Description:
Discussion of key issues that construction employers should consider when deciding whether and how to implement a mandatory vaccination program, including shots for this flu season and for the COVID-19 vaccine once approved.
Learning objectives:
- Understand the current legal landscape that is relevant to the vaccine issue
- Assess employers鈥 options in this environment
- Weigh the benefits and risks of implementing a vaccine policy鈥r not implementing one
- Identify many practical issues related to these questions
This session will be presented by attorneys from Fisher Phillips, one of the country鈥檚 largest labor and employment law firms dedicated to representing employers.
Speakers:
Kevin Troutman
Partner
Fisher Phillips
Kevin Troutman, a partner in Fisher Phillips鈥 Houston office, is a member of the firm鈥檚 COVID-19 Taskforce, a cross-disciplinary team of attorneys dedicated to advising employers on the many workplace law aspects of the global coronavirus pandemic. He leads the group鈥檚 subcommittee concerning vaccine issues. Keeping his client鈥檚 business objectives foremost in mind, Kevin focuses his day-to-day practice on litigation and providing day-to-day advice concerning a variety of employment and people management issues. In doing so, he calls upon both his experience as an attorney and his years of experience as a human resources executive, including a period when he was responsible for 22 hospitals in five states.
Bert Brannen
Partner
Fisher Phillips
Bert Brannen, a partner in the firm鈥檚 Atlanta office, is a long-time member and Past President of the 蜜桔直播鈥檚 Labor and Employment Law Council. He is active in the Georgia Branch of the 蜜桔直播 where he has served on the Executive Board. He is also the co-author of the 蜜桔直播鈥檚 training video series 鈥淒iversity Rules: Harassment Prevention, Sensitivity and Correction for Construction Workers and Supervisors.鈥 He has a depth of experience advising construction employers about how to deal with labor and employment crises that regularly arise in our industry.
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