COVID-19 and Communicable Diseases
The coronavirus pandemic has changed the way we work, and other communicable diseases continue to affect workplaces globally. Look below for the latest news and updates, as well as critical member-only resources.
Member Resources
Sample letter to employees to help prevent the spread of flu and other communicable diseases in the workplace.
View sample memos on relaxed and continued mask wearing in the workplace.
Use this step by step guide to evaluate and respond to an employee's request for a medical or religious accommodation to be exempt from vaccination requirements.
Use this road map to manage outbreaks of flu and other communicable diseases at work through preparation, prevention, and optimizing business operations.
Find ready-to-use tools and samples for your organization during the coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic.
A sample letter to employees informing them of coronavirus exposure at work.
Customize this sample form for an employee to request a medical exemption from mandatory vaccinations.
An example survey to gauge employee willingness to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
Use this policy as a model to help control the spread of an infectious disease such as the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the workplace.
News & Research
Remote employees who have spent the pandemic working from kitchen tables, couches and beds may be feeling more aches and pains than usual. Compounded with stress and anxiety, a raft of physical ailments from poor ergonomics are leading to exploding health
Feeling happy may seem like a tall order, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic and all of its accompanying stresses. But happiness is a skill that can be learned, experts say, when we stop comparing ourselves to others and focus on our inner happiness.
As waves of coronavirus variants surge at different levels around the country, HR teams are weighing caution, health and safety, flexibility, and their employees' comfort levels in their plans to return to the workplace. Given the hiring challenges so ma
Explore when it's suitable to let an employee resign instead of being terminated, and learn about employer responsibility for providing ergonomic work equipment.