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Are you an essential employee required to work during the COVID-19 pandemic? While many of us follow the current stay-at-home order issued by Governor Pritzker, there are countless workers in healthcare and other essential services on the frontline who are showing up for work. Firefighters, Chicago Police Department officers, doctors, nurses, Wal-Mart employees, Walgreens pharmacists, and Jewel store employees, just to name a few, are bravely reporting to work and risking exposure to COVID-19. Rest assured these essential employees do have legal rights and protections in the event you are exposed to the coronavirus while working.

We've put together this video to highlight the legal rights of essential workers who report to work during the coronavirus pandemic:

Are you an essential employee required to work during the COVID-19 pandemic?

Firefighters, Chicago Police Department officers, doctors, nurses, Wal-Mart employees, Walgreens pharmacists, and Jewel store employees are bravely reporting to work and risking exposure to COVID-19.

Rest assured, essential employees do have legal rights and protections in the event you are exposed to the coronavirus while working.

Employers should ensure a safe workplace by following federal and state guidelines from the Illinois Department of Public Health, OSHA, and the CDC.

An employer that knows an employee has tested positive for COVID-19 and allows them to transmit the illness to another employee may be liable for civil damages.

If you have symptoms, get tested, it’s free and priority is given to first responders, healthcare workers, and people at risk including 65 years or older.

If you think your employer’s negligence resulted in your testing positive for the coronavirus, call us for a free consultation (312) 223-1700.

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