{"id":2629,"date":"2020-03-11T15:16:43","date_gmt":"2020-03-11T19:16:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ms-il.com\/?p=2629"},"modified":"2020-04-07T01:34:45","modified_gmt":"2020-04-07T05:34:45","slug":"coronavirus-update-3-11-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ms-il.com\/coronavirus-update-3-11-20\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 – Update 3\/11\/20"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As we continue to monitor the local, national and worldwide incidence of the coronavirus and the illness it causes, COVID-19, all employees are asked to review the following workplace policies and guidance. It is likely this information will change as the situation evolves and more becomes known. Questions may be directed to the <\/a>MS-IL Human Resources department<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most Actions to Take Now<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. – All employees are urged to take basic prevention measures<\/a> to avoid exposure to or infection by the virus causing COVID-19. <\/li>
  2. – Employees who have recently been in an area of high concern for COVID-19, which is being defined as a CDC Level 3<\/a> area, should contact the MS-IL Human Resources department<\/a>, and self-isolate as per the CDC guidelines.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Workplace Policies (effective 3\/11\/2020)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    MS-IL management representatives must not pressure others to come to work if they are ill or need to stay at home to care for ill dependents. On the other hand, if employees are well, they should not be pressured to stay away from work for reasons such as their ethnic or racial background, home address, having cared for a sick family member (without any indication of COVID-19) or recent travel to unaffected areas. As described above, there is a need to stay away from work because of caring for someone confirmed to have COVID-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Given MSIL\u2019s  interest in maintaining a safe and healthy workplace for all, managers and supervisors (with the support and involvement of MS-IL Human Resources<\/a> as needed) should ask employees who are exhibiting symptoms of respiratory illness to go home and stay home until 24 hours after they are free of symptoms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    A \u201cdoctor\u2019s note\u201d or documentation of dependent care responsibilities will not be required from employees who cancel an assignment or miss work if they have symptoms of respiratory illness or have been confirmed with COVID-19. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Employees may use up to 14 unpaid days until they are free of fever, and any other symptoms for at least 24 hours, without the use of fever-reducing or other symptom-altering medicines (e.g., cough suppressants) without receiving a strike to be absent from work or cancel an existing assignment for the following reasons:<\/p>\n\n\n\n