COVID-19 at Work: 2021 Legal Updates

The COVID-19 pandemic brought employers unique and difficult challenges last year and the end is still not in sight. What can you do when an employee refuses to be vaccinated? Is it even legal to ask for their “vaccination status?” How did the new Coronavirus Relief Bill change leave under the FFCRA? Should you offer paid leave voluntarily?

This session on COVID-19 Legal Updates with attorneys from the Labor & Employment practice at Woods Rogers will answer these questions so you can protect the health and safety of your employees and protect yourself from legal risk.

Speakers:

Daniel Summerlin, Principal/President

Leah Stiegler, Associate

About Woods Rogers

Woods Rogers PLC has served clients in Virginia and beyond since 1893. More than 80 attorneys at Woods Rogers represent key practice areas and industries, and 100-plus related services. The firm’s Labor and Employment practice group helps employers find solutions to workplace issues. The team is dedicated solely to representing businesses and corporate management with a goal of helping you build a better workplace.

About Dan Summerlin

Dan Summerlin is president of Woods Rogers PLC. As an active member of the Labor & Employment practice group, Dan’s clients call upon him to provide training to their supervisors and workforce, provide guidance on human resource issues including discipline and termination advice and compliance issues with FLSA, ADA, Title VII, NLRA, and FMLA. Dan has extensive experience representing clients during EEOC investigations and unemployment proceedings at every level and represents clients in employment litigation in state and federal courts.

About Leah Stiegler

Leah advises employers on compliance with employment laws and defends actions before agencies including the EEOC, DOL, and NLRB. Leah has substantial federal trial experience, conducts workplace and board training sessions, and guides managers through workplace investigations. Leah’s workplace training sessions cover topics such as workplace violence, FMLA/ADA concerns, FLSA/wage and hour obligations, documentation and discipline, performance reviews/PIPs, Form I-9 best practices, and addressing employee conduct on social media.