{"id":13747,"date":"2020-03-08T09:55:29","date_gmt":"2020-03-08T07:55:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/factorialhr.com\/blog\/?p=13747"},"modified":"2021-05-12T12:35:57","modified_gmt":"2021-05-12T10:35:57","slug":"workplace-management-coronavirus-usa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/preproduction.factorialhr.com\/blog\/workplace-management-coronavirus-usa\/","title":{"rendered":"Managing Coronavirus USA – Prevention Strategies"},"content":{"rendered":"

You\u2019re likely sick of hearing about the coronavirus outbreak, but yet, you may also be wondering exactly <\/span>what the risk is within your company<\/b> and <\/span>how you can prevent your employees from getting sick<\/b>. With a number of confirmed cases of the virus spreading across the country, and into homes and businesses, prevention management is key. Not only that but if your employees are working from home, you\u2019ll need to be clear about which category of leave coronavirus falls into within your company’s absence policy. Is COVID-19 classified as sick leave, holiday, paid time off, or a normal day, just working from home? We\u2019ll explore the topic and more, including <\/span>coronavirus USA prevention<\/b>, and <\/span>quarantine!\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Now, the real question at hand. Is your human resources department equipped to manage the current situation? Apart from handing out face masks and enforcing travel restrictions on your executives, there\u2019s more you can do to lessen the impact the virus has on your company.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Coronavirus is Affecting Your Busines: Learn How to Manage!<\/span><\/h2>\n

Whether you\u2019d like to acknowledge it or not, in some shape or form, the coronavirus is affecting your company. The effects on smaller companies vary from those of larger ones, yet both sized businesses face their own challenges when it comes to the matter.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dealing with Stranded Workers & Handling Quarantine<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

Eugenie Fanning, who is the VP of People at SquareFoot, a commercial real estate company based in New York, shared with the CNBC how COVID-19 is affecting their operations. In particular, how they are managing a case of a stranded employee<\/strong> in Italy. They, much like other businesses, are allocating more resources in the direction of virtual work, as a way to manage coronavirus.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A recent study by the CNBC shared that \u2153 of businesses have workers currently stranded for an extended period of time, out of work due to the coronavirus. It is the duty of the human resources department to assess each individual case and determine whether, when the employee is able to come back, they should return to the office, or continue working remotely until they have tested negative for the virus. Most companies have continuity plans in place or even <\/span>infectious disease management plans<\/b>. In cases like these, it\u2019s quite common for companies to request workers to work from home and avoid close contact with others.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Maximizing Work While Minimizing Risk – Virtual Work\u00a0<\/b><\/h4>\n

At present, one of the best ways to manage employees during the coronavirus COVID-19 global outbreak is to implement<\/span> virtual work solutions.<\/b> With this initiative, employees have the opportunity to work from home. For example, rather than a face to face conference, video conferences can take place instead.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Infectious Disease Outbreaks & Absence Labor Laws<\/span><\/h3>\n

In the United States, there are a number of laws that provide protected leave to employees<\/strong>; however, these differ state by state and often aren\u2019t so clear when managing cases like the coronavirus. The Family and Medical Leave Act<\/strong> and the Fair Labor Standards Act,<\/strong> for example, do not clearly detail whether they cover cases such as COVID-19. Therefore, many companies are raising the question, as to whether their employees are protected by these labor acts, especially in the following two situations:<\/span><\/p>\n