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To: Fury
But we were talking about this at work and several folks believe that we would shut down for a few weeks if even one person testing COVID-19 +. The main reason? Potential liability of remaining open and then someone getting sick. It actually would not be bad working there if the building is closed - there would be nobody around!

Never thought about that....can you imagine the lawsuits about to clog the courts?

375 posted on 02/28/2020 8:51:49 PM PST by DouglasKC
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To: DouglasKC
Never thought about that....can you imagine the lawsuits about to clog the courts?

Companies tend to be risk averse when it comes to employee health, etc. Years ago, we would have employees on disability or serious illness come back to work with weight restrictions (how much they could lift), other task restrictions, etc. Those sorts of things are very rare now. If you're not 100% - it's very unusual to be allowed back to work. I've seen it one time in 4-5 years. What happens if you get COVID-19 and they trace it back to work? Would that be subject to workman's comp? Don't know. Maybe?

376 posted on 02/28/2020 8:59:15 PM PST by Fury
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