Labor and Employment Events

Christine Poth, a partner in the Vorys Columbus office and Dawne Parrish, a partner in the Vorys Cincinnati and Columbus offices co-hosted a webinar on June 22, 2022 that provided an overview of the changes to the Form 5500 and audits of employee benefit plans.

Jennifer Dunsizer, a partner in the Vorys Columbus office, spoke at the American Bar Association’s 2022 RMD Rules for IRAs and Qualified Plans webinar on May 24, 2022. The panel of speakers discussed what impact the proposed regulations implementing the SECURE Act RMD rules will have for clients, estate planning attorneys and plan administrators.

Janay Stevens, a partner in the Vorys Columbus office, was a panelist at the Diverse Leaders in Law Forum on Thursday, April 7, 2022. The event, hosted by Columbus CEO magazine, concentrated on how law firms can amplify marginalized voices through the use of pro bono work.

The Vorys Cincinnati office hosted a labor and employment seminar on April 21st, 2022. Vorys attorneys discussed pressing employment issues related to the ADA, workers compensation and more.

Vorys Partner Christine Poth and Associate Elizabeth Howard participated in a webinar on 'Preparing For and Surviving a Governmental Audit of Your Employee Benefit Plans.'

Vorys Partner Jen Dunsizer and Of Counsel Jacquie Abbott hosted a webinar which provided an overview of mental health parity updates.

Vorys Partner Jennifer Dunsizer spoke at the ABA Virtual 2022 Midyear Tax Meeting in a session during the Employee Benefits Subcommittee on executive compensation.

Vorys Partner Jacquie Abbott spoke at the ABA Virtual 2022 Midyear Tax Meeting in a session during the Employee Benefits Subcommittee on welfare plans and EEOC, FMLA and leave issues update.

Vorys Partner Allen Kinzer presented at the 2021 NLRB Developments: OSBA/NLRB Regions 8 & 9 Annual Seminar.

Vorys Of Counsel Jacquie Abbott participated in a panel for the American Bar Association on COVID-19 vaccination mandates and the impact they will have on employers and employees.

Vorys attorneys hosted a webinar to discuss the OSHA COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS), which requires certain private-sector companies to regularly test non-vaccinated employees.

The Vorys Akron office hosted a labor and employment seminar on November 4, 2021. Vorys attorneys discussed pressing employment issues related to the pandemic, workers compensation and more.

Throughout the Vorys Virtual Benefits Conference, Vorys attorneys provided updates and valuable insights regarding a variety of benefits-related topics.

Vorys attorneys Alex Ehler and Nikki Mayo lead a presentation on the Department of Labor Joint Employer Rule before the Columbus Bar Association’s Labor and Employment Law Committee.

Vorys attorneys returned for a Vorys On Call: Coronavirus webinar on September 30, 2021.  They presented the most timely and relevant topics as businesses and organizations respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Vorys partner Nina Webb-Lawton presented a course for LawPracticeCLE titled, "Service Dogs: What Every Business Should Know."

In this webinar, Vorys partners Christine Poth and Jennifer Dunsizer provided an overview of recent guidance impacting fiduciaries overseeing ERISA.

Vorys attorneys Jacquie Abbott, Linda Mendel and Jen Dunsizer hosted the second webinar on the 100% COBRA subsidy provided by the American Rescue Plan.

Vorys attorneys returned to host the Vorys On Call: Coronavirus webinar on Thursday, May 13, 2021.

Vorys attorneys Jennifer Dunsizer, Linda Mendel, Dawne McKenna Parrish and Christine Poth hosted a webinar about the employee benefit plan related provisions of the recently enacted Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) and the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA).