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Does my employer have to say if a coworker has the virus? HEALTH

By The Associated Press tive for the coronavirus. vironment. They also have the coronavirus. In general, DOCTOR ON DUTY
Does my employer have to The U.S. Centers for Disease to keep track of infections there's a high legal bar for Oranjestad
say if a coworker has the Control and Prevention contracted on the job and finding an employer at Hospital 7:00 pm / 10:00pm
virus? recommends that compa- report any hospitalizations fault for endangering em- Tel. 527 4000
Employers are generally nies monitor employees for or deaths related to the ployees and most claims San Nicolas
not required to tell work- symptoms and alert those disease to the U.S. Occu- are resolved via worker's
ers when someone in the who may have been in pational Safety and Health compensation settlements. Imsan 24 hours
Tel.524 8833
workplace has tested posi- contact with an infected Administration. There has also been some
person. Some states may Some workers are unsettled debate over whether Con- Women in Difficulties
PHARMACY ON DUTY
gress should grant busi-
order businesses to follow by the lack of informa-
Marriott such guidance. tion. Amazon, for example, nesses liability protections Oranjestad:
Trupiaal Tel. 583 8560
during the pandemic.q
Employers have the right to alerted warehouse work-
to lay off take employees' tempera- ers when someone tested San Nicolas:
Seroe Preto Tel. 584 4833
positive for the virus, but
ture and ask about symp-
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be barred from the work-
There are also pending law-
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suits against employers filed
place.
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posed to or diagnosed with
provide a safe working en-
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Police Tipline 11141
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Marriott International Women in Difficulties
Inc. plans to lay off 17% TRAVEL INFO
of its corporate work- Aruba Airport 524 2424
force next month as the American Airlines 582 2700
coronavirus continues to Avianca 588 0059
take a heavy toll on the Jet Blue 588 2244
hotel industry. Surinam 582 7896
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late next month. Marriott
has around 4,000 em- Solution on Page 14 Alcoholics Anonymous
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furloughed two-thirds Women in Difficulties
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Marriott's revenue
plunged 72% to $1.5 Phone Directory Tel. 118
billion in the April-June
period as global hotel
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riott says some business
travel has resumed in
China, and leisure travel
has gained strength in
the U.S., but it doesn't
know when demand will
return to 2019 levels.q