In contrast, some jurisdictions such as California have integrated their COVID specific safety plan requirements into pre-existing workplace safety requirements. For example, California employers must maintain a separate “Injury and Illness Prevention Program,” which addresses COVID-19 and other workpl...
UpCity's in-depth survey on COVID-19 covers how businesses across the United States and Canada have shifted their workplace policies to successfully adapt to the new rules, regulations, and safety procedures.
When it comes to boosters, you don't have to stick with same the vaccine you initially got. For example, if your initial doses came from Moderna, you can get a booster dose from Pfizer. COVID-19 vaccines were developed at an unprecedented speed, with testing in humans starting in March...
Employees who contract COVID-19 should be prohibited from attending the workplace. However, and importantly, these individuals should be treated like any other sick employee. For example, employees who contract COVID-19 may be eligible to claim benefits under a sick leave policy or a disability...
The severity of COVID-19 is still unknown, so employers will need to assess the threat presented by an employee’s medical condition to determine whether they are a direct threat to the workplace. The EEOC previously has taken the position that the ADA protects employees against actions based...
Adopt Flexible Work Policies Not every employee will feel comfortable returning. Each person will have to weigh their decision based on their individual household’s health status. Consider adopting a flexible work policy that allows those who want or need to remain at home to do so. This foster...
Also, for each individual, the data provide an estimated daytime residence (denoted as “W”, mostly workplace), nighttime residence (denoted as “H”, mostly home), and other classes (denoted as “E”). With the classifications above, we can infer the context of urban mobility. For ...
19 This pattern sharply contrasts with the persistent effects on the employment rate. Note that the temporary leave in our data includes leaves from the workplace due to various reasons, including furloughs, sickness, and caregiving. With the economic downturn under the state of emergency in April...
The COVID-19 had a profound impact on how workers and students work and study. The survey collected worker's workplace arrangements before and during the pandemic. Four options were given to the respondents: working from home only (WFH only), work outside from home and work from home some...
Seen presently during the global COVID-19 global health crisis are the ways government agencies are enabled by digital data collection through the development of contact tracing technologies (CTT) and mobile-based tracking in their effort to limit the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. While rece...