<description>&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;"&gt;The CDC estimates that about 7.5% of the U.S. population may be dealing with&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style= "font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; color: black;"&gt; long COVID or what is also termed long-haul COVID, post-acute COVID-19, long-term effects of COVID or chronic COVID.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; color: black;"&gt; Because long COVID is not as well understood as COVID-19 in terms of causes, symptoms and treatment, it can be complicated for employers to deal with.&lt;span style= "mso-spacerun: yes;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style= "font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; color: black;"&gt; Lindsay Ditlow Of McDermott Will &amp; Emery discusses what employers and employees should consider if dealing with Long COVID.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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Employers & Employees Dealing With Long COVID

MAR 31, 202313 MIN
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Employers & Employees Dealing With Long COVID

MAR 31, 202313 MIN

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The CDC estimates that about 7.5% of the U.S. population may be dealing with long COVID or what is also termed long-haul COVID, post-acute COVID-19, long-term effects of COVID or chronic COVID. Because long COVID is not as well understood as COVID-19 in terms of causes, symptoms and treatment, it can be complicated for employers to deal with. Lindsay Ditlow Of McDermott Will & Emery discusses what employers and employees should consider if dealing with Long COVID.