Workplace safety and security

“This is the first time someone is making the claim that if you have COVID and you live with someone who has a job, you can sue the employer for potentially having given you COVID,” said Bill Bogdan, a lawyer for the company.

“Although it is becoming increasingly clear the world will get through this difficult time, it is also apparent that the future will not look like the past,” said Brighid Courtney, director of Wellable Labs.

As more Americans get vaccinated, employers need to have a strategy in place for getting employees safely back to work.

Employers are concerned about employee resistance and a hit to company culture if they mandate COVID-19 vaccines.

Initial vaccine distribution largely hinges on place of work, prioritizing health care personnel, long-term care facilities and then other essential workers such as teachers, grocery store workers and firefighters.

The one-year mark since coronavirus engulfed the U.S. is here. Employers and employees are continuing to adapt to remote work while contemplating their plans for a return to the office.

Vaccine management company VaxAtlas launched a COVID platform to help employers track workforce vaccination rates, while simplifying the process for employees.

“Creating a healthier and safer environment will be a differentiator for staff retention and recruiting,” says Vimal Kapur, president of Honeywell Building Technologies.

Hourly employees will get the equivalent of four hours of pay after getting the vaccine, while salaried workers will receive additional store labor hours to accommodate their time away from the store.

As we enter the new year, it will be crucial for employers to take note of the many shifts in employees’ interests and needs.

The gadget, which resembles a pager, will buzz if the wearer gets too close to someone else and doesn’t record any personal data.

Event organizers and companies ponder the consequences of hosting in-person events too soon.

Employers are grappling with how to enforce COVID safety precautions, like vaccine mandates and other complicated workplace arrangements.

With COVID-19 infections on the rise, at-home testing is an accessible way to help employees stay safe and productive.

More than half of U.S. employees currently working from home say they’d like to keep their remote arrangements beyond the pandemic, according to a Pew Research Center survey.

Labor attorneys advise employers on how to handle harassment during the pandemic.

As firms are preparing for what safe work will look like on the other side of the pandemic, it will be crucial to go beyond standard protocols.

UPDATED: As COVID-19 vaccines begin to roll out, this is what an employer is allowed to require before employees return to work.

Temperature checks and plexiglass barriers between desks can't prevent one of the most dangerous workplace behaviors for the spread of COVID-19 — the irresistible desire to mingle.

Nearly one-third of respondents said they would be uncomfortable getting back to offices, shops and factories, while half said their greatest concern was contracting the disease at work.