Hiring during Covid-19 Question

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Burton, Laura
Fri, Apr 17, 2020 1:50 PM

When hiring, per the pandemic preparedness guidelines from the EEOC, you cannot take the temperature or ask "screening" question of potential hires until you have made a conditional offer of employment.  See questions 16-19.

https://www.eeoc.gov/facts/pandemic_flu.html#q16

We have 4 applicants coming in next week for interviews, all separated, we are not doing the panel interview remotely.  I thought there was something else that stated we could take these applicants temperatures and ask the COVID-19 screening questions upon coming in for the interview.  Is there something else I am missing?  They are coming into a public building...

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When hiring, per the pandemic preparedness guidelines from the EEOC, you cannot take the temperature or ask "screening" question of potential hires until you have made a conditional offer of employment. See questions 16-19. https://www.eeoc.gov/facts/pandemic_flu.html#q16 We have 4 applicants coming in next week for interviews, all separated, we are not doing the panel interview remotely. I thought there was something else that stated we could take these applicants temperatures and ask the COVID-19 screening questions upon coming in for the interview. Is there something else I am missing? They are coming into a public building... [Description: cid:image001.jpg@01C9DE0F.9A59EC70]_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Laura S. Burton | Police Attorney City of Gastonia Police Department | 200 East Long Avenue | P.O. Box 1748 | Gastonia, NC 28053 704-866-6962 ph | 704-866-6892 fax | burton_laura@cityofgastonia.com<mailto:burton_laura@cityofgastonia.com> | www.gastoniapd.org<http://www.gastoniapd.org> Confidential and Privileged Communication: This email is being sent by or on behalf of a lawyer. It is intended exclusively for the individual or entity to which it is addressed. This communication may contain information that is privileged or confidential or otherwise legally exempt from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient, you are not authorized to read, print, copy or disseminate this message or any part of it. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately at the contact information listed in this email.