There’s little employees can do, legally, to force their employers to pay their wages or to hold their jobs if they insist on either skipping work or working from home over fears of contracting the illness,
For millions of Americans, public transit has reinforced a newfound awareness of close proximity to strangers. A second case of coronavirus, or COVID0-19, in the New York City area, confirmed Tuesday by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, and four more cases confirmed Wednesday, are heightening concern for commuters in the densely-populated metropolis who regularly rely on overcrowded trains, buses, and subways to get to work.
Still, employers must comply with federal, state, and local laws that require certain worker safety precautions, though there’s no U.S. law directly setting boundaries for worker attendance during viral outbreaks. OSHA protections focus on employees who work in high risk and very high risk environments — such as heath care providers, first responders and laboratory personnel — and are largely mute with regard to workers who don’t typically do their jobs in environments that pose a health risk.
Story continuesAn alternative argument could be posed under theories of worker’s compensation. While there’s little precedent for such cases, California’s workers compensation board did recognize claims involving workers who were exposed to Valley Fever in areas where the illness posed a substantially higher risk.
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