{"id":4686,"date":"2020-10-01T11:43:43","date_gmt":"2020-10-01T15:43:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lindabury.com\/firm\/?p=4686"},"modified":"2025-02-24T13:17:04","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T18:17:04","slug":"reopening-the-workplace-under-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lindabury.com\/firm\/insights\/reopening-the-workplace-under-covid-19.html","title":{"rendered":"Reopening the Workplace Under COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"

As businesses reopen under COVID-19, it is imperative employers develop a plan that takes into account physical and behavioral modifications to the workplace, employee health screening protocols, workers\u2019 compensation claims, employee accommodations and other considerations.\u00a0 There is no \u201cone-size-fits-all\u201d approach and employers must tailor their plans to evolving federal, state and local requirements as well as the nature of their specific business.<\/p>\n

Physical and Behavioral Modifications<\/em><\/p>\n

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (\u201cOSHA\u201d) mandates employers to provide workplaces \u201cfree from recognized hazards that are causing or likely to cause death or serious harm,\u201d including occupational exposure to COVID-19.\u00a0 Therefore, when reopening employers must implement changes to the physical layout and behavioral\/hygiene protocols aimed at preventing the spread of the virus.<\/p>\n

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As businesses reopen under COVID-19, it is imperative employers develop a plan that takes into account physical and behavioral modifications to the workplace, employee health screening protocols, workers\u2019 compensation claims, employee accommodations and other considerations.\u00a0 There is no \u201cone-size-fits-all\u201d approach and employers must tailor their plans to evolving federal, state and local requirements as well […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[65,247,291],"tags":[],"coauthors":[296],"class_list":["post-4686","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-insights","category-labor-employment-insights","category-gingeleskie"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nReopening the Workplace Under COVID-19 — October 1, 2020 — Lindabury, McCormick, Estabrook & Cooper, P.C. 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