COVID Symptom Screening at the Workplace

By Krista Ruffini, Aaron Sojourner and Abigail Wozniak

March 7, 2021

The Issue:

Many millions of Americans currently have to participate in COVID symptom screening as a precondition for going to their workplace. Yet, there is little evidence about how these tools function. This analysis provides insights around how many people would be screened out by COVID-related workplace screens, how differences in detection vary across various screens and populations, and whether differences in underlying health or survey response behaviors could create an unintended risk of disparate impacts by age, race, ethnicity, or gender.

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Featured Memos

Employment

Layoffs, Divorce, and the Effect of Unemployment Insurance

By Jason Lindo, Krishna Regmi and Isaac D. Swensen

October 21, 2020

Layoffs increase the risk of divorce for married workers. Unemployment insurance can mitigate some of the increased risk, especially for men without children.

Tax Policy

How Big is the Problem of Tax Evasion?

By Aaron Krupkin and William G. Gale

April 3, 2019

About one out of every six dollars owed in federal taxes is not paid. Decreased funding and increased responsibility hamper the IRS's ability to tackle tax evasion.

Education Policy

Tutoring to Combat COVID-19 Learning Loss

By Vincent Quan

January 5, 2021

Tutoring is a well-studied, viable, and effective method to combat learning loss and educational inequities. But not all tutoring programs are created equal.