Social Distancing Policy

Summary

This template is a social distancing policy that requires employees to maintain a safe distance from others to avoid the spread of COIVD-19 in the workplace. It contains practical guidance and drafting notes. This template is intended for private employers. Employers may include this policy in an employee handbook or distribute it as a standalone policy. This social distancing 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 template policy requiring employees to wear masks and other protective equipment, see Face Mask and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Policy. 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).