Can I, as a supervisor, send an employee home that appears to exhibit influenza type symptoms?
Yes, a supervisor may require an employee to leave work if there is reason to believe that the employee is a health hazard to others or that the employees illness is interfering with his or her ability to perform the job. If a supervisor sends an employee home, for both FLSA Exempt and Non-Exempt employees, the department/unit will pay the employee for the reminder of the shift for that day only. The employee would record the paid leave as Other and note the paid leave was at the supervisors direction.
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- If an employee appears to have symptoms of a flu-like illness (see above info on Symptoms under General Information) may a supervisor send him/her home? If so, how is the sick time coded?
- Can I, as a supervisor, send an employee home that appears to exhibit influenza type symptoms?
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