RECOMMENDED STRATEGIES FOR EMPLOYERS TO USE NOW:
*ACTIVELY ENCOURAGE SICK EMPLOYEES TO STAY HOME:
*Employees who have symptoms of acute respiratory illness are recommended to stay home and not come to work until they are free of fever (100.4° F [37.8° C] or greater using an oral thermometer), signs of a fever, and any other symptoms for at least 24 hours, without the use of fever-reducing or other symptom-altering medicines (e.g. cough suppressants). Employees should notify their supervisor and stay home if they are sick.
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* Ensure that your sick leave policies are flexible and consistent with public health guidance and that employees are aware of these policies.
*Talk with companies that provide your business with contract or temporary employees about the importance of sick employees staying home and encourage them to develop non-punitive leave policies.
*Do not require a healthcare provider’s note for employees who are sick with acute respiratory illness to validate their illness or to return to work, as healthcare provider offices and medical facilities may be extremely busy and not able to provide such documentation in a timely way.
*Employers should maintain flexible policies that permit employees to stay home to care for a sick family member. Employers should be aware that more employees may need to stay at home to care for sick children or other sick family members than is usual.
SEPARATE SICK EMPLOYEES:
CDC recommends that employees who appear to have acute respiratory illness symptoms (i.e. cough, shortness of breath) upon arrival to work or become sick during the day should be separated from other employees and be sent home immediately.
Will AT&T do the right thing and abide by common sense to reduce the spread of Coronavirus and protect their employees? Or will they continue their usual policy of applying progressive discipline up to and including termination for employees taking unapproved sick days?