Compliance Webinar - Leaves in the Era of COVID-19: What Employers Should Know as Employees Manage Distance Learning, Hybrid Models, and School Closures

As schools open, close and offer distance learning, federal, state, and local leave laws provide options for job-protected leaves. Many of these requirements are new and easily missed.

 
Join us for a discussion on various new leaves for employees with children transitioning back to school, virtually or otherwise, as well as best practices to ensure compliance.

Topics Covered

• Families First Coronavirus Act Leaves
• Key state mandates
• Local ordinance examples
• Employer PTO coordination
• Best practices and recommendations

Presenters

Kristine Blanco, J.D. Director of Compliance Kristine is an attorney and Director of Compliance for Alliant Insurance Services Employee Benefits Practice. She is a graduate of the University of Arizona, College of Law and has been working in employment law and employer health and welfare plan compliance since 2006. She is a frequent speaker on a range of employment law and employee benefits topics, most recently focused on COVID-19 issues impacting employers.

Steven Ferenczy, J.D. Compliance Consultant As one of Alliant’s in-house compliance attorneys, Steven’s role includes monitoring employment and leave-related legislation, assisting internal staff and clients with compliance, and reviewing client policies and procedures. Steven previously practiced law at a national, management-side labor and employment law firm working with a broad range of clients. He holds a BA from Georgia State University and earned his law degree from Georgia State University’s College of Law.