COVID-19 Employee Information
Symptoms
High Risk Symptoms
- Fever (>100.4)
- Difficulty Breathing
- Loss of Taste/Smell
- New Onset of Cough
- Fatigue/Muscle or Body Aches
Low Risk Symptoms
- Congestion/Runny Nose
- Nausea/Vomiting
- Diarrhea
- Headache
- Sore Throat
What do I do if i have symptoms (symptomatic)?
- Stay home
- Report your absence utilizing your leave accrual (sick leave)
- One (1) low risk symptom:
- Off work for 24 hours after symptom resolution (without symptom reducing medication)
- Multiple low risk symptoms OR 1 or more high risk symptoms:
- Off work until the following criteria is met:
- 24 hours resolution of fever without symptom reducing medication AND
- Other symptoms have improved AND
- Negative COVID-19 test OR a healthcare provider attributes symptoms to a chronic or alternative named diagnosis OR at least 10 days have passed since symptom onset
- Off work until the following criteria is met:
what do i do if i test positive for covid-19?
- Stay home
- Report your absence utilizing your leave accrual (sick leave)
- Contact the COVID Intake line at: intake
- An intake team member will contact you within 48 hours to give direction:
- Isolation timeline:
- 10 days or
- Testing options to shorten isolation timeline:
- 5 days since onset of symptoms and 24 hours resolution of fever without fever reducing medication and improved symptoms and a negative test (antigen test recommended) taken on or after day 5
- Return to work guidelines
- Isolation timeline:
- Must wear a well-fitting mask around other people for the 10 days
What do I do if I am a Close Contact Outside of Work and have no symptoms
(asymptomatic)?
A close contact is within 6 feet for > 15 minutes.
- You may go to work and monitor symptoms
- Consider testing on day 5 or 7
- Monitor symptoms; if you develop symptoms – follow the guidelines under symptoms.
- Must wear a well-fitting mask around other people for 10 days
What do I do if I am a Close Contact Outside of Work and have symptoms
(symptomatic)?
A close contact is within 6 feet for > 15 minutes.
- Stay home
- Report your absence utilizing your leave accrual (sick leave)
- Contact the COVID Intake line at: intake
- An intake team member will contact you within 48 hours to give direction
- Testing options to shorten isolation timeline
- 5 days since onset of symptoms and 24 hours resolution of fever without fever reducing medication and improved symptoms and a negative test (antigen test recommended) taken on or after day 5
- Return to work guidelines
- Must wear a well-fitting mask around other people for 10 days
What happens when I am a Close Contact at Work?
- A member of the Intake Team will contact you to advise you on:
- Quarantine timeline (if needed)
- Inform you that if you are quarantined, you will be placed on paid leave and leave accrual will be adjusted
- Monitoring for symptoms
- Testing options within 5 to 7 days
- Return to work guidelines
- Must wear a well-fitting mask around other people for the 10 days