You should consult your attorney, insurance company and your state/local health department before you create your policies to insure that your policies are legal, do not create undue legal risk and are in line with health department and CDC guidelines and labor laws.  Talk to your insurance company and attorney about liability, their advice on continuing to operate (without any closure) or closure for a period of cleaning, paid or unpaid sick-leave for any employee (the infected employee or co-workers) for any quarantined period.
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​Introduce or amend an Employee Handbook

• Introduce policies and the procedures to ensure food and personal safety. Below are some suggestions of policies that you may need to develop:
  • Employee temperatures upon arrival for their shift
    • The temperature taking should be done by a manager or supervisor – a peer taking a peer’s temp is unfair to both employees (can cause tension between them)
    • The person taking the temp should wear a mask and glove
    • Establish an Employee Temp Log

 

• Facial Mask Policy
• Gloves policy (only for certain positions and certain tasks)
• Handwashing policy
• PPE Policy (train on proper use)
• Policy if an employee is infected with COVID-19
  • Notice to the business
  • Other steps for the employees to take if infected
• Conduct an employee meeting to introduce the Handbook
•  Have employees sign that they had received and read the Employee Handbook