Risk Management Webinar COVID-19 Update: Vaccine Mandates and Exemptions

Tuesday, November 23, 2021
12:00 – 1:00 pm CST

This presentation will cover the latest developments in COVID-19 vaccine mandates, including a discussion on the new OSHA and CMS rules. The presentation will also cover medical and religious exemptions, and provide practical guidance and examples of ways in which your communities can accommodate individuals who will not be vaccinated.

Objectives:

• To build a general understanding of the guidelines surrounding federal vaccine mandates including:
  • Deadlines
  • Pay and time off afforded to employees to obtain the vaccine
  • Record-keeping requirements
• To provide tools to help analyze medical and religious exemption requests.

Intended Audience: Executive teams, corporate and campus risk managers, administrators, medical directors, PCPs, directors of nursing, quality representatives, and QAPI committee members

About the Speaker:
Heather Becker of Laner Muchin, Ltd.
Heather joined Laner Muchin in 2006 as an associate and has been a partner of the firm since 2009. Prior to joining Laner Muchin, Heather was an associate at a large, Chicago-based law firm where her practice focused on labor and employment counseling and litigation, and general business litigation.

Heather now concentrates her practice on representing public and private sector employees before federal and state courts and administrative agencies in all types of employment litigation, including: discrimination, harassment and retaliation litigation, wage and hour and wage payment claims, civil rights and constitutional claims, whistleblower claims, and employment contracts disputes involving trade secrets, non-competes and restrictive covenants.

Heather also provides counseling services to her clients on a day-to-day basis to help them develop policies and procedures to minimize risk, train employers on best practices to improve employee relations, and develop practical solutions to resolve complex employment disputes before they mushroom into litigation matters.

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