Employee Treatment
Employees should contact their health care providers by phone at the onset of symptoms; it is important to call rather than visit because it could serve as a preventative measure for uninfected individuals. Patients should also communicate directly with their health care providers if they have questions and concerns about their illness, or if they are experiencing more severe symptoms such as shortness of breath, pain or pressure in the chest, sudden dizziness, confusion or severe or persistent vomiting.
WPI is not requiring doctor's notes for employees' extended leaves due to ILI. Employees who do not have enough paid sick time to cover their absence, will be encouraged to use available vacation time, personal time, or may borrow against next year's sick time. (See the Human Resources webpage for more information.)
Supervisor and Faculty Responsibility
Professors will ask students exhibiting ILI symptoms to leave class and follow isolation guidelines. Similarly, supervisors will ask employees exhibiting ILI symptoms to leave work.
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