Large employers thought twice about how to send their people back to their physical workplaces with coronavirus infections rose in June, according to the Pacific Business Group on Health.
When cases of COVID-19 increased in mid-June, large employers responded by tapping the brakes on their plans to return their workers to physical workplaces, according to a new survey.
Coronavirus infections have been steadily declining in the U.S. since late July. But thanks to a nationwide increase that began in mid-June, 57% of companies said they were put return-to-work plans on hold until circumstances change. The other 43% said they are continuing to plan for bringing employees back to the worksite, with multiple enhanced safety measures in place.
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Dan Packel
Dan Packel is an editor on the Business of Law desk at ALM. He writes a weekly briefing for Law.com, "The Law Firm Disrupted," on change and innovation in the legal marketplace. He is based in Philadelphia. Contact him at [email protected]. On Twitter at @packeld
