TWC Employment Law Update for Pandemic & 2021

[3523] TWC Employment Law Update for Pandemic & 2021
The most important employment law developments that face employers during the time of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Presentation Info:

• TAHC&H Virtual Event | Spring Conference | Recorded for On-Demand Access
• Presentation Date | May 13, 2021

Education-Training Credits:

• TX HCSSA Administrator/Alternate Continuing Education
• 1.50 Clock Hr(s)

HCSSA Topic(s) Addressed:

• §558.259[d][4]agency responsibilities
• §558.260[a][3]basic principles of management in a licensed health-related setting
• §558.260[a][7]financial management

Program Description: In this program Mr. Simmons will discuss the most important employment law developments that face employers during the time of the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to other hiring, pay, and discrimination issues, he highlights the extent to which an employer may be liable for employees and patients becoming infected, whether employees can be required to get vaccinated, whether employers can make vaccination a condition of applying for a job, and what policies an employer can legally adopt to ensure health and safety in the workplace. He also covers how the pandemic has affected unemployment claims and what employers can do to minimize the financial impact of claims during the pandemic.

TAHC&H Faculty/Presenter(s): William T. (Tommy) Simmons, Texas Workforce Commission

About the Presenter(s):
William T. (Tommy) Simmonsserves as legal counsel for the Commissioner representing employers at the Texas Workforce Commission, where he advises the Commissioner on final-level unemployment and wage claim appeals, assists business groups with employment-related legislation, and counsels employers on Texas and federal employment laws. He is the author of the book Especially for Texas Employers and is also the editor of the Employment Law Handbook of the Texas Association of Business.

[3523] TWC Employment Law Update for Pandemic & 2021