Isolation

“Infectious period” for the purpose of cases the Cal/OSHA COVID-19 Prevention Non-Emergency Standards, is now defined as: 

• For COVID-19 cases with symptoms, it is a minimum of 24 hours from the day of symptom onset: 

  • COVID-19 cases may return if 24 hours have passed with no fever, without the use of fever-reducing medications, AND  

  • Their symptoms are mild and improving. 

For COVID-19 cases with no symptoms, there is no infectious period for the purpose of isolation or exclusion. If symptoms develop, the criteria above will apply.

Testing

CDPH no longer recommends testing for all close contacts and instead recommends testing only for: 

• All people with new COVID-19 symptoms. 

• Who had a "close contact" (as defined in the COVID-19 Prevention regulations) with a person with COVID-19 during their “infectious period” except for recently recovered employee COVID-19 cases ("returned cases") without symptoms.

• Close contacts who are at higher risk of severe disease or who have contact with people who are at higher risk of severe disease.  

Regardless of CDPH recommendations, employers must continue to make COVID-19 testing available at no cost and during paid time to all employees with a close contact, except for asymptomatic employees who recently recovered from COVID-19.

Please, keep in communication with your manager about your symptoms and isolation timeline, so we can coordinate coverage & schedules with the team. 

Sick time:

• All Team Members have access to sick time (Up to 40 hours per year). 

• If you missed hours of work or shifts, go to Paycom and submit the number of missed hours as "Sick" under Time Managment> Time Off Request.

• Make sure to submit those hours before Monday of payroll week. 

• Remote work is also an option if your position permits and if you feel well enough to be on your computer.