Employee COVID-19 Callout Information

Guidelines

Event Team Member Contact With Others Guidance
A
Feels Fine
May have briefly been in contact with a confirmed COVID-19 individual (Ex: walked by a person) with no symptoms
Monitor your wellness. If you feel sick, call the 711 line and stay home.
B
Feels Fine
May have briefly been in contact with a confirmed COVID-19 individual (Ex: walked by a person) with symptoms
May have briefly been in contact with a confirmed COVID-19 individual (Ex: walked by a person) with symptoms
C
Feels Fine
COVID-19 individual with symptoms AND team member was exposed for an extended length of time but not at a close distance AND was not coughed on, sneezed on, etc.
Work remotely if possible, monitor your health at least twice daily. If you feel sick PLEASE inform your supervisor and GO HOME immediately. Continue to monitor your health per the CDC website.
D
Feels Fine
COVID-19 individual with symptoms AND team member was exposed at a close distance for an extended length of time AND/OR was not coughed on, sneezed on, etc.
Remain at home, monitor your health at least twice daily. If you feel sick PLEASE inform your supervisor and GO HOME immediately. Continue to monitor your health per the CDC website.
E
Has Symptoms
Other person HAS symptoms AND tested positive for COVID-19
If you have symptoms, please consult your healthcare provider. Remain at home for 14 days. Continue to monitor your health per the CDC website.
F
Tested Positive for COVID-19
We will communicate to all team members in the building (no specific names to be used), send those in close contact home for 48 hours to monitor their health per CDC website, and continue communication with affected team members remotely.

Employee Rights

Paid Sick Leave and Expanded Family and Medical Leave Under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act

The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA or Act) requires certain employers to provide their employees with paid sick leave and expanded family and medical leave for specified reasons related to COVID-19. These provisions will apply from April 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020.

Paid Leave Entitlements

Generally, employers covered under the Act must provide employees:

Up to two weeks (80 hours, or a part-time employee’s two-week equivalent) of paid sick leave based on the higher of their regular rate of pay, or the applicable state or Federal minimum wage, paid at:

  • 100% for qualifying reasons #1-3 below, up to $511 daily and $5,110 total;
  • 2/3 for qualifying reasons #4 and 6 below, up to $200 daily and $2,000 total; and
  • Up to 12 weeks of paid sick leave and expanded family and medical leave paid at 2/3 for qualifying reason #5 below for up to $200 daily and $12,000 total.

A part-time employee is eligible for leave for the number of hours that the employee is normally scheduled to work over that period.

Eligible Employees

In general, employees of private sector employers with fewer than 500 employees, and certain public sector employers, are eligible for up to two weeks of fully or partially paid sick leave for COVID-19 related reasons (see below). Employees who have been employed for at least 30 days prior to their leave request may be eligible for up to an additional 10 weeks of partially paid expanded family and medical leave for reason #5 below.

Qualifying Reasons for Leave Related to COVID-19

An employee is entitled to take leave related to COVID-19 if the employee is unable to work, including unable to telework, because the employee:

  1. is subject to a Federal, State, or local quarantine or isolation order related to COVID-19;
  2. has been advised by a health care provider to self-quarantine related to COVID-19;
  3. is experiencing COVID-19 symptoms and is seeking a medical diagnosis;
  4. is caring for an individual subject to an order described in (1) or self-quarantine as described in (2);
  5. is caring for his or her child whose school or place of care is closed (or child care provider is unavailable) due to COVID-19 related reasons; or
  6. is experiencing any other substantially-similar condition specified by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Enforcement

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) has the authority to investigate and enforce compliance with the FFCRA. Employers may not discharge, discipline, or oth erwise discriminate against any employee who lawfully takes paid sick leave or expanded family and medical leave under the FFCRA, files a complaint, or institutes a proceeding under or related to this Act. Employers in violation of the provisions of the FFCRA will be subject to penalties and enforcement by WHD.

WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

For additional information or to file a complaint:
1-866-487-9243
TTY: 1-877-889-5627
dol.gov/agencies/whd

If you have any questions, please contact HR at [email protected]

Please note that this email address is for COVID-19 related questions only.
Updated: April 1st, 2020