Thursday, February 11, 2021

12:00 PM-1:00 PM

Online
  • Member $0.00
  • Non-Member $0.00

February 10, 2021 11:00 PM

A reservation is required in advance of the program. Registrants will receive a confirmation e-mail the day before the event which will contain a link to join the meeting via Zoom. This live session is NOT accredited for CLE. 

With the recent emergency use authorization of two new COVID-19 vaccines in the United States, employers are considering whether they can-or should-implement mandatory vaccination policies for employees when the vaccine becomes widely available. Please join us for a conversation with the EEOC’s Associate Legal Counsel, Carol Miaskoff, as she discusses the EEOC’s most recent guidance for employers.

Please submit questions in advance of the program by filling out this form: https://forms.gle/b75W9Z1fFRXm7uYW6.

Speaker: Carol Miaskoff, Associate Legal Counsel, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

About the speaker: Carol R. Miaskoff is the Associate Legal Counsel of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Commission or EEOC). She manages development of the Commission regulations and guidance under the Americans with Disabilities Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Equal Pay Act, and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act.  She also provides legal advice to the Commission and works with the Department of Justice to defend the Chair and the Commission in litigation. 

During her career at the EEOC, Ms. Miaskoff supervised the development of proposed Commission policy on workplace harassment and final Commission guidance on retaliation, criminal background checks, and national origin discrimination.  She served on the EEOC’s equal pay task force and speaks frequently to labor and employment groups about issues ranging from COVID-19 in the workplace, to the use of big data in employment selection.  

Ms. Miaskoff graduated from Harvard University and from the George Washington University Law School, with high honors.  In the community, Ms. Miaskoff has been active in the Montgomery County, MD, Mental Health Advisory Committee, and guest lectures at a Georgetown University undergraduate class on Women and the Law. 

LBA Labor & Employment Law Section Leadership: 
Paul E. Goatley, Fisher & Phillips
Calesia S. Henson, Stites & Harbison
Amy L. Miles, Stoll Keenon Ogden

Cancellation Policy: All cancellations must be received by the LBA 24 hours in advance to receive a credit or refund. Substitutes will be allowed. This is a LIVE program and any post-event recordings will be subject to the On-Demand fee(s).