Illinois (IL) Covid 19 CLE Course Catalog

Steering clear of financial schemes and ethical pitfalls in the COVID economy.

As we all work to navigate this new and strange pandemic landscape, it can be even more tempting than usual to hunker down and wait for the storm to pass. But now more than ever it is important for law firms to seize the opportunity we’ve been presented with and rally firm leadership behind a full-scale paradigm shift when it comes to technology.

This seminar looks at the potential change in the work environment and what practitioners and employers can do to adapt to the "new" normal.

Join our expert panelist as we discuss the medical and legal issues to analyze a workers' compensation COVID-19 claim.

This seminar will help you determine how to best access these resources in advance of and after the upcoming crucial November election, as well as understand the reporting obligations and ethics of interacting with government.

During a pandemic, a host of issues can arise that implicate the ADA. Screening job applicants for COVID symptoms, asking questions about whether an employee is at a higher risk of severe symptoms if he gets COVID due to an underlying medical condition, and addressing reasonable accommodation and undue hardship during the pandemic and its associated business challenges, can all raise questions under the ADA and other EEO laws.

Our nation prepares for a presidential election during a national pandemic. States are preparing for an election that allows for social distancing and an exponential growth in mail-in balloting.

It used to just be ERISA. And then came COBRA. And HIPAA. And a whole lot more after that, including some state and local rules that ERISA might have been thought to preempt. Such is the increasingly complicated regulatory regime applicable to health and welfare benefits that you blink and the whole landscape seems to have changed. Add an unprecedented pandemic, and you end up with turbulent times indeed.

Join Kori Carew , Chief Inclusion and Diversity Officer at Seyfarth, Audrey Rubin , President of Rubin Solutions and Salila Yohn , a talent development, leadership and diversity and inclusion expert to hear how to do so. Learn how to build in bias disruption mechanisms during decision-making discussions and involving a senior legal leader with an understanding of the social and network impact of lay-offs.