The potential spread of the Coronavirus raises a number of issues for employers, including how to handle a potentially mandatory telecommuting situation, employee requests to work from home, curtailing or requiring business travel, discrimination and harassment based on actual and perceived protected characteristics, the ability to require assurances as to the state of employees' health or potential exposure to the virus, and safety and emergency action plans.
Please join Wilson Sonsini's attorneys for a briefing to identify the employment-related issues that employers should be considering, and start the conversation about how to prepare for and address those issues.
Norilyn Ingram
ningram@wsgr.comMarina advises and represents the world’s leading technology, communications, pharmaceutical, and life sciences companies in significant trade secret and employee mobility matters.
Matt Gorman is a partner in the Boston office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. He is a member of the firm's employment litigation practice, which specializes in handling a variety of cases, including those involving race, sex, religion, age, national origin, harassment, and disability discrimination. In addition, Matt regularly counsels employers on hiring practices, employee and contractor classification, employment policies, employment contracts, terminations, and other issues that arise under federal, state, and local labor and employment laws.
Alison (Renner) Genova is Of Counsel in Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati’s New York office, who practices employment law and specializes in representing employers in disputes discrimination, harassment, retaliation, breach of contract (including restrictive covenants), wage and hour, wrongful termination, breach of fiduciary duty, misappropriation of trade secrets, and other types of labor and employment law matters. In addition, Alison counsels employers on various employment and labor issues, including employment and separation agreements, hiring practices, reductions in force, independent contractor and employee classifications, workplace investigations, and the drafting of effective employment policies and handbooks under federal, state and local law.