To assist employers with one of the unanticipated challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, Seyfarth Shaw published a remote worker relocation checklist, identifying potential risks raised by remote workers relocating with or without notice. In this podcast, Associate Brian Wadsworth further examines the issues that employers should be cognizant of and suggests potential steps to that employers should take to avoid risk. The episode also offers insight into potential scenarios employers may face as they continue to work around the challenges presented by their remote workforces.
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COVID-19 Vaccine - A Third Fireside Chat with Dr. Nupe Mehta
In this podcast episode, Scott Hecker, Senior Counsel in the Labor and Employment department of Seyfarth’s Washington, DC office, is again joined by Dr. Nupe Mehta, health care executive and clinician, to explore issues surrounding the COVID-19 vaccine.
The first batch of COVID-19 vaccinations is being deployed across the country, with healthcare providers at the front of the line to receive the vaccine. With two vaccines distributed under Emergency Use Authorizations, how can we achieve broad community buy in to effectively battle the pandemic with these new weapons at our disposal?
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Test, Trace, and Isolate - A Second Fireside Chat with Dr. Nupe Mehta
In this podcast episode, Scott Hecker, Senior Counsel in the Labor and Employment department of Seyfarth’s Washington, DC office, is again joined by Dr. Nupe Mehta, health care executive and clinician, to explore issues surrounding tracing, testing, and isolating as response and prevention strategies for COVID-19.
With cases spiking and guidance frequently changing, communities need to continue their efforts to mitigate COVID-19’s spread. Case investigation, contact tracing, and supported isolation and quarantine are all part of the solution, but what hurdles must these strategies overcome to prove effective in battling the virus?
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Background Checks during COVID-19
Court closures, state and local parameters, and continued cautionary re-opening while the pandemic continues have had an impact on background checks. HR professionals, recruiters and in-house employment attorneys must strike the balance between onboarding a candidate and risking litigation over a background check.
On this episode, Jennifer Mora, Senior Counsel and leading background expert at Seyfarth, summarizes how the Fair Credit Reporting Act applies to background checks, employers' options for compliance, and other practical considerations for clearing background checks during the pandemic.
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Part 2: Frequent Accommodation Requests: What's Legal and What's Not
In part two of this two part series, Dan Klein, Labor and Employment partner in Seyfarth's Boston office, summarizes the current legal landscape under federal law regarding those accommodation requests that are legally required and those that are not.
How will employees safely return to work, how will employers keep employees and customers safe from COVID-19, and what are employers required by law to do have been highly charged and sometimes highly politicized topics. This collection of quick, under-10-minute audiocasts puts aside those questions and addresses the “why” behind masks in the workplace, the “how” behind symptom and temperature screening, and the top questions employers need answered.
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