A COVID-19 Town Hall Webinar on Labor and Employment Issues

Employers and employees alike are bombarded with information on the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The do’s and don’ts in illness control and legal compliance are changing very quickly as new guidance issues from the CDC, CMS, the Department of Labor and other federal and State agencies. But the obligations of employers – legally or based on culture – create personnel concerns that require a plan of action. This town hall style webinar will provide attendees with the information they need to address personnel issues and the underlying legal concerns which confront employers under this current operational challenge. The conversation will build upon the questions our team is receiving hourly from our employer clients. The 90-minute webinar format will allow for audience participation (through messaging) and will allow the presenters to focus comments on the most pressing issues. 

Topics we will discuss include:

1. Communicating your organization's plan of action and employee support in response to the COVID-19 challenge
2. The more significant issues employers face in addressing employment in the COVID—19 environment and options for addressing them
3. Critical elements in developing a policy with respect to COVID-19 and addressing possible temporary changes in policies implicated by the pandemic
4. The caution that needs to be exercised in policy development
5. The positions of the federal and Wisconsin governmental branches on employer rights and limitations in addressing COVID-19