Based on AHLA’s annual Health Law Connectionsarticle, this special series brings together thought leaders from across the health law field to discuss the top ten issues of 2022. In the fourth episode, Lori Foley, Office Managing Principal, PYA, speaks with Shalyn Smith McKitt, Attorney, Balch & Bingham LLP, about the major employment law issues currently facing the health care workforce. They discuss the Supreme Court’s recent decision on vaccine mandates, COVID-19 exposure liability for employers, challenges related to staffing shortages, and the rise in whistleblower cases related to the pandemic. Sponsored by PYA.