Back to the Future: Employer Considerations for Returning to the Workplace

As government mandated stay-at-home orders are eased or lifted, employers are being presented with the choices about bringing their employees back to the workplace. A return to the workplace from lockdown mode does not mean a return to how business was conducted prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. New laws, orders, directives and guidance from every level of government are being issued and have weaved a complex web for employers to navigate. Employers need to be cautious, engage in advanced planning and make numerous important decisions prior to reopening offices. In this article, partners Mark Brossman and Ronald Richman, special counsel Max Garfield and Scott Gold and associate Abdulrahman Alwattar discuss the business continuity and safety communication planning employers should undertake as regulation and guidance related to the COVID-19 pandemic evolves.