CDC guides employers on workplace COVID-19 testing issues

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is providing insight on what measures employers should take when developing a workplace COVID-19 testing program.

The CDC recommends employers fully support their workers’ decisions about taking part in workplace testing by following a series of guidelines.

Those guidelines should safeguard employee privacy and provide information that clearly explains how the testing program affects employees’ lives, the CDC says.

Workers should not be pressured into participating in testing, the federal agency says. The CDC adds that employers should encourage questions and answer them during the process of seeking workers’ consent to administer a COVID-19 test.

For a full copy of the CDC guidance, click here.