8:00 am to 8:15 am: Introduction

8:15 am to 9:45 am: DFEH Guidance: Update on COVID-19 and the Fair Employment and Housing Act.
Guest speaker: Branden Butler, Assistant Deputy Director from the Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH).

9:45 am to 10:00 am: Break

10:00 am to 10:45 am: Update: Key Strategies for Defending WC COVID-19 Cases.
Presented by Amanda A. Manukian, Senior Partner, Floyd Skeren Manukian Langevin.

10:45 am to 12:00 pm: Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccines – What are an Employer’s Obligations?
Presented by Bernadette M. O’Brien, Esq., SPHR, Partner at Floyd Skeren Manukian Langevin, and Alden Parker, Esq., Regional Partner at Fisher & Phillips.

12:00 pm to 1:00 pm: Lunch Break

1:00 pm to 2:30 pm: Update on Cal-OSHA’s COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards and the Federal Vaccine Mandate
Guest speaker: Dan Leiner, Area Manager from Cal-OSHA.

2:30 pm to 2:45 pm: Break

2:45 pm to 3:45 pm: Update: COVID-19 Litigation Trends
Presented by Bernadette M. O’Brien, Esq., SPHR, Partner at Floyd Skeren Manukian Langevin, and Alden Parker, Esq., Regional Partner at Fisher & Phillips.