AIRBORNE ILLNESS
POLICY SCOPE
The purpose of this policy is to establish guidelines and procedures to prevent the
spread of airborne illnesses within our workplace. This policy applies to all
employees, visitors and contractors.
POLICY DEFINITIONS
This policy encompasses various airborne illnesses, including but not limited to
influenza, COVID-19, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and common cold viruses.
These guidelines are based on current recommendations from the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Connecticut Departments of Public
Health (DPH), and Developmental Services (DDS) and will be regularly reviewed
and updated as necessary.
Both Managerial and non-managerial employees are responsible for the following:
Symptom Monitoring and Reporting:
We encourage employees to monitor themselves for symptoms of illness, such
as fever, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, body aches, headache, chills,
fatigue, and sometimes vomiting and diarrhea.
Employees experiencing such symptoms should stay home and seek medical
advice if necessary.
Those experiencing symptoms of or have tested positive for a respiratory virus
including, but not limited to COVID-19, influenza or RSV should stay home
until they’ve been fever-free without medication for at least 24 hours, or their
symptoms have been improving for 24 hours.
Employees who need to stay home, should notify their assigned manager
during core business hours which are Monday – Friday, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm,
outside observed company holidays, or as defined by the department. The On-
Call Manager should be notified outside of core business hours as stated above.
Absences lasting longer than 3 days should be referred to Human Resources by
either the employee or assigned manager.