Virus-Induced Fever Checks Pose Wage Dilemma for Businesses

Employers might be responsible for paying workers for the time it takes to record their body temperatures before entering the workplace, a measure some companies have implemented to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus, attorneys told Bloomberg Law.

The checks, which the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently said are allowable during the pandemic, could become expensive if businesses have to pay workers for the time spent on the checks, including queuing up and waiting for them. Walmart Inc., the largest private employer in the U.S., said it will pay its workers for the temperature check time.

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