The employees have a right to decide whether they will
Posted on: April 26, 2020 at 18:23:51 CT
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go to work there or not.
The employers will also pay a major price if they don't act reasonably as some found out when workers walked off the job, and their companies made national headlines for having infected workers. Having your company raked over the coals as having infected employees could hammer sales, of course. Many will want to support the workers, and many won't want to buy products from companies whose employees may be infected.
They are also paying for workers compensation insurance which pays for health care for employees likely infected on the job and losses will be quickly reflected in their premiums.
Unsafe conditions will also make it difficult to hire and retain good workers.
In other words, there are a lot of financial incentives, over above just being a good human with a clear conscience to try and make adjustments to provide a safe environment for employees.