Lawscape: State Orders on COVID-19 Body Temperature Screening

As businesses begin to reopen, governors and public health authorities in many states have issued orders requiring employers to perform body temperature screening of employees before the start of work shifts to prevent workplace COVID-19 infection. To determine whether you’re covered by such an order, here’s a visual summary of statewide screening orders currently in place as of June 10, 2020. Caveat: Because this graphic covers only statewide orders, you’ll need to check whether your municipal or local government has issued any COVID-19 temperature screening orders.