Issues for Employers 3.0: Getting Back to Work
PIHRA COVID-19 Episode 9
As we move closer to a lifting of stay-at-home orders, businesses need to prepare to get back to work. This presentation will address issues that employer will face as they bring their employees back to work, including:
- When can we bring our employees back to the workplace?
- May we invite only our best employees to return?
- May we allow employees to continue working at home?
- Will we need to onboard them again?
- What if employees would rather stay on unemployment?
- May we monitor the health of employees who return to work?
- May we require employees to wear masks?
- May we pay bonuses to employees who return to work?
- May we reduce the pay of employees we call back?
- Will the federal paid sick leave and temporary paid FMLA laws remain in effect?
- Will state paid sick leave for food supply chain employees remain in effect?
- What will employees sue us for after they return to work?
Note:
Due to the rapidly changing information regarding COVID-19, the
information provided in this presentation is not guaranteed to be
accurate after May 11, 2020 and should not be relied upon without checking with an attorney.
Credits
HRCI - Business:1.0, SHRM - PDC:1.0
Description
James J. McDonald, Jr., J.D., SPHR, SHRM-SCP is Regional managing partner of the Irvine, California office of the national labor and employment law firm of Fisher & Phillips LLP. Jim has practiced labor and employment law representing management for more than 30 years. He is author of California Employment Law: An Employer’s Guide, published by the Society for Human Resource Management, and he teaches labor and employment law in the Human Resources Management Program at the University of California, Irvine. He received his law degree cum laude from Georgetown University and is a member of the California and Georgia Bars. He is certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) by the Human Resources Certification Institute and he holds the SHRM-SCP certification from the Society of Human Resource Management. He may be reached at (949) 851-2424 or jmcdonald@fisherphillips.com.
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