Help at Home: Legal and Practical Issues Related to COVID-19 for Nannies and Agencies

The spread of coronavirus worldwide has caused employers and employees alike to adapt, sometimes rapidly, to changes to normal routines.  This time of uncertainty poses many questions from business owners, nannies, and families alike, in addition to raising questions regarding how to safely continue business while balancing a rapidly-changing landscape of legal, regulatory, and public healthcare risks.  Topics to be addressed:

–        Managing COVID-19 as a business owner and handling COVID-related leave and accommodation issues

–        Paid sick leave and public health emergency laws

–        Legislative updates (FFCRA, HEROES Fund, CARES Act, PPP, unemployment)

–        Screening workers / temperature checks / masks

–        Best practices for business owners

Jamie Lauren Strickler’s practice centers on representing and advising employers of all sizes in employment matters and complex litigation in federal and state courts, as well as arbitration. Jamie has extensive experience litigating cases involving discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, unfair competition, misappropriation of trade secrets, noncompetition and nonsolicitation covenants, breach of contract, and wage and hour issues. 

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