Poms & Associates, an independent, full-service insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has announced the availability of an educational webinar that addresses frequently asked questions relating to Human Resources (HR) and COVID-19 in a roundtable discussion. Part of Poms & Associates’ ongoing series of webinars about insurance and risk management topics related to COVID-19, the 60-minute webinar is presented by Eddy Canavan, Julie Garcia and Steven G. Meilleur, members of the Poms & Associates Risk Control Services team.
In the webinar, titled “HR Issues in a COVID-19 World: A Roundtable Discussion,” Canavan, Garcia and Meilleur highlight HR issues related to telework and workers compensation and paid sick leave guidelines as defined under the new Families First Federal Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act (EPSL). They also offer recommendations for creating new company employment policies that reflect the new normal of an ongoing public health crisis.
“With the pandemic causing unprecedented hurdles for organizations, ensuring your organization is remaining compliant with state, local and federal laws and regulations is more difficult than ever,” says Dave Poms, founder and president of Poms & Associates. “In this webinar, our HR and civil rights experts tackle many of the most frequently asked questions we’ve been fielding from employers to offer clarification and guidance on key HR issues related to COVID-19.”
The educational webinar was presented on July 10, 2020. It is now archived at the Poms & Associates website as a video file with supporting documents that can be downloaded.