Companies are sending a new kind of Thanksgiving message to employees this year.

As Covid-19 cases surge and what is normally the year’s most-traveled holiday approaches, many employers are inquiring about workers’ Thanksgiving plans and urging them to celebrate with caution. Bosses say they worry family get-togethers could lead to more infections in workplaces and staffing crunches—though employment law limits how much say companies have on workers’ off-duty time.

Those…

This post first appeared on wsj.com

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