID-19 pandemic.
Who Should Attend:
You may ask your Question directly to our expert during the Q&A session.
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Janette S. Levey
Janette S. Levey has over 20 years of legal experience, more than 10 of which she has spent in Employment Law. It was during her tenure as sole in-house counsel for a mid-size staffing company headquartered in Central New Jersey, with operations all over the continental US, that she truly developed her passion for Employment Law.
Janette operates under this core belief: It is possible, and it is in an employer’s best interest, to proactively solve workforce challenges before they become problems before they result in lawsuits or steep fines caused by government audits.
Janette works with employers on most employment law issues, acting as the Employer’s Legal Wellness Professional — to ensure that employers are in the best position possible to avoid litigation, audits, employee relations problems, and the attendant, often exorbitant costs.