State by State COVID-19 Information Occupational Health and

Helpful links:

• Reopening Alabama - Small Business Task Force to Open Responsibly COVID-19 - Updated 4/19/20
• Message From Chairman - Published April 2020 regarding Phase One of re-opening 

General Guidelines across all industries:

• monitoring the health of employees and sending home any employee who displays symptoms of COVID-19
  • Do so through temperature screenings and by asking questions about symptoms prior to entering the workplace
• limiting the number of people inside a business
• continuing social distancing
• enhancing sanitation measure
  • Require employees to wear protective gear and observe infection control practices
  • Accommodations will be made for disabilities and religious reasons such as using non-latex gloves, modified face coverings for interpreters or others who communicate with employees who lip -read, gowns designed for individuals who use wheelchairs, or modified equipment to allow for the wearing of religious garb.
• increasing employee education regarding COVID-19.

Helpful links:

• COVID-19 and Worker Rights | Alaska - Updated 3/31/20
• State of Alaska COVID-19 Leave Policy - Published 3/25/20

General Guidelines:

• Opening to full capacity on May 22nd at 8 am 
• Employees may ask to stay home due to COVID-19, but the employer does not have to pay them unless they can continue their work remotely
•  If an employee has displayed COVID-19 symptoms, they need to wait at least 72 hours after the symptoms have subsided before returning to work or public spaces. If an employer believes said employee cannot perform their duties without infecting others, the employer may refuse to allow them to return.

Helpful links:

• Arizona Possible Return to Work May 4 What Employers Need to Know -Updated 4/27/20
• Opening Up America Again - Published by White House 
• Webinars offer help on returning to work after coronavirus closures - Published 5/13/20

General Guidelines:

• Governor of Arizona, Doug Doucey, has announced that Arizona plans to follow the White House guidelines (link included above)
• Retail stores, barber shops, salons, and restaurants are currently allowed to re-open
• Suggestions for employers to implement the following measures:
  • Assessing distancing in cubicle and multi-user work and rest areas;
  • Reviewing wall/cubicle heights, especially for employees who do not have private offices;
  • Encouraging social/physical distancing in break rooms or consider limiting their usage;
  • Considering discontinuing the usage of common devices, including but not limited to microwaves, staplers, and copiers or implementing ways to enhance cleaning of those shared tools;
  • Providing adequate personal protective equipment;
  • Requiring or permitting employees to use face coverings in accordance with recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other public health authorities;
  • Conducting temperature scans or self-checks prior to employees entering the workplace and carefully evaluating all issues surrounding those checks, such as compensability and physical distancing while waiting for such screening;
  • Closing conference rooms that do not permit physical/social distancing and implementing policies for cleaning conference rooms, as well as communicating those processes and protections to employees;
  • Implementing policies or procedures for employees who are screened at the beginning of the day but leave the premises for breaks, lunch, or meetings;
  • Determining whether continued screening of visitors is necessary and how to lawfully conduct them based on the business realities present;
  • Considering rotational office visits (e.g., shifts) to minimize the number of employees physically present in the workplace at a single time; and
  • Conducting training prior to employees returning to work to establish the new “normal” and establishing new requirements to minimize the spread of the virus (e.g., no handshakes or handshake alternatives).

Helpful links:

• What Arkansans can expect as the state works to lift restrictions in May - Updated 4/20/20
• Employers and Coronavirus 

General Guidelines:

• Social distancing and wearing masks still recommended
• Restaurants are allowed to open for dine-in but will only be able to operate at a third of their normal capacity and must limit groups to no larger than 10 people.
• Recommended steps for employers include:
  • Communicate to all employees the need for washing hands and avoiding touching eyes, nose, mouth
  • Take care to regularly disinfect common areas like break rooms, kitchens, and bathrooms
  • Place hand sanitizers with at least 60% alcohol in reception areas and conference rooms
  • Check in with employees and take time to notice whether anyone may be displaying signs of illness
  • Encourage people to go home if they are sick

Helpful links:

• Back to Work: Governor Gavin Newsom Issues Guidance for Reopening California - Published 4/22/20
• Employees and Returning to Work 

General Guidelines: 

• Businesses must comply with the anticipated social distancing requirements:
  • 6 foot distance between employee work-stations
  • Marked spacing in areas where lines form
  • Protections for employees who have direct customer interactions
  • Availability of wash stations, hand sanitizers, face masks, and other appropriate PPE
• Confirm that cleaning staff or vendors are prepared to comply with CDC, OSHA, state, and local cleaning requirements.
• Develop protocols for identifying and addressing COVID illness in the workplace.
• Develop policies regarding leave for suspected COVID illness, and employee messaging.
• Prepare your supply chain for your reopen by notifying your suppliers that you will be reopening soon, and getting information on lead times for necessary products.
• Notify your customers that you hope to be resuming in-person operations, recognizing that until the return to work orders are issued, it is unclear what those resumed operations will entail, and when they will be approved.

Helpful links:

• Gov. Polis Issues Executive Order on Safer at Home - Published 4/26/20
• Colorado Issues Emergency Rule and FAQs on Returning to the Workplace - Published 5/7/20
• COVID-19 - Published 4/25/20

General Guidelines:

• Per Safer at Home Executive Order D 2020 044, no vulnerable individuals can be compelled by their employer to return to work if their work requires in person work near others.
•  Employers must accommodate vulnerable individuals with remote work options, if the work can be done remotely.
• If you refuse to return to work due to unsatisfactory or hazardous working conditions based on your status as a member of a vulnerable group, you may continue to be eligible for benefits based on the risk to your health.
• If you refuse to return to work due to unsatisfactory or hazardous working conditions because you reside with a person who is a member of a vulnerable group, you may continue to be eligible for benefits based on the risk to the health of your co-inhabitant.

Helpful links:

• Returning to Work in Connecticut: Phase 1 Guidelines - Published 5/16/20
• Some Connecticut businesses will reopen on May 20, but what if you don’t feel safe going back to work? Experts answer that and more - Published 5/14/20

General Guidelines:

• As of May 20th, outdoor restaurants, offices, hair salons and barber shops, retail stores and outdoor museums and zoos are allowed to reopen
• Businesses must:
  • Appoint an employee to put safety measures in place
  • Limit occupancy to 50% of capacity 
    • Companies can stagger work schedules and make other alterations to shifts so there are fewer people in a particular space at one time
  • Provide personal protective gear, but employees may use their own cloth face coverings 
    • Can require all employees and customers to wear face mask
  • Train employees, with weekly updates
  • Install social distancing markers
  • Develop stringent disinfecting procedures

Helpful links:

• Delaware (DE) Return to Work Guidelines - Published 5/6/20
• COVID-19 Response Center - Updated 5/4/20

General Guidelines:

• Stay-at-home order set to end on May 31st, retail establishments open May 20th
• Steps to safeguard employees:
  • Provide employees access to regular handwashing with soap, hand sanitizer, and disinfectant wipes
  • Ensure that common areas are cleaned on a regular basis, including between any shifts
  • Provide masks for employees to wear during their time at the business, and make it a mandatory requirement to wear masks while on the work site, except to the extent an employee is using break time to eat or drink
  • On-site employees should follow the social distancing six-feet rule and all other CDC guidelines while in the workplace
  • Allow only necessary employees in the office. Restrict deliveries to essential supplies like masks and hand sanitizer and continue to meet remotely when possible

Helpful links:

• Returning to Work? Focus on Mitigating the COVID-19 Workplace Risks - Published 5/5/20
• Heading back to work? Here's what you need to know about your rights during a pandemic - Published 5/1/20

General Guidelines:

• Testing and training:
  • Screening employees by checking their temperatures or asking about symptoms before they start their shift, testing them for the virus and for antibodies, and contract tracing if possible
• Administrative Controls:
  • Staggering shifts to prevent overlap and exposure as well as increasing the frequency of cleaning and sanitizing of shared spaces
  • Create an official policy for social distancing, including corrective measures and consequences
  • Limit non-essential persons from entering the workplace
• Workplace controls:
  • Use PPE, including gloves and masks, as long as it does not create a safety hazard
  • Increase barriers between desks either through the use of individual offices or a return to cubicle-style walls. In conference rooms, stagger seating to keep a 6-foot distance between each space.
  • Eliminate shared spaces/tools such as breakrooms, microwaves, and coffee pots’

Helpful links:

• COVID-19: Businesses and Employers 
• COVID-19 Employer FAQs | Georgia Department of Labor - Last updated 4/28/20

General Guidelines:

• Gyms, fitness centers, bowling alleys, body art studios, barbers, hair and nail salons, estheticians and massage therapists, theaters and restaurants are allowed to reopen 
• Businesses should implement the following upon reopening:
  • Use teleworking technologies to the greatest extent possible. 
  • Stagger work schedules. 
  • Consider canceling non-essential travel.
  • Hold larger meetings virtually, to the extent possible.
  • Arrange the workspace to optimize the distance between employees, ideally at least six feet apart.
  • Urge high-risk employees to stay home.
  • Urge employees to stay home when they are sick and maximize flexibility in sick leave benefits.
  • Follow DPH guidance for community events and groups. It is recommended that gatherings of more than 50 people be postponed or canceled.
  • Reinforce good hand hygiene tips and other common-sense precautions with employees and patrons.
  • Review policies and procedures for remote or teleworking where possible.
  • Cross-train employees for key functions so that daily schedules can continue relatively uninterrupted by potential employee absences.
  • Review absenteeism policies to make sure employees are not being encouraged to come to work if they are sick.
  • Establish a relationship with their local health department and communicate with them if they have any questions or concerns about coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
  • Review CDC recommendations for cleaning practices.
  • Work to make sure fear and anxiety don't lead to social stigma toward any employees.
  • Make sure to get  reliable information from sources like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and DPH.

Helpful links:

• Ige Maps Out A Reopening Plan Allowing Hawaii To 'Live With Covid-19' - Published 5/18/20
• Hawaii Gov Reopening Presentation Slides - Published 5/18/20

General Guidelines:

• 2 week quarantine being implemented through June for inter-island, domestic, and international travelers
• In phase 1 as of May 7th, which allows for a number of businesses to open including shopping malls, car washes, pet grooming, elective surgery, nonprofit organizations, and in-person retail businesses
  • Social distancing must be enforced. Businesses should follow the CDC guidelines for safe reopening practices
• Measures to be implemented in all businesses include: hand hygiene, staying home if ill, face covering, surface cleaning, physical distancing, protecting those at high risk, and isolation of cases

Helpful links:

• A Guide for the State of Idaho Workforce - Return to Work and Stay Healthy - Updated 5/15/20
• Stages of Reopening | Idaho Rebounds: Our Path to Prosperity 
• Idaho moves forward with plan to reopen businesses - Published 4/30/20
• Stage 1 – Protocols for Opening | Idaho Rebounds: Our Path to Prosperity

General Guidelines:

• Governor Brad Little has announced that Idaho will follow the guidelines issued by President Trump and the CDC
• Idaho is currently in Phase 2 of reopening until May 29th
  • Phase 3 is supposed to be May 30 - June 12
  • Phase 4 is supposed to be June 13-26 
• Phase 2 dictates that:
  • Employers should continue to encourage telework when possible
  • Employees considered vulnerable should remain quarantining 
• All businesses that open must follow required social distancing and sanitation protocol

Helpful links:

• Restore Illinois: State Government Issues Return-to-Work Guidance to Illinois Employers - Published 5/18/20

General Guidelines:

• The Illinois Department of Public Health has released a list of recommendations for reopening businesses including the following:
  • Promote frequent and thorough hand washing, including by providing workers, customers, and worksite visitors with a place to wash their hands. If soap and running water are not immediately available, provide alcohol-based hand rubs containing at least 60% alcohol.
  • Encourage workers to stay home if they are sick.
  • Encourage respiratory etiquette, including covering coughs and sneezes.
  • Provide customers and the public with tissues and trash receptacles.
  • Explore whether they can establish policies and practices, such as flexible worksites (e.g., telecommuting) and flexible work hours (e.g., staggered shifts), to increase the physical distance among employees and between employees and others if state and local health authorities recommend the use of social distancing strategies.
  • Discourage workers from using other workers’ phones, desks, offices, or other work tools and equipment, when possible.
  • Maintain regular housekeeping practices, including routine cleaning and disinfecting of surfaces, equipment, and other elements of the work environment. When choosing cleaning chemicals, employers should consult information on Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-approved disinfectant labels with claims against emerging viral pathogens. Products with EPA-approved emerging viral pathogens claims are expected to be effective against SARS-CoV-2 based on data for harder-to-kill viruses.
  • Follow the manufacturer’s instructions for use of all cleaning and disinfection products (e.g., concentration, application method, and contact time, PPE).

Helpful links:

• https://www.indystar.com/story/money/2020/05/01/what-indiana-reopening-plan-means-office-workers/3057949001/ - Published 5/1/20
• Indiana Requires COVID-19 Business Plan from Employers - Published 5/8/20

General Guidelines:

• The government is encouraging employees to continue to work remotely if possible until at least June and plan to implement a phased approach to getting people back to work
• All businesses that reopen will be expected to follow the CDC guidelines on proper cleaning protocols and to enforce social distancing
• If possible, employees should be brought in in waves and should be screened daily. Provisions should be implemented in order to keep employees separate 
• All businesses must develop a COVID-19 plan before opening that includes the following info:
  • Instituting an employee health screening process;
  • Employing enhanced cleaning and disinfecting protocols for the workplace, including regularly cleaning high-touch surfaces;
  • Enhancing ability of employees, customers, and clients to wash hands or take other personal hygiene measures, such as using hand sanitizer; and
  • Complying with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) social distancing requirements, including maintaining six-foot social distancing for both employees and members of the general public when possible or employing other separation measures, such as face coverings or barriers.

Helpful links:

• Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19
• Iowa OSHA | www.iowadivisionoflabor.gov 

General Guidelines:

• To reduce risk of worker’s exposure, businesses should:
  • Develop an infectious disease preparedness and response plan
  • Implement basic infection prevention measures
    • Handwashing, checking workers for symptoms, clean frequently, and discourage sharing of items
  • Develop policies and procedures for prompt identification and isolation of sick people
  • Develop, Implement, and Communicate about Workplace Flexibilities and Protections
    • Encourage sick employees to stay home by ensuring flexible sick leave policies 
  • Implement workplace controls

Helpful links:

• A Guide For Responsible Re-Entry To The Workplace
• Without Consistent Official Guidelines, Kansas Citians Make Their Own Rules For Returning To Restaurants, Gyms And Salons - Published 5/7/20

General Guidelines:

• Stay educated and informed on the most up-to-date details and recommendations
• Seek employee and customer feedback
  • If possible, do so remotely/virtually
• Communicate with employees and consumers and keep them informed on re-entry and workplace policies
• Regularly monitor local, state and federal guidelines, industry-specific and/or trade association guidance and adjust as necessary
• Take precautionary measures: sanitizing, personal protective equipment, and social distancing 
  • Provide soap and/or hand sanitizer as well as applicable PPE
• There has not been clear guidelines set (mixed messages) so citizens are recommended to follow the latest CDC guidelines when in doubt

Helpful links:

• Kentucky’s Reopening and Return to Work – Questions Remain - Published 5/4/20
• Post-Pandemic Back-To-Business FAQs For Kentucky And Indiana Employers - Last Updated 5/14/20

General Guidelines:

• 10 rules to reopening include:
  • Continue telework where possible
  • Phased return to work
  • Onsite temperature/health checks
  • Universal masks and other necessary PPE
  • Close common areas
  • Enforce social distancing
  • Limit face-to-face meetings
  • Sanitizer/hand wash stations
  • Special accommodations
  • Testing plan
• Must develop a plan and release plan to employees and the public to implement measures and institute safeguards to ensure a safe environment for employees, customers, clients and members before reopening 
  • Plans must include:
    • Instituting an employee health screening process
    • Employing enhanced cleaning and disinfecting protocols for the workplace, including regularly cleaning high-touch surfaces
    • Enhancing the ability of employees, customers, and clients to wash hands or take other personal hygiene measures, such as using hand sanitizer
    • Complying with social distancing requirements established by the CDC, including maintaining six feet of separation among employees and members of the general public and/or employing other separation measures such as wearing face coverings or using barriers to create adequate separation.

Helpful links:

• Louisiana Businesses Back 'Stay Home, Safe at Work' Approach - Published 4/24/20
• Can This Business Open?  - Last updated 5/15/20

General Guidelines

• Stay at Home and Safe at Work Order
  • Calls for people to “avoid congregating and social interaction with large groups”
  • Full restart to the healthcare industry
    • Elective procedures, clinical visits, routine screenings, and preventive and mental health care following proper safety protocols
• All employees that deal with the public must wear a face mask when a business is open
• All businesses must practice social distancing
• Businesses can open at 25% occupancy and may conduct outdoor service if possible not limited by 25 percent of indoor capacity so long as strict social distancing is practiced

Helpful links:

• Pandemic Recovery Safety Planning
• Maine's The MEMIC Group Releases Back-to-the-Workplace Safety Guidance - Published 5/8/20
• Restarting Maine's Economy | Covid-19

General Guidelines:

• Employers need to concentrate on:
  • Hazard identification 
  • Communication and training
  • Sanitation - handwashing (soap and hand sanitizer provided), face masks when possible
  • Distancing - social distancing enforced in the workplace
  • Compliance and exposure tracking
• The 4 guiding principles to restarting the economy are:
  • Protecting public health
  • Maintaining health care readiness
  • Building reliable and accessible testing
  • Prioritizing public-private collaboration

Helpful links:

• GENERAL BUSINESS BEST PRACTICES
• Maryland Strong Back to Business Pledge  - Updated May 2020

General Guidelines:

• If sick, stay home and see a doctor
• Enforce social distancing - distance of 6 feet or more
• Avoid close contact with people who are sick or have symptoms
• Cover coughs and sneezes, or use a tissue
• Avoid touching eyes, nose, and mouth
• Clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces in accordance with the CDC guidelines
• Wash hands frequently with soap and water for at least 20 seconds or use hand sanitizer
• Responsible business owners are encouraged to take the pledge to:
  • Create an environment that allows for physical distancing between individuals (6 feet is recommended) to the extent possible.
  • Ensure their place of business is routinely cleaned and encourage our employees to frequently wash their hands.
  • Provide flexibility to their employees, provide training and education and clearly communicate policies and procedures.
  • Reduce and disinfect as many ‘high touch surfaces’ as possible
  • Additionally follow guidance provided by the CDC, the Maryland Department of Health and their own industry.

Helpful links:

• Reopening: Mandatory Safety Standards for Workplaces
• Sector-Specific Protocols and Best Practices 

General Guidelines:

• Social distancing
  • All people (employees, customers, and vendors) should maintain a distance of 6 feet apart
  • Require face masks or coverings for all employees
• Hygiene
  • Provide soap for handwashing and/or hand sanitizer and ensure frequent handwashing by employees
  • Provide regular sanitization of high touch areas, such as workstations, equipment, screens, doorknobs, restrooms throughout work site
• Staffing and Operations
  • Provide training for employees of safe practices
  • Employees who are displaying COVID19-like symptoms do not report to work
  • Establish a plan for employees getting ill from Covid-19 at work, and a return-to-work plan

Helpful links:

• EXECUTIVE ORDER No. 2020-91 Safeguards to protect Michigan's workers from COVID-19  - Published 5/18/20
• Here are the 6 stages in Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's plan to fully reopen the state - Published 5/8/20

General Guidelines:

• All businesses must:
  • Develop a COVID-19 preparedness and response plan
  • Designate one or more worksite supervisors to implement, monitor, and report on the COVID-19 control strategies developed under subsection 
  • Provide COVID-19 training to employees that covers, at a minimum:
    •  Workplace infection-control practices.
    • The proper use of personal protective equipment.
    • Steps the employee must take to notify the business or operation of any symptoms of COVID-19 or a suspected or confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19
    • How to report unsafe working conditions.
  • Conduct a daily entry self-screening protocol for all employees or contractors entering the workplace
  •  Keep everyone on the worksite premises at least six feet from one another to the maximum extent possible
  • Provide non-medical grade face coverings to their employees
  • Require face coverings to be worn when employees cannot consistently maintain six feet of separation from other individuals in the workplace, and consider face shields when employees cannot consistently maintain three feet of separation from other individuals in the workplace
  • Increase facility cleaning and disinfection especially on high-touch surfaces
  • Make cleaning supplies available to employees upon entry and at the worksite and provide time for employees to wash hands frequently or to use hand sanitizer.

Helpful links:

• Safely Returning to Work
• Executive Order 20-54 - Published 5/13/20

General Guidelines:

• Restaurants can reopen for outdoor service if they:
  • Have adopted and implemented a COVID-19 Preparedness Plan
  • Ensure a minimum of 6 feet of distance between tables
  • Limit on-premises capacity to no more than 50 persons
  • Limit table service to 4 persons, or 6 if part of one family unit
  • Require reservations in advance
  • Require workers to wear masks and strongly encourage masks be worn by customers
• Personal care services can open if they:
  • Have adopted and implemented a COVID-19 Preparedness Plan
  • Limit number of clients inside the business at any time to ensure 6 feet of distance between persons except when providing services
  • Reduce occupant capacity to no more than 25%
  • See clients by appointment only; do not allow walk-ins
  • Require workers and clients to wear masks at all times; do not provide services that cannot be performed without masks

Helpful links:

• Returning to Work: Best Practices for COVID-19 Safety

General Guidelines:

• Create training to review new safe-at-work requirements and guidelines for all employees.
  • If returning to work, training and orientations should be done on day one.
  • Make information available to employees about Personal Protective Equipment, disinfection measures, social distancing protocol, on-site health screening, signs and symptoms of COVID-19, self-quarantining and return-to-work policies, visitors and contractors screening, signage, time-off options and all other COVID-19-related safe workplace changes.
• Train employees on frequent hand washing; properly covering coughs and sneezes; refraining from touching the face.
• Clean and sanitize surfaces frequently.
• Make wipes, sanitizer and cleaning products widely accessible throughout workplaces.
• Clean the break rooms and common touch areas (doorknobs, etc.) after each shift.
• Thorough cleaning of ALL shared surfaces throughout the facility at least once every 24 hours. This includes common spaces like bathrooms, conference rooms, lunchrooms, etc.
  Shut down production in the area where a COVID-19 affected employee worked (i.e. department, line, station) to conduct cleaning, as well as shut down and clean common spaces like bathrooms, conference rooms and lunchrooms once notification of potential COVID-19 spread is suspected.
• Provide masks, shields, gloves, shoe coverings, coveralls, etc. if appropriate and available.
• Provide touch-free solutions:
  • Touch-free time clocks.
  • Individual water containers for workers instead of large water coolers.

Helpful links:

• Show Me Strong – Missouri's Recovery Plan
• Show Me Strong Recovery Plan - Guidance and Frequently Asked Questions

General Guidelines:

• Prepare to implement basic infection prevention measures informed by industry best practices, regarding:
  • Protective equipment;
  • Temperature checks;
  • Testing, isolating, and contact tracing; and
  • Sanitation, including disinfection of common and high-traffic areas (entrances, breakrooms, locations where there is high-frequency employee interaction with the public/customers).
• Modify physical workspaces to maximize social distancing.
• Minimize business travel.
• Develop an infectious disease preparedness and response plan, including policies and procedures for workforce contact tracing when an employee tests positive for COVID-19.
• Monitor workforce for indicative symptoms. Do not allow symptomatic people to physically return to work until cleared by a medical provider.
• Develop, implement, and communicate about workplace flexibilities and protections, including:
  • Encouraging telework whenever possible and feasible with business operations;
  • Returning to work in phases and/or split shifts, if possible;
  • Limiting access to common areas where personnel are likely to congregate and interact; and
  • Ensuring that sick leave policies are flexible and consistent with public health guidance.

Helpful links:

• Bar and Restaurant Reopening Guidelines
• Governor Bullock Announces Additional Phase One Guidelines to Include Gyms, Movie Theaters, and Museums - Published 5/7/20

General Guidelines:

• Phase One: 
  • Health assessments must be conducted for all employees at the beginning of each shift.
  • In establishments where customers wait in a line, non-household customers should remain physically distanced.
  • Waiting areas where adequate physical distancing cannot be maintained must be closed.
  • Customers should be encouraged to call for a reservation or an appointment, or establishments should use an online wait listing application.
  • Physical distancing of 6 feet must be maintained between non-congregate customers
• Phase Two:
  • Non-congregate group size has increased from 10 people to 50 people.
  • All other provisions remain the same as Phase One for general business operations.
• Phase Three:
  • Return to normal operations

Helpful links:

• COVID-19 Nebraska Guidance Documents
• COVID-19 Directed Health Measures

General Guidance:

• Restaurant dining rooms are limited to 50 percent of maximum occupancy rating at a time.
• Beauty and nail salons, barber shops, massage therapy services and tattoo studios can open while maintaining the 10-person rule with employees and customers wearing masks.
• Childcare facilities will be permitted to have up to 15 children per room/space, an increase of five over the current requirements. 
• All other businesses currently ordered to close must remain closed until May 31, or until the orders are amended, including bars, gentlemen's clubs, bottle clubs, indoor movie theatres, and indoor theatres. 
• Churches, synagogues, mosques, temples, and other places of worship can resume services, weddings and funerals beginning May 4. Each household must meet a minimum of six feet of separation.
• Previously, Governor Ricketts announced hospitals can resume elective surgeries on May 4 if hospitals meet certain capacity requirements. Dental offices, eye care clinics and veterinary clinics can also reopen.

Helpful links:

• https://nvhealthresponse.nv.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Roadmap-to-Recovery-Phase-One-Initial-Guidance.pdf
• May 15, 2020 Phase One Reopening Industry Specific Guidance Documents 

General Guidance:

• All businesses and employers should:
  • Businesses should encourage customers to wear face coverings.
  • Continue to encourage telework, whenever possible and feasible with business operations.
  • If possible, have employees return to work in phases.
  • Close common areas where personnel are likely to congregate and interact, or enforce strict social distancing protocols.
  • Follow guidance from the Nevada Labor Commissioner regarding sick leave policies. Strongly consider special accomodations for employees who are members of a vulnerable population.
  • Encourage employees to do a self-assessment each day in order to check if they have any COVID-19 type symptoms 
  • Remind employees to stay home when sick, use cough and sneeze etiquette, and practice hand hygiene.
  • Frequently perform enhanced environmental cleaning  of commonly touched surfaces.
  • Social Distancing & Sanitation Practices in Businesses - All businesses should consider proactive measures to help protect staff and customers, including but not limited to:
• Implementing separate operating hours for the elderly and vulnerable customers.
• Designating with signage, tape or by other means, six feet of spacing for employees, customers,
  clients or members to maintain appropriate distance.
• Having hand sanitizer, and sanitizing products, readily available for employees and customers.

Helpful links:

• Stay at Home 2.0: Welcome
• New Hampshire’s COVID-19 ‘Stay at Home Plan 2.0’ on Reopening Businesses - Published 5/5/20

General Guidance:

• Identify a location for screening and assign a person to screen each employee every day before they enter the workplace. Screening includes:
  • A series of prescribed questions to determine whether there is a risk of exposure;
  • Documentation of daily temperatures – by either taking the employees’ temperature at the worksite or, if that is not possible, allowing the employee to authenticate that they have taken their temperature at home and that it was not above 100°F.
• Instruct employee(s) who exhibit COVID-19 symptoms to leave the premises immediately and to seek medical advice while maintaining the confidentiality of employee health information.
• Strongly promote frequent hand hygiene and have alcohol-based hand sanitizer readily available.
• Implement workplace cleaning and disinfection practices.
• Take steps to mitigate exposure to the COVID-19, e.g., social distancing, cloth face masks, and so on.
• Allow employees to work from home as much as practical.
• Continue to comply with the provisions of Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA).
• Review and update policies as necessary to ensure they are consistent with public health recommendations; comply with the new federal and state guidelines, including sector-specific recommendations.
  • Leave policies should be flexible and non-punitive to permit employees to stay home if ill or caring for sick family members; and
  • Employers should obtain employee sign-off for any new or updated policies. workplace safety Covid 19 occupational health and safety

Helpful links:

• The Road Back: Restoring Economic Health through Public Health
• Back to Business New Jersey: Essential FAQs for Return-to-Work Planning - Published 5/7/20

General Guidance:

• CDC and state mandated recommendations include, but are not limited to:
  • Ensuring that sick leave policies are flexible and consistent with public health guidance, and that employees are aware of and understand the policies.
  • Reviewing Human Resources policies and procedures to ensure that they are consistent with public health recommendations.
  • Connecting employees with employee assistance programs (EAP), if available.
  • Providing employees with break time for repeated hand washing throughout the workday.
  • Placing conspicuous signage alerting staff and customers to keep six feet of physical distance.
  • Taking measures that support respiratory etiquette and hand hygiene for employees, customers, and worksite visitors.
  • Performing routine environmental cleaning and disinfection.
  • Performing enhanced cleaning and disinfection after persons suspected or confirmed to have COVID-19 have been in the facility.
  • Isolating employees who appear to have COVID-19 related symptoms or who have tested positive for COVID-19.
  • Discouraging employees from using other employee’s phones, desks, offices, or other tools and equipment.
  • Providing disinfecting supplies, like wipes and hand sanitizer, in multiple locations throughout the workplace.
  • Limiting in-person meetings and gatherings and using videoconferencing and/or teleconferencing whenever possible.
  • Encouraging employees to notify their employer if they are experiencing COVID-19 related symptoms, have tested positive for COVID-19 or if someone in their family is experiencing symptoms or has tested positive.

Helpful links:

• Non-Essential Businesses Safe Working Conditions
• Executive Order 2020-30 - Published 5/15/20

General Guidance

• Limit operations to remote work to the greatest extent possible.
• Arrange the workplace to provide for 6-feet of distance between individuals wherever possible.
• Close common areas where personnel are likely to congregate wherever possible or modify
  them to minimize contact.
• Provide for all meetings to take place remotely whenever possible.
• All employees should be provided with appropriate face coverings and should wear them in
  the workplace.
• Train all employees on daily cleaning and disinfecting protocol, hygiene, and respiratory
  etiquette (e.g., covering coughs).
• Make handwashing, sanitizer, and other hygiene support available to employees.
• Screen employees before they enter the workplace each day (verbally or with a written form
  or app). 
• Send employees home who are experiencing the following COVID-19. symptoms related to COVID-19 and direct them to obtain free testing through the New Mexico Department of Health.
• Prohibit employees with known close contact to a person who is lab-confirmed to have COVID-19 to return to work until the end of the 14-day self-isolation period
• Minimize non-essential travel. Adhere to CDC guidelines and state orders regarding isolation following out-of-state travel.
• Adhere to all CDC and OSHA guidelines. workplace safety occupational health and safety Covid 19

Helpful links:

• Industries Reopening by Phase | New York Forward
• Making Workplaces 'Safe,' and Weird - Published 5/12/20
• Un-PAUSE New York: What Empire State Employers Need to Know About Reopening the Workplace - Published 4/23/20

General Guidance:

• Considerations for NY state employers:
  • Commuting factors 
    • Staggered shifts to allow employees to take less crowded subways or buses; and
    • The provision of disposable face coverings and gloves for employees who use public transportation that can be safely disposed upon arrival to the workplace
  • Workplace elements
    • Consider workplace density - if possible implement staggered shifts and alternate workdays
    • Close common areas and shared items
  • Mitigation Measures
    • Physical distancing and barriers
    • Face coverings
    • Notice postings
  • Routine Cleaning Practices
    • Routine cleaning and disinfecting all high-touch stations
    • Provide hand sanitizer or soap to employees
  • Evaluate existing policies and practices
  • Report COVID-19 Cases
  • Implement screening protocols 

Helpful Links:

Phase 1 of North Carolina's coronavirus reopening plan - Updated 5/21/20

NC 3 PHASE PLAN

Getting Employees back to work in North Carolina - Published 5/19/20

General Guidelines:

• Questions employers should ask themselves before reopening
  • Evaluate your business demands – do all employees need to return at the same time?
  • Institute employee education and training before bringing workers back.
  • Take into account any landlord mandates if you’re in a multi-tenant building.
  • Consider extending work-from-home requirements where possible.
  • Make sure your policies are ready to address a post-pandemic return to work.
  • Can you reconfigure your workspace layout to accommodate a 6-foot distance between employees?
  • Do your employees have childcare concerns or health issues?
  • Will you take employees’ temperatures or ask that they self-report before coming to work?
  • How will you keep your workplace clean?

Helpful Links:

• Smart Restart Guidelines
• Prepared by the ND Department of Health and the Department of Commerce in conjunction with the Governor's Office

General Guidelines

• Reduce transmission among employees
  • Sick employees or employees displaying symptoms should stay home and follow the CDC guidelines
  • Enforce social distancing of at least 6 ft when possible
  • Screen employees upon arrival for symptoms such as fever
  • Employees should be educated and informed about workplace protocols and hygiene practices
  • There should be no shared goods in the workplace
• Maintain healthy business operations
  • Establish a workplace coordinator to be responsible for COVID-19 related issues
  • Have flexible work hours and schedules
  • Have face masks and other PPE goods variable for employees
• Maintain a healthy work environment
  • Provide tissues, garbage gans, soap, and hand sanitizer throughout the workplace
  • Routinely clean and disinfect all frequently touched surfaces
  • Enable employees to work remotely when possible and only allow work-related travel when necessary

Helpful links:

• Responsible Restart Ohio 
• Responsible Protocols - Published 4/28/20
• Businesses/Employers - COVID-19 Checklist - Published 5/5/20

General Guidelines:

• Protocols for all businesses
  • Require face coverings for employees and recommend them for customers
  • Have employers/employees conduct daily self-evaluation health assessments
  • Maintain good hygiene - hand washing, sanitizing, and social distancing
  • Clean and sanitize workplaces throughout day and at close or between shifts
  • Limit capacity to meet social distancing guidelines
    • Maximum capacity should be 50% of fire code
  • If a COVID-19 infection is identified in the workplace:
    • Report the employee or customer to the local health district
    • Work with the local health department to conduct contact tracing
    • Shutdown workplace for deep sanitation if possible

Helpful links:

• Open Up & Recover Safely (OURS) Plan
• Open Up and Recover Safely Plan

General Guidelines:

• Retail and other essential businesses and organizations should continue to follow general CDC guidelines
• Before reopening, employers should consider:
  • Developing policies for temperature checks, sanitation, use and disinfection of common areas,ii and business travel
  • Monitoring workforce for indicative symptoms; not allowing symptomatic people to physically return to work and consider implementing flexible sick leave and supportive policies and practices.
  • Developing and implementing policies and procedures for workforce contact tracing following employee COVID-19 testing
  • Implementing appropriate policies regarding social distancing and PPE
• Phase 1 for employers:
  • Create plans to allow employees to return to work in phases.
  • Close common areas or enforce social distancing protocols.
  • Minimize non-essential travel and adhere to CDC guidelines and Executive Orders regarding isolation following travel.
  • Honor requests of personnel who are members of a vulnerable population for special accommodations.
• Phase 2 for employers:
  • Close common areas or enforce social distancing and sanitation protocols.
  • Honor requests of personnel who are members of a vulnerable population for special
    accommodations.
  • Employers are recommended to implement social distancing protocols, which include
    proper sanitation and use of protective equipment when interacting with the public.
• Phase 3 for employers:
  • Can resume unrestricted staffing of worksites

Helpful links:

• COVID-19 Resources for Oregonians
• Oregon Occupational Safety and Health : COVID-19 and Oregon OSHA : COVID-19
• OHA 2288K Mask and Face Covering Guidance for Business, Transit, and the Public

General Guidelines:

• Restaurants and bars:
  •  Ensure tables are spaced at least six feet apart so that at least six feet between parties is maintained, including when customers approach or leave tables
  • Require all employees to wear cloth face or disposable coverings (provided by the employer)
  • End all on-site consumption of food and drinks by 10pm
• Personal care services:
  • Make appointments with pre-appointment health check
  • Maintain a customer log
  • Maintain Six feet physical distancing between clients
  • Remove all magazines, newspapers, snacks and beverages from waiting areas
  • Require face coverings by employees and clients (depending on the services provided)
• Gyms/fitness:
  • Limit maximum number of customers accordingly
  • Enforce physical distancing & sanitation

Helpful links:

• COVID-19 Safety Procedures for Businesses
• Process to Reopen Pennsylvania - Last updated 5/22/20

General Guidelines

• House and Cleaning
  • Provide masks for employees
  • Clean and disinfect the building frequently
  • Provide soap and water, hand sanitizer, and disinfectant wipes to employees
  • Tell employees that if they feel sick, they should stay home
• Social Distancing
  • Prevent large groups from entering or leaving the building at the same time
  • Limit the number of employees in common areas
  • Conduct meetings virtually when possible
  • Don’t allow non-essential visitors
• If there is COVID-19 exposure in the workplace:
  • Have a plan established
  • Secure and clean exposed areas
  • Take each employees temperature before entering the building
  • Advise sick employees to follow CDC guidance on home isolation

Helpful links:

• Phase I: General Business Guidelines
• Rhode Island (RI) Return to Work Guidelines - Published 5/8/20

General Guidelines

• Steps for Safeguarding On-site Employees:
  • Hand washing - Provide soap, hand sanitizer and disinfectant wipes and ensure that all common areas are cleaned on a general basis
  • Provide masks - Provide masks for all employees and make it mandatory to wear them at all times except when eating or drinking
  • Make space - Follow the social distancing guidelines of six-feet
  • No visitors - Only necessary employees should be in the office
  • Meet remotely - When possible, continue meeting virtually
  • Resign - Add partitions where needed and mark six-foot positions with brightly colored tape
  • Make sure workers are informed and stay compliant 

Helpful links:

• Home | accelerateSC 
• COVID-19 Re-Opening Guidance for Businesses

General Guidelines:

• Screening of asymptomatic individuals with testing is NOT recommended because testing available at this time cannot provide assurance that someone will not become sick after the test is performed 
• Employees are encouraged to wear masks or cloth face coverings. If not worn, social distancing must be performed
• Continue telework when possible and consider alternate work schedules like staggering start times or shifts
• People who have symptoms should stay home
  • Negative COVID-19 testing is not recommended or required for people to return to work. Even workers who were confirmed to have COVID-19 do not have to have negative testing to return to work.
  • Instead, DHEC recommends that employees not come to work until 10 days have passed since their symptoms began and they are free of fever (100.4° F [38° C] or greater using an oral thermometer) for 3 days without the use of fever-reducing medicines and their other symptoms have improved.
• Continue to follow the advice of public health officials, including:
  • staying at least 6 feet apart or when that is not possible, wearing a cloth face covering or respirator
  • frequent hand washing with soap & water or use of approved hand sanitizers
  • regular cleaning of frequently touched surfaces (door handles, phones, keyboards, etc.)
  • removing frequently touched surfaces that can be removed (for example trash can lids) 
  • increasing ventilation air exchanges and percent outdoor air where possible.

Helpful links:

• Coronavirus updates and information
• COVID-19 Reopening Resources
• South Dakota's Back to Normal Plan - Published 4/28/20

General Guidelines:

• Individuals should:
  • Continue to practice good hygiene 
  •  Continue to stay home when sick  
  • Continue to practice physical distancing, as appropriate  
  • Vulnerable individuals who are at higher risk for this virus should:  
    • Take extra care to practice good hygiene  
    • Avoid those who are sick or those who have been exposed to people who are sick  
    • Consider staying home whenever possible 
• Businesses should:
  • Encourage good hygiene and sanitation practices, especially in high-traffic areas 
  • Encourage employees to stay home when sick  
  • If previously operating via telework, begin transitioning employees back to the workplace 
  •  Where appropriate, screen employees for symptoms prior to entering the workplace

Helpful links:

• General Guidelines for Businesses
• Tennessee Pledge

General Guidelines:

• For employers:
  • Allow employees to work from home as much as possible
  • Screen all employees reporting to work for COVID-19 symptoms
  • Temperature screening employees
    • Best practice: Temperature taken onsite each day with a no touch thermometer
    • Minimum: Temperature can be taken before arriving at workplace 
  • Direct any employee who exhibits COVID-19 symptoms to leave immediately and seek treatment or testing
  • Implement workplace cleaning and disinfection 
    • Regular sanitization of high-touch surfaces at least every two hours
  • Mitigate exposure in the workplace
    • Implement social distancing of at least six feet
    • Modify scheduling
  • Plan for potential COVID-19 cases and work with local health officials when needed
• For employees:
  • Stay home when feeling ill 
  • Increase hygiene practices
    • Wash hands more frequently 
    • Avoid touching face
    • Cover coughs and sneezes
  • Wear a cloth face covering
    • NOT a medical mask, save those for healthcare workers
  • Practice recommended social distancing
  • Abide by the rules established by employer

Helpful links:

• Opening the State of Texas | COVID-19
• Governor's Strike Force to Open Texas

General Guidelines:

• Train all employees on appropriate cleaning and disinfection, hand hygiene, and respiratory etiquette
• Screen employees before coming into business for symptoms
• Have employees wash or sanitize their hands upon entering the business
• Maintain 6 feet apart from individuals in the workplace. If not possible, face coverings should be worn
• Regularly clean and disinfect regularly touched surfaces and any item that comes into contact with customers
• Make hand sanitizer, disinfecting wipes, or soap and water regularly available for employees
• Place readily visible signage at the business about good hygiene practices
• Have an individual deemed responsible for ensuring the health protocols are being implemented and followed

Helpful links:

• Workplace Resources | coronavirus
• New Requirements, Recommendations for Utah Employers Amidst COVID-19 Crisis - Published 3/26/20

General Guidelines:

• While in the office, employees should:
  • Perform hand hygiene frequently
  • Avoid touching face
  • Try to remain in open spaces with good airflow
  • Do not share anything with coworkers
  • Clean all “high-touch” surfaces frequently, at least every day
  • Practice social distancing, even when conversing with coworkers
• Employers should:
  • Place posters in the workplace to educate employees on hygiene and what to do if they feel sick
  • Provide tissues, soap and water, hand sanitizer, or disinfectant wipes to employees
• Those who feel sick should:
  • Remain at home except to receive health care
  • Follow the CDC guidelines 
• Cohorts of no more than 10 people
• Screen employees daily for symptoms when possible 

Helpful links:

• Protecting the Safety and Health of Workers Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
• Update on New Work Safe Additions to the Be Smart, Stay Safe Order - Updated 5/22/20

General Guidelines:

• Employees should not report to work if they feel sick or are symptomatic or have come in contact with a person who was diagnosed with COVID-19
• Signs must be posted at all entrances to indicate that no one with symptoms may enter
• Pre screening or survey of employees before they enter workplace
  • Temperature checks using non-contact thermometers
• Observe strict social distancing of 6 feet and refrain from touching faces
• No congregation of employees allowed
• Access to common rooms should be closed or heavily controlled
• Clean and sanitize at regular intervals throughout the day and employees should wipe down their area before leaving
• Hand washing facilities and/or hand sanitizer should be readily available for employees
• If working inside, open doors and windows to enable air flow
• Employees must wear face coverings over their nose and mouth when in the presence of others
• All common spaces and equipment must be cleaned and disinfected at the beginning, middle, and end of each shift 
• Businesses are allowed to ask customers to wear face masks when on the premises

Helpful links:

• Forward Virginia Guidelines
• Coronavirus in Virginia

General Guidelines:

• Physical Distancing Best Practices:
  • Encourage telework when possible
  • Move or stagger workstations to ensure 6 feet of separation between co-workers and between members of the public
  • Employees and customers should utilize face coverings
  • Provide clear communication and signage for physical distancing in areas where individuals may congregate
• Enhanced Cleaning and Disinfection Best Practices
  • Routinely clean and disinfect high contact areas and hard surfaces 
  • Remove shared workplace items
  • Provide a place for employees and customers to wash hands with soap and water or provide alcohol based hand sanitizers
  • Implement additional breaks for employees so they can wash their hands more frequently
• Enhanced Workplace Safety Best Practices
  • Establish relationship with local health department 
  • Screen employees prior to starting work by taking temperature and asking questions regarding symptoms
  • Instruct employees who are sick to stay at home 
  • Develop flexible sick leave policies, especially for vulnerable employees
  • Designate a staff person to be responsible for responding to COVID-19 concerns
  • Implement staggered shifts
  • Limit the number of employees in break rooms and stagger breaks to discourage gatherings 

Helpful links:

• Safe Start Washington - A Phased Approach to Recovery - Published 5/4/20
• COVID-19 Reopening Guidance for Businesses and Workers

General Guidelines:

• Guidance for individuals:
  • Engage in physical distancing, staying at least six feet away from other people
  • Wear cloth face coverings in public places when not eating or drinking (cloth face coverings should not be placed on children younger than 2 years of age, anyone who has trouble breathing, or is unconscious, incapacitated or otherwise unable to remove the cover without assistance)
  • Stay home if sick
  • Avoid others who are sick
  • Wash hands frequently with soap and water (use hand sanitizer if soap and water are not available) Cover coughs and sneezes
  • Avoid touching eyes, nose and mouth with unwashed hands
  • Disinfect surfaces and objects regularly
• Requirements for employers:
  • Maintain the six-foot physical distancing requirements for employees and patrons. Adopt other prevention measures such as barriers to block sneezes and coughs when physical distancing is not possible for a particular job task.
  • Provide services while limiting close interactions with patrons.
  • Provide adequate sanitation and personal hygiene for workers, vendors and patrons. Ensure employees have access to hand washing facilities so they can wash their hands frequently with soap and
    running water.
  • Ensure frequent cleaning and disinfection of the business, particularly of high-touch surfaces.
  • Identify personal protective equipment (PPE) and cloth facial coverings in accordance with L&I requirements on facial coverings and industry specific COVID-19 standards. Provide the necessary PPE and supplies to employees.
  • Identify strategies for addressing ill employees, which should include requiring COVID-19 positive employees to stay at home while infectious, and potentially restricting employees who were directly exposed to the COVID-19 positive employee. Follow CDC cleaning guidelines to deep clean after reports of an employee with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 illness. This may involve the closure of the business until the location can be properly disinfected.
  • Educate employees about COVID-19 in a language they best understand. The education should include the signs, symptoms and risk factors associated with COVID-19 and how to prevent its spread.
  • On a case-by-case basis, as directed by federal, state and local public health and workplace safety officials, implement other practices appropriate for specific types of businesses, such as screening of employees for illness and exposures upon work entry, requiring non-cash transactions, etc.
  • Follow requirements in Governor Inslee’s Proclamation 20-46 High-Risk Employees – Workers’ Rights.

Helpful links:

• West Virginia Strong – The Comeback
• COVID-19 Reopening Guide | Resources

General Guidelines

• Establish optional work plans.
  • Work remotely when feasible.
  • Return workforce in phases.
  • Develop alternating schedules/shifts between working in the office and working remotely.
• Employees with an elevated temperature should stay home. Those who feel ill, should take sick time or be allowed to work from home for 72 hours.
• Employees are encouraged to wear masks.
• Wash hands frequently. Soap and/or hand sanitizer should be provided.
• Disinfect personal workstations at the start and end of the workday.
• Only employees should be allowed in the business. If applicable, limit/control the entry and exit door for employees.
• Tape off the section/desk area to the receptionist at six feet or build a barrier.
• . If your business requires outside patrons/guests, consider the following:
• Require or provide masks.
• Provide hand sanitizer as they enter the building.
• Meetings should be limited to employees only. Meeting with others should be conducted virtually.
• Reduce the standard room capacity for meetings rooms and personal offices.
• Disinfect meetings rooms before and after each use.
• Close common areas where employees are likely to congregate or enforce strict social distancing protocols. These areas should be disinfected at the end of each day.
• Sanitize all employee food and containers before storing in a common area. Food stored in a common refrigerator should be sanitized and placed into clear zip-log bags. A name and a date will be written on the bag.
• Reduce the capacity number of people in a fitness room/gym. Equipment should be wiped down before and after use.
• Minimize non-essential travel and adhere to CDC guidelines regarding isolation after travel.
• Human Resources will be readily available to provide assistance on lapsed benefits, questions on COVID-19 issues and mental health assistance

Helpful links:

• Reopen Guidelines for Businesses | Focus Forward
• BEST PRACTICES TO REOPEN

General Guidelines:

• Protect employees by:
  • Allowing people who are vulnerable due to age or medical conditions to stay home
  • Implement telework and other social distancing practices
  • Require employees to stay home when sick
  • Promote handwashing
  • Provide appropriate PPE and supplies for cleaning and disinfecting workspaces
• Inform and educate workers and customers:
  • Place posters around the workplace regarding policy changes and safety measures
  • Provide regular updates to employees
  • Develop training materials for employees
• Put policies in place regarding:
  • Social distancing
  • Sanitation
  • Meetings
  • Use of PPE/cloth face coverings
  • Screening of employees for fever and other symptoms
  • Identify and isolate sick people
  • Contact tracing

Helpful links:

• Protecting grocery & other essential workers from COVID-19 - Published 4/14/20
• A Transition Plan for a Healthy Wyoming - Published 4/23/20

General Guidelines:

• Encourage employees to stay home when they are sick, even if they don't think they have COVID-19. Ensure sick leave policies to support this practice.
• Encourage customers and employees to follow the new CDC guidelines on use of a cloth face covering in settings where adequate social distancing is not possible.
• Help customers follow social distancing by using signs or floor markings to indicate spacing at check-out or entry lines. Consider other strategies to help employees be adequately distanced from each other and their customers.
• Develop alternative shopping options, such as delivery, drive-thru or curb-side pick-up. Train and reallocate staff to expand these options, if possible.
• Prominently display posters about social distancing, hand hygiene and respiratory etiquette, for the benefit of customers and employees.
• Stay current on CDC guidelines for what to do when sick with COVID-19 symptoms and returning to work after illness.