Compliance Challenges Created by COVID-19
2020 is an unprecedented year in so many ways. For HR professionals, the pandemic has created unique compliance challenges. Join Jennifer Shaw, a favorite speaker among SHRM conference attendees for more than 20 years, as she discusses best practices for managing remote workers, paying appropriate telework reimbursements, evaluating reasonable accommodation requests related to COVID-19 safety protocols, and implementing appropriate policies for teleworkers and onsite employees.
OBJECTIVES
- Gain a better understanding of the wage and hour issues and other practices affected by COVID-19.
- Recognize your organization’s vulnerabilities related to telework.
- Learn how to evaluate reasonable accommodation requests related to safety protocols.
Jennifer Shaw, Esq.
Jennifer Shaw is the founder of Shaw Law Group and a 2019 recipient of the Sacramento Business Journal’s “Women Who Mean Business” award. A well-respected expert in employment law for more than 30 years, employers regularly rely on Jennifer to counsel them on a broad range of employment law issues. Jennifer’s practical advice covers subjects such as wage-hour compliance, anti-discrimination and harassment policies and procedures, reasonable accommodation/leave of absence issues, and hiring/separation processes. She is a trusted advisor to in-house counsel, HR professionals, and leadership across a broad spectrum of public-sector and private-sector employers.