Katherine Hren to Speak on COVID-19 Related Legislation and Its Impact on the New Workplace

Katherine Hren will be speaking on day two of a two-part webinar hosted by Pincus Professional Education later this month. The webinar will focus on potential employment litigation concerns and compliance issues related to COVID-19. Katherine will be speaking on return to work issues in light of COVID-19, COVID-19 related legislation and the impact of AB 5 (independent contractor legislation) on the new workplace.

Plaintiff and Defense attorneys will cover the following topics throughout the two-day series:

Part I, August 25th

Trending and Expected Litigation – National and California

Workers’ comp
ADA issues – questions once inappropriate, now necessary
Discrimination
Wrongful Termination
Retaliation/Whistleblower
Leave issues
Wage & Hour issues

Part II, August 27th

COVID-19 and the CCPA: Required Disclosures and Litigation Pitfalls

California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”)

Specific notice requirements
Relevant personal data
Limits to data use
CCPA litigation concerns as employees return to work
Potential private right of action suits – penalties and damages
Current CCPA lawsuits due to Covid-19
Retention of health data best practices to avoid litigation

The Employer-Employee Relationship in the Era of Covid-19: Arbitration Agreements

AB 5 Status Overview
Legislative and court challenges
Benefits of employment status post Covid-19
Return to work strategies
Screening measures
Employees who can’t or won’t return to work
Relevant legislation

Covid-19 Impending Employment Litigation:

Liability, Privacy and Arbitration – the new dos and don’ts for both sides of the aisle

Part I:

Tuesday, August 25, 2020
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time

Part II

Thursday, August 27, 2020
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time