Ensuring Compliance While Supporting Employee Health and Wellness

By Abigail O’Connell, Esq.

Senior Counsel
Sun Life U.S.

Employee health and wellness should be top priorities for employers as high COVID-19 infection rates persist. Reevaluation of remote work, onsite physical distancing, masks, and vaccination policies are all important tools to consider.

Remote Work

Employers should revisit remote work policies, which may have started as temporary measures. Consider permitting remote work indefinitely or providing an opt-in to full or hybrid work if employees have maintained productivity, met goals and objectives, and expressed this preference. When remote work has not worked well, employers may evaluate a return-to-the-worksite policy linked to low infection rates in the surrounding community to stem the spread of COVID-19 or limit potential risk of infection onsite.

As the world embraces remote interactions, more resources may be available to help employers successfully operate in a remote environment. A hybrid option might include flexible scheduling, onsite social distancing, staggered returns, or part-time remote schedules.

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