Covid Cases in the Office: Who Should Be Told?

Covid Cases in the Office: Who Should Be Told?

The Coronavirus OutbreakliveLatest UpdatesMaps and CasesVaccine TrackerAnother Vaccine AdvancesFlu Shots and CovidDealBook Business and PolicyInfections at JPMorgan Chase have raised the issue.Credit...Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesSept. 25, 2020Good morning. (Was this email forwarded to you? Sign up here.)To tell, or not to tellAs workers return to offices in greater numbers, managers face this inevitable situation: An employee tests positive for Covid-19, possibly exposing others at the workplace. Who should be told about it?Traders at JPMorgan Chase in Manhattan recently complained when they found out about a coronavirus case in their building via news reports. The bank only informs people on the same floor, or who have otherwise had potential contact with the infected person. That's one way to do it, and there are others. DealBook asked experts to debate the pros and