Matthew Kroplin and Stephen Price, both partners in the Nashville office of Burr & Forman, shared helpful resources that offer guidance on employment-related matters in the face of the current coronavirus pandemic.
The best overall coronavirus guidelines for employers to follow is the CDC's interim guidance, which can be found at the following link: Interim Guidance for Businesses and Employers | CDC. Here are few more links to some other coronavirus guidelines recently issued by the U.S. Department of Labor or U.S. Equal Employment Commission on other more discrete employment-related issues:
- Family and medical leave: COVID-19 or Other Public Health Emergencies and the Family and Medical Leave Act Questions and Answers | U.S. Department of Labor;
- Wage and hour: COVID-19 or Other Public Health Emergencies and the Fair Labor Standards Act Questions and Answers | U.S. Department of Labor;
- Occupational health and safety: U.S. Department of Labor Offers Guidance For Preparing Workplaces for Coronavirus | U.S. Department of Labor; and
- Disabilities: What You Should Know About the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act and the Coronavirus and Pandemic Preparedness in the Workplace and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
We are continuing to monitor the status of the proposed federal Family First Coronavirus Response Act, which is currently under consideration by the Senate and which will likely impose a variety of paid leave requirements on most employers. More information can be found on the Burr & Forman Coronavirus Resource Page.