As people return to working in person, the chances of getting exposed to COVID-19 on the job unfortunately go up, too. This rule does not, however, require businesses to do any contact tracing, such as reaching out to employees who may have been exposed to that person. But that only applies to specific worksites like medical facilities or to third-party administrators with medical information, not a typical private employer, he said. “In the long-term, 6-15-48 really saves you several other COVID cases, because you’ve got the close contacts out of the workplace,” Vance said. Van Dyke agreed: “If you are exposed at work and the test costs money, the employer should cover the cost of that test,” he said.

Source: Huffington Post November 09, 2021 03:48 UTC