Lauren Parris Watts to Present at the National Business Institute's Human Resource Law Boot Camp Seminar

Lauren Parris Watts, partner in Seyfarth's Labor & Employment department, will present two sessions at the National Business Institute's Human Resource Law Boot Camp seminar on Wednesday, November 3, 2021. 

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Session 1

Title: HIPAA Best Practices for HR: Ensuring Confidentiality of Medical Information

Wednesday, November 3, 2021
3:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Pacific

Topics will include:

• When does HIPAA apply to employers?
• Requesting Protected Health Information (PHI): FMLA and other purposes
• Protecting PHI
• Putting PHI policies in place: with examples

Session 2

Title: Employee Relations: Legal Solutions for Sensitive Workplace Issues

Wednesday, November 3, 2021
3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Pacific

Topics will include:

• Granting employee leave: FMLA, ADA, and other considerations
• Return-to-Work polices after leave
• Disciplinary actions
• Investigating misconduct
• Answering discrimination and harassment complaints
• Workplace safety and security issues: firearms, disgruntled employees, domestic violence, etc.
• Creating performance improvement plans
• Employee evaluations: best practices