Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and related federal, state and
local orders, most employers have shut down or significantly
reduced their operations. As stay-at-home and social distancing
efforts continue to help flatten the curve, government officials
are signaling that current restrictions may loosen in coming weeks.
For example, on April 16, 2020, the federal government issued guidelines on a three-phased approach to
"Opening Up America Again," on the advice of public
health experts.
While we do not yet know when and how current restrictions may
be lifted, many employers are starting to proactively draft
"return to office" or "return to work" plans.
While it is clear that things will not return to normal for a
while, certain operations may be able to resume in the near term,
albeit under restrictions that will likely differ from location to
location.
