June 9: Returning to Work Post-COVID and Labor Developments in the Biden Administration

As the pandemic winds down in the United States, employers are faced with the challenge of bringing employees back to the workplace in a safe and productive way.
This webinar will cover the latest on how to navigate return-to-work considerations as well as other labor developments arising in the Biden administration.
Our discussion will include:

• COVID-19 statutory changes, recent case law and agency developments
• Vaccination requirements and reasonable accommodations
• Hiring and reinstatement considerations post-pandemic
• Employee safety and other obligations
• Review of significant employment developments in the Biden administration.

Title:
Returning to Work Post-COVID and Labor Developments in the Biden Administration
2021 Labor Update
Webinar Date+Time:

Wednesday, June 9, 2021
12:00 PM EDT / 09:00 AM PDT / 05:00 PM BST
DURATION:60 MINUTES
Free Continuing Legal Education Webinar - register now!
Speakers:

• Nicolle L. Jacoby is the co-head of Dechert’s Labor and Employment practice. Her practice focuses on employment-related matters, including conducting internal investigations into allegations of employee misconduct and litigating high-stakes discrimination cases, contractual disputes with executives, and non-compete, non-solicit and trade secret cases in the courts as well as in mediation and arbitration. Ms. Jacoby also regularly represents employers in proceedings before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, New York City and State Human Rights Commissions and other regulatory agencies.
• J. Ian Downes practices in the area of labor and employment law, with a focus on ERISA litigation and labor-management relations. He has significant experience with ERISA and wage-and-hour class actions, as well as in representing clients in all types of labor and employment litigation. Mr. Downes devotes a significant portion of his practice to providing clients with day-to-day assistance and counseling concerning all varieties of labor and employment issues, including negotiation and drafting of employment agreements and restrictive covenants, planning and implementing reductions in force and complying with the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act and state and local plant closing laws, and handling of employee complaints and discipline issues.
• Linda Dwoskin's practice includes both litigation and counseling on a wide variety of employment and labor issues, including all forms of discrimination, sexual harassment, disability claims, restrictive covenant issues, the Worker Adjustment Retraining and Notification Act and the Family and Medical Leave Act. Linda also regularly conducts training programs nationwide and both conducts and advises on internal workplace investigations involving sensitive topics and high-level managers. As part of her litigation practice, she has represented employers ranging from small companies to multinational corporations, and she has litigated matters before the U.S. Supreme Court, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals and a number of state and federal trial courts, as well as state and federal administrative agencies.

By:
Dechert
Credit:
CLE credits in CA, CT, IL, NJ, NY and PA are currently pending. For other jurisdictions, contact the sponsor.

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