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Swine Flu Business Continuity Planning Resource

A Mercer study on how employers are handling the challenges of the H1N1 influenza virus found that
many firms are still unprepared for an H1N1 outbreak...

Resourse Description:

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that the H1N1 flu between April and November has caused more than 9,800 deaths and required the hospitalization of more than 213,000 people.

• What steps would you take to defend you organization and your employees against the risk of a
  widespread outbreak? 
• Could your organization run effectively with almost half of your staff sidelined by illness?
• What about health and disability costs, OSHA, Workers’ Compensation and other liability exposures?
• What are your legal liabilities under ADA, FMLA, WARN, and other federal statutes and regulations?

The possibility of a pandemic raises such pressing questions and complex concerns about the best way to protect both your employees' health and your organization's economic well-being.

EXTRA VALUE: This invaluable resource includes the best-selling audio conference recording,
Swine Flu Outbreak: Proactive Business Response Guide, and
the just-released, 65 page Swine Flu Business Continuity Planning report.

CD RECORDING OVERVIEW:

A must for every organization, the information-packed Swine Flu Outbreak: Proactive Business Response Guidegives you details on: 

• Practical and legal measures to take before, during, and after an outbreak occurs
• How to ensure business continuity and limit productivity interruptions, and
• How to examine, review, and draft employment policies to ensure your organization is prepared for any flu outbreak or pandemic.

With the highly-rated audio program on CD, leading attorney and disaster preplanning and response specialist, Mark I. Lies II, Partner with Seyfarth Shaw LLP, will guide you through:

• How to stay informed and productive before, during and after the pandemic hits
• Communication best practices with your employees
• Strategies to limit the effects of a pandemic on your business’ core operations and workforce productivity
• Develop a business continuity plan that will maintain operations during each pandemic wave
• Reliable methods to reduce exposure in the workplace
• Legal ramifications employers need to consider, including premises liability
• The compliance issues surrounding ADA, FMLA, HIPAA, FLSA, Worker’s Compensation and other specific federal and state laws
• How to identify weaknesses in your current preparation plans

Featured Faculty:

Mark I. Lies II, Partner, Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Mr. Lies is a partner in the Chicago office. His primary practice areas involve occupational safety and health law and employment law, including single plaintiff and class action litigation and counseling.

In his occupational safety and health law practice he has represented employers on a national basis in complying with occupational safety and health regulations, as well as representing employers during OSHA inspections, OSHA citation enforcement proceedings and trial of OSHA cases before federal and state agencies and appeals to federal and state court. In the course of this representation, he has also defended related civil tort actions involving mass personal injury and fatality accidents and property damage claims resulting from fires and explosions at refineries and petrochemical plants, construction accidents, ammonia and other toxic substance releases at food and other processing plants, as well as employee exposure to ergonomic hazards, mold, tuberculosis, SARS, MRSA, lead, asbestos, benzene, cadmium, hydrogen sulfide and other toxic substances. He has extensive experience in disaster preplanning and response, including pandemic preplanning for Avian Flu.

Your CD recording includes the complete audio conference presentation, audience Q&A and presentation materials.

REPORT OVERVIEW:

Overloaded with most recent and extensive pandemic planning information, the Swine Flu Business Continuity Planning down-loadable report, will guide you through:

• Steps every employer can take to reduce the risk of exposure to pandemic influenza in their workplace
• Pandemic planning for critical infrastructure and key resources
• Preparedness and response recommendations
• Recommended employer responses for the 2009 ‐2010 flu season
• Important components of an influenza pandemic plan
• Actions employers should take now

But that's not all, this detailed report also covers:

• Considerations of appropriate response strategies
• How to write your plan
• Recommended action steps:
• Under current flu conditions (similar severity as in Spring/Summer 2009)
• Under conditions with increased severity compared to Spring/Summer 2009
• Classifying employee exposure to pandemic influenza at work
• How organizations can protect their employees
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Keeping Healthy: 10 Tips for Businesses
• And so much more

MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE:

We're so confident you'll get what you want out of this resource that we'll refund every penny if you're not completely satisfied. No questions asked! It's 100% risk-free!

extra value: Now, for a limited time, you can get both the CD Recording and
down-loadable Report for just $169!  That's 55 percent off the regular price of $368.  You save $199!

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APPROVED FOR RECERTIFICATION CREDIT:

HRCI - Receive 1.5 recertification credit hours toward PHR and SPHR recertification through the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI). For more information about certification or recertification, please visit the HRCI homepage at www.hrci.org.

Each CCM event presents a variety of information and is presented for each organization to develop its own approach and methodology.