Foley & Lardner LLP's Labor & Employment
Practice Group published
twenty (20) FAQs with respect to employer-employee
obligations and inquiries relative to the novel Coronavirus on
Friday, February 28. This is our second installment to the
Coronavirus FAQs. We will continue to publish additional FAQs
based on inquiries from clients – sharing answers and best
practices as this workplace challenge continues to
develop.
No. 21: We recently received products that were shipped
from one of the countries that the centers for disease control has
designated "Level 3". My employees [or customers] are
refusing to handle the product. What should I do?
There is still a lot about the COVID-19 virus that is unknown
especially about how it spreads. However, based upon government
information available as of March 9, 2020, it would appear there is
a very low risk that the virus would survive on the surface of
goods for the days or weeks it takes to ship products from one
