The employment landscape has shifted dramatically in
response to the coronavirus pandemic. Please join us for a discussion of hot
topics impacting the workplace and hear how these issues are being addressed
from an employee and employer perspective, as well as by the U.S. Department of
Labor (DOL) and the Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General. Topics to be
discussed include:
- Overview of the Families First Coronavirus Response
Act (FFCRA)
- DOL’s revised FFCRA regulations
- Best practices
o Leave issues
o Reasonable
accommodation
o Vacation policies - Federal and state perspectives
o Safety
issues/complaints
o State enforcement of wage and hour issues
o Trends and issues attorneys should be aware of
Faculty:
Jeffrey Collins, Esq., Program Co-chair
Trial Division, Office of the Attorney General, Boston
Michelle M. De Oliveira, Esq., Program Co-chair
Kenney & Sams PC, Boston
David Belfort, Esq., Panelist
Bennett & Belfort, P.C., Cambridge
Scott Miller, Esq., Panelist
U.S. Department of Labor Office of the Regional Solicitor, Boston
Brian O'Donnell, Esq., Panelist
Fair Labor Division, Office of the Attorney General, Worcester