Navigating Difficult FMLA and ADA Issues in the Middle of a Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has left an indelible impact on the workplace, causing employers to deal with a wave of medical leaves and a shift to virtual workplace. As a result, employers face a host of compliance issues in navigating leave and accommodation issues.

Littler attorneys will tackle the most common and difficult leave and accommodation scenarios that employers have encountered during the COVID-19 pandemic and will provide practical suggestions on how employers can address these situations.

Through the use of case studies (and maybe a little humor), we will cover:

• Is an employee who tests positive for COVID-19 eligible for FMLA leave?
• How to address an employee who has a generalized fear of returning to work because of the pandemic
• Whether FMLA leave applies when an employee claims they cannot return to work during the pandemic because they have an underlying medical condition
• Can an employee take FMLA leave to sit at home during a pandemic with a family member who is considered high risk?
• Is physical presence at work critical anymore? Handling work-from-home requests during the pandemic

Time:

8:45 - 10:00 a.m.