1 CEU HRCI | 1 PDC SHRM APPROVED
Description:
COVID-19 vaccines are
giving many employers hope that their workplaces can slowly return to normal.
To help speed that return, employers are considering requiring or encouraging
workers to get vaccinated. That’s allowed within certain limits, but there are
employee relations hurdles and legal challenges in mandating or incentivizing
vaccines that employers need to be aware of.
Before employers jump
to requiring employees to get vaccinated, they should understand all the
possible effects of that decision – both operational and cultural. As an
example, if an employer makes COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory and excludes
people from the workplace who haven’t gotten immunized, there may not be enough
employees to keep the business running. There are moral issues that might
materialize. It’s possible that despite the toll that the pandemic has
taken on all of us, some employees may be reluctant, or even hostile, to a
requirement that they get vaccinated. This reluctance could create an employee
engagement issue that some employers may not want to provoke.
Session
Highlights:
- To Mandate or Not to Mandate?
- Do employers really need a mandatory program?
- May employers ask for proof of vaccination?
- Legal risks to be aware of: disparate impact, retaliation claims,
claims of wrongful termination
- Implications of the Americans with Disabilities Act, Genetic
Information Nondiscrimination Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment
Act, and the Pregnancy Disability Act
- Handling employee requests for an exemption based on a disability
or due to a sincerely held religious practice or belief
- Offering incentives to getting vaccinated: tax consequences
- Administering COVID-19 tests to employees
- Can an employer ask employees physically entering the workplace if
they have been diagnosed with COVID or have been tested for COVID-19?
- May an employer require proof of receipt of a vaccination
- Repercussions of employees who suffer serious side effects from the
vaccine
- Postponing start dates/withdrawing a job offer
- COVID-related Harassment and/or discrimination issues & how to
address them
- EEOC considerations in planning furloughs or layoffs
- Role of the CDC
- Federal considerations regarding mandatory vaccinations: Title VII
of the Civil Rights Act, Liability under worker compensation laws, OSHA,
and the NLRA
- Disability & religious discrimination as a result of mandating
vaccinations
- Inquiries as to why the employee ISN’T vaccinated
- Asking how the vaccination process went – a slippery slope
Why You Should Attend:
Attend this webinar
by expert speaker Diane Dee where she will covers, Implications of the
Americans with Disabilities Act, Offering an incentive to getting vaccinated,
how to handle employee requests for an exemption based on a disability and
other important points. Participants in this webinar will gain an understanding
of the employee relation hurdles and legal challenges employers may face when
mandating or incentivizing vaccines.
Who Should Attend:
- Safety Professionals
- HR Professionals
- Front Line Managers
- Supervisors
- Department or Branch Managers
- Management Positions
- Small Business Owners
- Compliance Professionals
During the Q&A the session following the live event, ask a question and get a direct response
from our expert speaker.
Notes: You will get
access to the Recording link and E-Transcript; in your account and at your
registered email address, in the next 2 -3 days once the webinar is
accomplished.
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