COVID-19 Exposure Management

 

ASYMPTOMATIC CLOSE CONTACT		No Quarantine Test within 3-5 days after last exposure Wear a well-fitting mask around others for a total of 10 days If symptoms develop: Stay home Get tested If the test is positive: Complete a COVID-19 Case Reporting Form Follow the Positive Case procedures outlined above
SYMPTOMATIC CLOSE CONTACT		Self-Quarantine Stay home Get tested If the test is positive: Complete a COVID-19 Case Reporting Form Follow the Positive Case procedures outlined above

 

 

Eligible covered employees may request a leave of absence related to COVID-19 under Assembly Bill No 152, which provides for up to eighty (80) hours of Supplemental Paid Sick Leave (SPSL) if that covered employee is unable to work or telework for the following qualifying reasons:

1. The covered employee is subject to a quarantine or isolation period related to COVID-19 as defined by an order or guidance of the State Department of Public Health, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or a local public health officer who has jurisdiction over the workplace. If the covered employee is subject to more than one of the foregoing, the covered employee shall be permitted to use COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave for the minimum quarantine or isolation period under the order or guidance that provides for the longest such minimum period.
2. The covered employee has been advised by a health care provider to isolate or quarantine due to COVID-19, subject to the limitation in clause (ii) of subparagraph (D).
3. The covered employee is attending an appointment for themselves or a family member to receive a vaccine or a vaccine booster for protection against COVID-19.
4. The covered employee is experiencing symptoms, or caring for a family member experiencing symptoms, related to a COVID-19 vaccine or vaccine booster that prevent the employee from being able to work or telework.
   1. For each vaccination or vaccine booster, an employer may limit the total COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave to 3 days or 24 hours unless the employee provides verification from a health care provider that the covered employee or their family member is continuing to experience symptoms related to a COVID-19 vaccine or vaccine booster. The 3-day or 24-hour limitation applied to each vaccine or vaccine booster includes the time used under subparagraph (C) to get the vaccine or vaccine booster.
5. The covered employee is experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 and seeking a medical diagnosis.
6. The covered employee is caring for a family member who is subject to an order or guidance described in subparagraph (A) or who has been advised to isolate or quarantine.
7. The covered employee is caring for a child, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 245.5, whose school or place of care is closed or otherwise unavailable for reasons related to COVID-19 on the premises.