So Your Employees are Going to Continue Working From Home or Return?

Raise your hand if you are a subject-matter expert on workplace safety. If so, then you have been in HR for more than 13 months. Congratulations, I think.

For employers, COVID and its effects and reactions has all revolved around the central theme of understanding workplace safety. What are an employer’s obligations during a pandemic? Does workplace safety mean ensuring employees wear masks? Does it mean we should mandate or encourage vaccinations? Can we segregate out our vaccinated and non-vaccinated employees? Are we staring down lawsuits because we aren’t requiring masks or vaccinations?