Navigating the Legal Challenges of COVID-19
As if workplace legalities couldn’t get any more complicated, the pandemic has created a whole new dimension of legal complexity.
How are employers supposed to handle all of the legal challenges that are popping up between employees, the workplace, and the pandemic?
To shed some light on this topic we spoke with Nancy Inesta, an attorney and partner at Baker & Hostetler. In this episode Nancy and Peter discuss:
- How employers can safely bring employees back to the physical workplace
- The intricacies of employee health monitoring and screening
- Reasonable accommodations related to COVID-19
For more information, visit the Baker & Hostetler blog.
The Employee Safety Podcast is hosted by Peter Steinfeld, SVP of Safety Solutions at AlertMedia.
You can find this interview and many more by subscribing to The Employee Safety Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or here.
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