COVID-19: YOUR UPDATED COMPLIANCE, RISK AND LITIGATION ROADMAP
Part I — Resolving “Return to Work” Dilemmas: Employee Health & Safety, Tracking, Whistleblower Complaints-and the Costs of Getting Them Wrong
Alexander Wood
Legal Director, Employment Law
PepsiCo, Inc.
Patty Cousins
Vice President & Assistant General Counsel / Employment Law Group Leader
Marriott International
Katherine A. Roberts
Partner
Sidley Austin LLP
John W. Hamlin
Chief Counsel, Employment, Benefits and Governance
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.
During this two-part section, in-house and outside counsel will share real-world guidance, analysis and concrete examples of managing the new reality of risk and litigation confronting employers.
Toward ensuring a meaningful, interactive discussion, audience members will be invited to participate in anonymous polling on sensitive, hot button issues. Expert faculty members will provide helpful insights on the polling results. A worthwhile opportunity benchmark with in-house counsel and private practitioners involved in some of the most significant matters to date.
- Determining if, when and how to request that employees return to work
- Developing a national strategy while incorporating state-specific requirements
- Responding to employee concerns and whistleblower complaints
- PPE and more accommodations: Guidance for accommodating remote vs. in-person employees
- How far can you go with employee tracking: The person lengths and limits of taking temperatures and leveraging other screening mechanisms
- What is an employer’s exposure if an employee is exposed to the virus or becomes symptomatic?
- Getting it wrong: Perspectives on expanding, new types of litigation risks-and what’s coming down the pipeline