COVID-19
EMPLOYER Resources
Are you looking for support for your employees or for yourself, as an employer, as we all adjust to life in the COVID-19 crisis?
Here is our list of frequently-updated resources, specifically made for you:
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3 Ways The Coronavirus Outbreak May Change The Workforce (Forbes Article)
Coronavirus and Teleworking: Tips for Preparing Your Workforce
The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) has a collection of resources on remote work.
Tips for Managing a Remote Workforce During Coronavirus — and Beyond
How the Coronavirus pandemic may forever change workplace flexibility
The Partnership on Employment and Accessible Technology (PEAT) offers a resource page to help equip employers with the information needed to ensure the digital workplace is accessible to everyone, including people with disabilities.
Disability:IN has compiled resources to support employers’ disability inclusion work during COVID-19.These resources include accessible tools & content, mental health, federal and global resources, supplier diversity, working remotely, and support for the disability community.
Bank of America has launched the Driving Impact Webinar Series, which gives nonprofit leaders the power to drive impact in the community by connecting you to tools, resources, and expertise. This thought leadership opportunity focuses on topics such as leadership development, nonprofit sustainability, industry trends, and innovative approaches to economic mobility.
People with disabilities provide advice on working remotely (Washington Post article)
How to make your virtual meetings and events accessible to the disability community
Taken from AskJAN.org: employers should remember the ADA medical exam and inquiry rules apply when they are assessing workplace situations. In order to ask medical questions or require medical exams, employers must have a reasonable belief, based on objective evidence, that a specific employee might pose a direct threat. Employers should not put employees through medical screening without evidence they have been exposed to the virus or are exhibiting symptoms.
This would also apply as part of any pre-employment activities. Medical inquiries should only be taken after a conditional offer of employment and should be important to the essential job functions.
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) protects a covered individual when they are absent from work due to the illness of oneself or a family member when they work for a covered employer. A covered employer is an employer with over 50 full-time equivalent staff. FMLA does not protect wages but does protect an individual from being fired, demoted, or otherwise punished when exercising their leave rights under the Act.
EEOC: Avoid Benevolent Discrimination as at-risk employees return to work (HR Drive).
ERG has created some resources to help you create a plan for your staff to return to work that keeps your employees safe and healthy. Find helpful tips and their Return to Work Checklist.
View guidance from the CDC on cleaning and disinfecting businesses before they reopen.
The South Carolina Chamber of Commerce hosted a webinar about workplace safety reopening guides for South Carolina employers.
Slow the Spread SC debunks some of the myths about wearing a mask and slowing the spread of COVID-19 in South Carolina.
The EEOC issued updated guidance and expanded technical assistance related to the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccines. Learn more at the ACL website.