As record-breaking temperatures are steadily becoming the norm nationwide, employers have a unique position and obligation to ensure they keep their employees safe and healthy in the extreme heat.
Implementing recovery-ready workplace policies helps build work cultures that provide employment opportunities, maintain safe workplaces and support individuals in recovery from substance use disorder. Employers benefit from an expanded labor force, increased worker well-being, decreased turnover and improved productivity.
Employers may wish to revisit their workplace infectious disease policies in the wake of the latest guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).