1. Tested positive for COVID-19 or is diagnosed with COVID-19 by a licensed health care provider (employee is required to alert employer immediately);

Employee is to be removed from the workplace until certain return to work criteria are met

2. Exhibited certain COVID-related symptoms or is suspected by a licensed health care provider of having COVID-19 (employee is required to alert employer immediately);

Employee is to be removed from the workplace until certain return to work criteria are met; or
Employee is to be removed from the workplace and provided a COVID-19 test, at no cost
- With negative test, employee may return to work immediately;
- With positive test, employee must stay removed from workplace until certain return to work criteria are met; or
- If employee refuses test, employee must stay removed from workplace until certain return to work criteria are met.

3. Been in close contact, without wearing PPE, to someone in the workplace who has tested positive for COVID-19 (employer is required to notify employee of exposure). The only exception for removal is if the exposed employee has been either fully vaccinated or has previously had COVID-19 and recovered within the last three months, and is not experiencing a recent onset of certain COVID-related symptoms.

Employee is to either be removed for 14 days, or
Employee is to be removed and provided a COVID-19 test, at no cost, at least five days after exposure
- With negative test, employee may return to work after 7 days following exposure;
- With positive test, employee will be removed from workplace until certain return to work criteria are met; or
- If employee refuses test, employee must be removed from workplace for 14 days and employer is not required to provide paid leave.

How much must an employer pay an employee who is on leave due to medical removal?

Employers with 10 or fewer employees are not required to maintain pay for removed employees.

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