CDC Issues COVID-19 Communication Plan For Critical Infrastructure Employers

On August 4, 2020, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a communication plan titled "COVID-19 Communication Plan for Select Non-healthcare Critical Infrastructure Employers." The purpose of the plan is to outline actions certain critical infrastructure employers may consider to disseminate COVID-19 messages with employees more effectively. The plan suggests key messages employers may consider to inform employees and provides prepared CDC communication materials in multiple languages for use in the workplace.

A key recommendation in the plan is that employers should consider multiple means by which to communicate COVID-19 messages to employees and other stakeholders, such as through letters to employees, small group meetings (presumably maintaining social distancing and other mitigation measures), social media posts, onsite televisions or video monitors, text messages, and posting materials throughout the workplace in areas such as