Strategies For Developing A Return To Work Action Plan

Seyfarth Synopsis: While most of the country is subject to shutdown orders, federal and local leaders are contemplating when and how to bring people back to work.  Return to work plans will vary widely, and will require employers to grapple with challenges unique to their workforce and geography.  Given the breadth and complexity of these issues, now is the time for employers to lay the groundwork for implementing specific return to work plans.

Most of the country is currently under some form of a shutdown order in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.  Essential businesses have established protocols to allow their employees to continue to work, and nonessential businesses have largely shut down and either transitioned employees to remote work, or placed employees on leave, furlough or layoff.  The Centers for Disease Control guidance as well as a myriad of state and local orders continue to change at a dizzying pace.  This poses significant challenges for employers