Articles related to the topic – Covid-19
COVID-19 cases are spiking around the world — and also in U.S. federal agencies and institutions. But unlike, say, a donut shop, the government and the military can’t just shut down indefinitely and wait out the pandemic. At the same time, no one would advise letting the virus run rampant through our government offices and...
There is a general consensus that our colleges and universities should reopen but there is an even stronger consensus that we need to do so as safely as possible. How can our colleges and universities rebound from last spring’s campus closures and find innovative ways to educate while keeping health, wellness, and equity as the...
As we round the bend into winter, two very alarming statistics are on the rise — the number of new COVID-19 cases and the number of pandemic-related lawsuits filed against employers. The combined effect of these two statistics will surely have detrimental consequences on our society and economy. More specifically, they threaten to bring even...
With the United States Congress and its constituents enduring such a tumultuous 2020, the public has barely noticed their recent introduction of a monumental bill to help protect themselves and all other federal employees from workplace exposure to coronavirus. This legislation, which passed in The House of Representatives on Sept. 30 and was introduced...
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, businesses across the world have grappled with one very important question: How can they continue to function while keeping employees as safe as possible? That question has played out dramatically at Amazon, which has reported more than 19,000 cases of COVID-19 amongst its 1.37 million employees. Amazon claims that its rate...
We all woke up to the news Friday morning that President Donald Trump and his wife, Melania, tested positive for COVID-19. In a way, the news is stunning. One of the most protected individuals in the world could not avoid this virus. And Trump joins a growing number of world leaders who have also tested...
The COVID-19 pandemic has totally changed our lives. We’re wearing masks, cutting our own hair, canceling weddings, and teaching our kids at home. For businesses, the changes are equally drastic. Managers have reconfigured entire workplaces to ensure proper social distancing. Many employees are still working from home in industries where it’s possible and, where it’s...
How the Covid-19 response solution uses cutting-edge technology to keep your employees, clients, and customers as safe as possible during the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic has changed life for all of us. In addition to worrying about the virus itself, we must manage life in this strange new world. If you’re a business owner or...
The United States is one of the most litigious countries in the world - a close fifth behind global leader Germany - and the number of lawsuits filed in America has risen sharply in 2020. This rise in litigation can be directly attributed to the conditions brought about by the global COVID-19 pandemic, which...
There are multiple steps you can take to keep your workplace as safe as possible during the COVID-19 pandemic, but it’s contact tracing that can stop a single case from spreading and shutting your business down. By now, we’ve all heard of contact tracing. And we know that it’s the key to stopping the spread...
