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COVID-19 Exposure and Isolation PolicyTown of Wappinger COVID-19 Employee Exposure and Isolation Policy Update The health and safety of all Town of Wappinger employees is the Town's highest priority. TOW recognizes that COVID-19 can be very contagious. Purpose and Intent This policy is primarily focused on policies and processes to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in the workplace and to protect ourselves, and our communities, from severe illness from COVID-19. With the recent increase in COVID-19 cases the Town Board of the Town of Wappinger reminds employees of the current CDC Guidelines for confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 and known COVID-19 exposures. If you are exposed to COVID-19 Anybody exposed to a COVID-19 positive case means they have been within 6 feet of the positive case for 15 minutes or more within a 24 hour period. Pursuant to CDC guidance, asymptomatic individuals, regardless of vaccination status, are not required to quarantine, even following a known exposure to someone with COVID-19. You will be required to wear a high quality mask for 10 days whenever around others. If you exhibit symptoms, you will be required to isolate at home until you receive your test results. The Town has the flexibility to allow the employee to work remotely or isolate at work away from others, and the Town will consider this until it receives the test results. This will be on a case -by -case basis and determined by the Town Supervisor as recommended by the employee's department head. If your test results are negative for COVID-19, you will be required to use your accrued sick time and the Town will not apply COVID-19 pay. If you test positive for COVID-19 If you test positive (a proof of positive case from a medical provider is required), regardless of vaccination status, you must isolate immediately, but may come back to work after 5 days if you are asymptomatic or have mild symptoms. You must then strictly wear a mask for the next 5 days. The Personnel Administrator will be in contact with you upon notice of results. Employees who test positive and are subject to a mandatory or precautionary quarantine/isolation order for COVID-19 may be eligible for up to 14 days of COVID-19 paid sick leave. If an employee is quarantined but able to work from home they do not qualify for COVID-19 paid sick leave. Employees should reference the "COVID-19 Telecommuting Policy" that was adopted by Resolution 2021-29 for information regarding working from home.