Two months after COVID-19 sent the US into lockdown, all 50 states are now in some stage of reopening their economy.While it varies by state and even by locality, employees will begin returning to their workplaces and will find themselves in closer proximity to others than they have been in months. For many employees, the opportunity to regain some semblance of normalcy is a welcome change from the challenges and isolation of working remotely. For others, returning to work is a source of new worries that many leaders may be unprepared to address.
While there are common concerns about the pandemic that have been affecting the majority of us in similar ways, there are unique challenges being faced by some based on who they are. I’ve written previously about the impact of COVID-19 on mental health, but new evidence of the disparities in how the virus is impacting people based on their race, ethnicity and gender is emerging, and this extends beyond access to health care. Particularly disturbing are the recent reports of racist attacks on Asian health care workers, who are “blamed” for causing the virus.
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