Screening and Self-reporting COVID-19 Symptoms/Exposure Policy

Summary

This template is a screening and self-reporting symptoms/exposure policy that governs employees' obligation to have their temperature taken, to complete a health/exposure screening template before entering the workplace, and to self-report any symptoms of COVID-19 (or potential exposure) to their employer. It contains practical guidance, drafting notes, and an alternate clause. This template is intended for private employers. Employers may include this policy in an employee handbook or distribute it as a standalone policy. This screening and self-reporting symptoms/exposure policy is based on federal law, and it also includes California and New York state law distinctions. It does not address all potential state law distinctions; thus, you should check any relevant state and local laws. For a detailed survey of state and local orders and guidance governing various types of COVID-19 employee health screening requirements, see Coronavirus (COVID-19) Employee Screening State and Local Law Survey. For a resource kit focused on employees returning to work and broken up by key employment law topics, see Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resource Kit: Return to Work. For a practice note summarizing the various types of COVID-19 workplace cases that employees have filed against employers to date, along with an analysis of the frequency of these types of lawsuits to identify current litigation trends, see COVID-19 Workplace Litigation Trends. For information on federal, state, and major local employment laws addressing the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, see Coronavirus (COVID-19) Federal and State Employment Law Tracker. For non-COVID-19-related key Labor & Employment legal developments, see Labor & Employment Key Legal Developments Tracker (Current).