Employees who are sick or experiencing symptoms consistent with COVID should be tested prior to returning to the workplace. The University of Findlay requires employees to promptly notify Cosiano Health Center and Human Resources when they have tested positive for COVID-19 or have been diagnosed with COVID-19 by a licensed healthcare provider. The notification must include the date of test. Supervisors should be notified through Workday if sick time is being requested.
Employees who test positive will be immediately excluded from the workplace until they meet return to work criteria by either quarantining as required under current health standards or by providing their supervisor with written clearance from a medical professional to return to work. Employees may be able to work from home during the quarantine or isolation period if approved by their supervisor. Employees who cannot work from home may use sick leave or other accrued paid time off during this period, consistent with University policies. Employees who do not have paid time off to cover the quarantine or isolation period may be granted unpaid leave on a case-by-case basis in consultation with Human Resources. Family Medical Leave is available to those eligible for such leave under University policies.
Medical Removal from the Workplace
The University of Findlay has also implemented a policy for keeping COVID-19 positive employees from the workplace in certain circumstances. The University of Findlay will immediately remove an employee from the workplace if they have received a positive COVID-19 test or have been diagnosed with COVID-19 by a licensed healthcare provider (i.e., immediately send them home or to seek medical care, as appropriate).
Employees who test positive but are not ill may be able to work from home during the quarantine period if approved by their supervisor and if the nature of the work allows it. Employees who cannot work from home may use sick leave or other accrued paid time off during this period, consistent with University policies. Employees who do not have paid time off to cover the quarantine period may be granted unpaid leave on a case-by-case basis in consultation with Human Resources. Family Medical Leave is available to those eligible for such leave under University policies.
Return to Work Criteria
For any employee removed because they are COVID-19 positive, the University of Findlay will keep them removed from the workplace until the employee receives a negative result on a COVID-19 nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT) following a positive result on a COVID-19 antigen test if the employee chooses to seek a NAAT test for confirmatory testing; until they meets the return to work criteria in CDC’s “Isolation Guidance”; or receives a recommendation to return to work from a licensed healthcare provider.
To review current CDC guidance related to quarantine and isolation, please visit: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/index.html. Questions about quarantine and isolation may also be directed to Cosiano Health Center at 419-434-4550 or [email protected] or to Hancock Public Health at 419-424-7105.
If an employee has severe COVID-19 or an immune disease, the University of Findlay will follow the guidance of a licensed healthcare provider regarding return to work. Employees who become ill from COVID are reminded of the University's policies on Family Medical Leave and the availability of reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities, which may be accessed by eligible employees.