After years of worry about a possible avian flu pandemic, the world is experiencing an H1N1 (swine) virus outbreak that has spread from Mexico to the United States and numerous other countries. While cautioning U.S. residents not to panic, the U.S. has declared a public health emergency and pandemic preparation is underway and ramping up at all levels. While it is not time to panic, it appears that it is time to be prepared. Given the growing number of countries with confirmed H1N1 virus cases, employers should give serious consideration to embarking on or updating their pandemic planning efforts. Employers are legally obligated to provide a safe workplace, and it is usually difficult to plan for and respond thoughtfully to a crisis in its midst. Our goal in this seminar will be to update you on developments related to the H1N1 virus outbreak, discuss HR and employment law aspects of pandemic planning, and have a dialogue that we hope will be helpful to your workplaces in your pandemic planning efforts.

Speaker:

Megan Anderson, attorney, practicing in employment law, employment litigation, business litigation, complex investigations, franchise & distribution, higher education, and mergers & acquisitions.

When:

Friday, May 8, 2009
7:30 - 8:00 a.m. Breakfast/registration
8:00 - 9:00 a.m. Program

Where:

Gray Plant Mooty
500 IDS Center
80 South Eighth Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402

Please RSVP by May 4, 2009
By e-mail: events@gpmlaw.com
By phone: 612.632.3165

Please indicate if you will attend in person or by Webinar.
(Instructions will be sent prior to the program for Webinar participants.)

There is no registration fee for this program.
Parking will be validated for the Marquette/IDS Ramp.