What Public Employers Are Seeing From Their Unions During The COVID-19 Outbreak

Just when employers think they have a grasp on this fluid situation, the COVID-19 outbreak continues to raise more unforeseen questions related to employee wages, hours, leaves, and insurance. Public employers at both state and federal levels – spread across law enforcement, education, the military, and various agencies overseeing health, welfare, transportation, and infrastructure – have grappled with responses to the outbreak and appropriate measures for social distancing, especially for those employees who work in essential positions.