“In 2018, around 155.76 million people were employed in the United States. For 2020, an increase by almost 2 million in employment is expected.”– Statistica, May 27, 2020 After a staggering 20 million Americans lost their jobs between March and April due to the covid-19 crisis, forcing hundreds of thousands of businesses to close down.

As coronavirus testing becomes more widely available, more US-based companies will learn employees has contracted COVID-19. The question for management then becomes: What to do, who to notify and how much to say without violating the privacy of an infected employee? One of the first steps employers should take is to notify their local public health agency regarding next steps. “Different