Where can I find a comprehensive set of questions and answers about workplace policies and practices during a flu outbreak?
Flu.gov has a comprehensive list of questions and answers prepared by the US Department of Labor at http://answers.flu.gov/categories/284.
The workplace topics cover:
- Human Resource Policies and Pandemic Planning
- Equal Employment Opportunities
- Workplace Benefits
- Workplace Safety and Health Issues
- Unemployment Issues and Financial Assistance
- Private Sector Workplace Issues
Last Reviewed: 10/06/2009
Related Questions:
- During an flu pandemic, can a healthy employee refuse to come to work, travel, or perform other job duties because of a belief that by doing so, he or she would be at an increased risk of catching the flu?
- If I have a family member at home who is sick with novel H1N1 flu, should I go to work?
- In light of the ADA requirements, how may employers ask employees about factors, including chronic medical conditions, that may cause them to miss work in the event of a pandemic?
- May an employer encourage or require employees to telework (i.e., work from an alternative location such as home) as an infection control strategy?
- May employers send employees home if they show symptoms of pandemic influenza? Can the employees be required to take sick leave? Do they have to be paid? May employers prevent employees from coming to work?
