Widespread power outages following Tropical Storm Isaias impede employees’ ability to work from home
Employers look to cope with loss of services, including possibility of sending some workers back to the office while maintaining COVID-19 safety protocols
Situation highlights one limitation of remote work
Based on updated guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development says workers who contracted COVID-19 no longer need to test negative for the virus before returning to work
Individuals should still meet three criteria to safely resume workplace activities
Extra caution recommended for workers whose cases were more severe
Research from Creative Strategies shows that workers under 30 are unlikely to collaborate through e-mail, while it remains a preferred choice among older workers
Tools used for business collaboration will likely need to adapt as younger employees age and become more dominant in workforce
Workers use a suite of collaboration tools from multiple tech companies
