COVID-19 has impacted all of us in ways we could never have imagined.  One of these is stress and mental health issues for your employees.  It is more important than ever for HR to understand your legal compliance issues with regard to employees impacted by COVID-19 and whether they can take leave under the FMLA or as a reasonable accommodation under the ADA.  What about paid FMLA or sick leave under the FFCRA?  Can they take leave for mental health issues caused by COVID-19 under the FFCRA?  The answers to these and many other questions will be provided by legal HR expert, Melissa Fleischer, Esq. in this in-depth webinar.

Learning Objectives:-

• What mental health issues could be caused by COVID-19?
• Would mental health issues caused by COVID-19 or aggravated by it allow employees to take protected leave under the FMLA?
• Are mental health issues a serious health condition under the FMLA?
• Can an employee take FMLA to care for a family member with a mental health issue caused or aggravated by COVID-19?
• How the Families First Coronavirus Response Act differs from the current FMLA
• When to apply the Families First Coronavirus Response Act and when to Apply the Current FMLA
• Whether unpaid FMLA Protects an Employee with COVID-19
• How to Apply Regular Unpaid FMLA to COVID-19
• How Paid Family Leave and Sick Leave will Work under the FFCRA
• Are mental health issues a disability within the meaning of the ADA/ADAAA?
• Are mental health issues caused by COVID-19 a disability within the meaning of the ADA/ADAAA?
• What is an employer’s obligation to provide reasonable accommodations under the ADA?
• How should employers engage in the interactive process when an employee requests a reasonable accommodation?
• What does the EEOC require during this pandemic to Properly Handle Requests for Reasonable Accommodations under the ADA/ADAAA
• And much more…..

Who Should Attend?

• Human Resource Professionals
• Safety Professionals
• CEOs
• Directors
• Managers