Brooks Pierce Attorneys Present Webinar on Mental Health Issues Affecting Companies and Their Employees
Brooks Pierce attorneys Patricia Goodson and Collins Saint presented a webinar on mental health issues affecting companies and their employees.
The webinar, "Navigating the ADA, FMLA and Workers' Compensation Laws," discussed the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), and workers’ compensation laws as recent issues relating to the COVID-19 pandemic, access to childcare and employee burnout spur excessive employee turnover, lost productivity and legal liability.
This webinar offered an active approach to addressing these issues and covered:
- Compliance with ADA regulations
- Meeting the requirements of FMLA
- Workers’ Compensation law
- Creating a positive work environment
Goodson counsels management clients on a variety of employment-related issues including federal and state discrimination and harassment laws; wage and hour compliance; employment policies and handbooks; employment agreements; restructuring; severance programs and policies; confidentiality, assignment of inventions and non-competition agreements; trade secrets; workplace violence; and drug and alcohol screening. She also counsels clients on issues arising under Title VII, the ADA, Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the FMLA, the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), and the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act.
Saint advises and litigates on behalf of public and private educational institutions and school boards on an array of education law issues, including special education and disability issues, civil rights laws, and tort claims. They also represent businesses in a variety of industries to resolve disputes, litigating in state and federal court when necessary. They have a particular focus on diversity and civil rights issues, including issues related to race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, and religion.
