A Testing Dilemma In Returning To Work Scenarios And The Governor's Most Recent Executive Order - Employment and HR
By Anabel Rodríguez-Alonso and José L. Maymí-González* Almost a year into the pandemic, a question that plagues the minds of many employers is how to reintegrate employees who have been exposed to COVID-19, while simultaneously safeguarding the wellbeing of coworkers and clients. The debate centers around whether employers can require employees to provide a negative COVID-19 test as a condition for reentry into the workplace and the legal consequences of doing so. For guidance, employers and agencies have turned to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and its guidelines to...