Isolating
- Faculty and staff members who test positive for COVID-19 and have symptoms are required to isolate right away. You must stay home until you have no fever for 24 hours without taking fever-reducing medicine and your other COVID-19 symptoms are getting better.
Returning to Work
Faculty and staff members may return to on-campus work once symptoms have improved AND they are fever-free without taking medication to suppress the fever. For 5 full days after isolation, faculty and staff members should wear a well-fitting, high quality mask when on campus.
Faculty and staff members who are able to perform their work from home, and who are asymptomatic or feeling well enough, should do so in consultation with their supervisor or chair.
Faculty or staff members who are not able to work from home will be allowed to use their sick, vacation and/or discretionary accruals to cover their absence. Should an employee not have enough accruals to cover their absence, they will be unpaid. Absences of more than 3 days will require supporting medical documentation under FMLA rules. Contact the benefits department if you require further assistance with your sick leave.