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Businesses are experiencing numerous uncommon obstacles as a result of the coronavirus. The challenges afflict companies small to large.
Additionally, businesses have to consider federal laws.
Symptoms
Before permitting employees to report for work, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention prefers they don’t have any symptoms for a least a full day without resorting to any medication.
The CDC says that means employees being certain about their symptoms. Too often, symptoms such as having a fever are concealed or reduced by over-the-counter antidotes including Advil or Tylenol.
As for another symptom, this also implies employees planning return to work shouldn’t be taking cough medicines to alleviate their coughing. The employee must also be cough-free for 24 hours.
Testing positive
But what about the employees who have been tested positive for coronavirus?
Precautions for Your Workplace Coronavirus Plan
A positive test means the person should stay away or remain under doctor’s care for at least two weeks or a total of 14 days.
A lot depends on multiple factors such as your business type and how your employees communicate with each other and other stakeholders.
To be sure, if you’re in the health-care sector, you know you have different procedures and system of rules.
Laws
Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), you will have to make reasonable accommodations for certain employees who are handicapped or have greater risks.
Guidelines to Meet FLSA Responsibilities for Remote Workers
Another possible concern for COVID-19 health conditions and employers – the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Covered employers have to provide certain employees with unpaid leave and job-protection for qualified medical and family reasons.
From the Coach’s Corner, here relevant articles concerning the coronavirus, businesses and employees:
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Lives Are Shattered, Tips to Lay off Employees with Grace – Manager: The coronavirus is devastating workers and their families. If you must lay off employees, here’s why and how to do your best to soften the pain. Or you’ll face even more unexpected consequences.
“I mean, how would you like to be fighting coronavirus in a socialist health care environment? A socialist system in which the manufacturers and creators of a vaccine would not be rewarded for their efforts? You think there’d be the same race to find a vaccine? No.”
-Trish Regan
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