Overheard at the virtual 2020 Summit: Although our annual HR Specialist Summit was moved from New Orleans to a virtual event this year, it still provided first-class insights on all things HR. Here are a few of the employment-law words of wisdom:.

• Position: HR Specialist Summit

Online harassment

"These new casual at-home working environments are leading to more casual behaviors by employees. You can't have that. Your EEO and code of conduct policies still apply and you need to make that clear to all your employees." --attorney Monique Doucette, Ogletree Deakins

Identifying employees who test positive

"A big question we get is 'If an employee tests positive, are we allowed to identify this person to the rest of the staff?' Generally no, you have to keep employees' medical information confidential ... If that employee gives you permission, you can identify them publicly. But you should document that because employees may change their minds."--attorney Carrie Hoffman, Foley & Lardner

Federal leave laws

"Universal paid sick leave is one of those things the (Democrats) have been promising for a long, long time, so it's likely you'll see some action in Congress on that."--former congressman Dennis Cardoza (D-CA)

Employee misclassification

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