July Webinar – Legal Considerations in Safely Returning to Work
Tuesday, July 13, 2021
2:00 p.m. Eastern
This webinar has already taken place. Download it here!
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in workplace closures for over a year. Due to the increase in vaccinations and declining infection rates, many states are lifting stay-at-home and business closure mandates so that the country can return to business as usual.
What you’ll learn:
- The importance of complying with EEOC requirements in connection with mandating workforce vaccinations and proof of vaccinations.
- Compliance with OSHA guidance in maintaining a safe workforce upon office re-opening.
- The role of state and local law in implementing a return-to-work strategy.
To assist employers in office re-opening, this webinar will address the following issues:
- The importance of complying with EEOC requirements in connection with mandating workforce vaccinations and proof of vaccinations.
- Compliance with OSHA guidance in maintaining a safe workforce upon office re-opening.
- The role of state and local law in implementing a return-to-work strategy.
- Reconfiguring the office layout to promote safety, requiring masks, sanitation and other practical issues.
- Employer liability for workplace COVID-19 exposure.
Presenter
Micah Dickie is a litigator in Fisher Phillips’ Atlanta office. As a member of the firm’s Workplace Safety and Catastrophe Management Practice Group, Micah represents clients during safety and health inspections by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and defends them during contested OSHA matters. As part of the firm’s COVID-19 Taskforce and Vaccine Subcommittee, Micah advises employers on the many workplace law aspects of COVID-19.
