We’re starting this week’s Dos and Don’ts with some Labor Day advice…

Labor Day isn’t for Relaxing…Your Safety Precautions

Did you know that Exelon saw a spike in employee COVID-19 cases after the July 4th weekend? We did, and we don’t want the same thing to happen Labor Day weekend.

We’re all tired of masks, social distancing and missing our family and friends. But now’s not the time to ease up on our efforts to limit the spread of coronavirus. That person partying at the bar or family picnic next to you could easily be one of the up to 40 percent of people who have the virus, but don’t show symptoms – and they still can infect you. Don’t take the chance of catching the virus or bringing it back home or to work. If you can, do take it easy this Labor Day – but don’t relax your COVID-19 safety efforts.

Need Childcare or Educational Support?

As schools reopen or move to virtual learning, we recognize the complications and complexities this may bring for working parents and caregivers. That’s why we’ve partnered with Bright Horizons to offer a separate, enhanced resource to help you balance your work, family and personal responsibilities during this time. These enhanced resources are available to all employees and include:

• Access to a premium database of sitters, educational caregivers and other in-home care services through Sittercity (waived membership fee for Exelon employees -$150 value)
• Discounted pricing on College Nannies -- a local, high-touch service for finding trained, screened nannies ($300 value – note placement pricing fees may vary by geographic regions)
• Exclusive discounts (up to 20 percent off) on academic and tutoring support and exam prep through award-winning learning platforms, such as MarcoPolo, Varsity Tutors and Revolution Prep.

Please keep in mind that employees are responsible for the cost of the services provided and any additional associated fees.

To learn more about these resources, do visit the new site at clients.brighthorizons.com/exeloncares and choose Enhanced Family Supports (no password needed) or register for an upcoming informational webinar. You also can check out this Q&A.

As previously communicated, do make note that the Bright Horizons COVID-19 Crisis Care program and the 60-day per employee enhanced benefit will only be available through Aug. 31. The pre-pandemic Bright Horizons back-up care benefit and eligibility will resume on Sept. 1, and the Crisis Care reimbursement program will no longer be available. You can find more details about your back-up care bank and other important information on myExelon.

Innovation Expo Winds Down: Winners Announced

Did you miss the awards ceremony and want to know what great ideas won awards in this year’s Innovation Expo? Don’t worry – you can watch the Fast Pitch contest and awards presentations or read about the winners on myExelon.

The Expo portal is now closed, but don’t forget to access all of the panels and presentations on the Reinvent site.

Be Sure You’re Seeing the Latest COVID News

If you’ve visited the Exelon Coronavirus Information Center recently and wondered why there aren’t any updates (the latest is from August 13), you may need to clear your web browser cache. It’s easy – when you’re working on your desktop or laptop, just open the site (exeloncorp.com/coronavirus) from your browser and then hit Ctrl and F5 at the same time. That will clear the web browser cache for that site, so you can be sure you’re seeing the very latest news and information regarding the pandemic.

If Ctrl + F5 doesn’t work for you, try Ctrl + Function + F5; some browsers use different key combinations.
If you are following our information from a mobile device, open the site and try refreshing the mobile browser to see the new content.

If that doesn’t work, you may need to clear the mobile web browser cache. How you clear the cache depends on the mobile device and browser app you are using. Generally, this can be found through the settings within the browser app or within the overall mobile device settings.