COVID-19 Return-to-Work: Key Employer Considerations

Summary

This practice note addresses key legal considerations and guidelines for advising employers on returning the workforce to the physical workplace during the COVID-19 pandemic and post-availability of the COVID-19 vaccine. The emergent nature of the pandemic's onset in 2020 forced many employers to make rapid decisions about the manner, method, and approach to virtual work as well as managing safely and within regulatory guidelines the essential workers whose jobs required continued on-site work. This note will provide guidance about returning employees to the physical workplace in a sensible and safe manner as well as advice concerning the adjustment of the workforce to key pandemic and post-pandemic workplace changes and challenges.