You don't know if your coworkers are positive for covid-19

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fish_fish
楼主 (北美华人网)
Our university's policy
Will I find out if any of my coworkers have tested positive for COVID-19? To protect the privacy of our employees, no, there will not be a systematic process for telling fellow employees when a member of their team has tested positive for COVID-19. In these cases, employees are also patients, so in order to follow HIPAA regulations, managers should not share test results of one of their employees with other coworkers. It is up to the individual employee to share their own test results if they choose. Managers should follow their usual practices for informing other employees when a coworker is out: Some variation of, “They are home today,” is all that needs to be said, whether they are home from COVID-19, a migraine, or the flu. COVID-19 is now out widely in the community, so you should treat every person you encounter—coworkers, patients, and neighbors alike—as if they may have COVID-19 because in fact, they may. The virus is believed to be contagious even before symptoms occur. That’s why it’s so important to always follow all preventive measures, including wearing a shield, practicing social distancing, and washing your hands. If you as an employee are ill with influenza like symptoms, you should stay home, contact your supervisor, and then call the University Employee Health Clinic at xxx. Please do not arrive in person unless you’ve been told to do so for follow-up. If you test positive for COVID-19, you should inform your supervisor of your need to remain out of the workplace until you have recovered.
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asvs
所以即使复工,隔离6尺还是需要的
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Adrianne
这里面最大的问题是HIPPA法。因为HIPPA,雇主无权知道职工的健康信息,全凭自愿

美国的HIPPA法不改,彻底contain象COVID-19这种瘟疫根本没戏。就像Seattle第一例病例,连同飞机的人都不能监控,你对city-wide的community spread怎么控制。到二月底,Trump还在和航空公司对骂,要fly list,航空公司为了怕影响生意,拼命宣传飞机安全不传染,结果现在彻底大爆发,他们也要破产了,反而要Taxpayers Bailout 他们,真是可耻。
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OatmealNuts
HIPPA 应该与时俱进,出台针对这种传染病的exceptions.
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Ruth
我知道的几个cases都是先通知了密切接触的人,(根据感染者提供的名单和他的活动范围,但是没点名感染者是谁),然后通知全公司某楼某层有确诊的,其最后一天上班是哪天,公司做了清洁。。。别的不会说。后来都没通知了,不知道是没有确诊者了,还是因为大家都wfh很久了,对同事没有任何风险不需要告知。 还有无症状带原呢,所以真恢复上班,只能随时保持警觉。
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coffeefly
公司格子间咋保持6ft
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fish_fish
这是大学医学院的政策
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Ruth
公司格子间咋保持6ft
coffeefly 发表于 4/14/2020 2:08:40 PM

格子间有挡板还好啊,有些公司是open space,没有挡板,而且有些设置面对面俩人的距离就是两张桌子的宽度,俩人的monitor勉强算个间隔?