[SchoolFinance] Is the COVID Paid Leave Law still applicable?

[Shelley Cummings]

I'm hoping that "recommend" negates this law as it is no longer a federal,
state or local quarantine "order".

On Wed, Mar 6, 2024 at 11:30 AM Sue Lambert <slambert at msad49.org> wrote:

> This is what I am reading.
> The CDC recommends that people who test positive for COVID-19 base their
> isolation period on their symptoms. Individuals can now end their isolation
> if they’ve been fever-free for 24 hours and other symptoms are improving.
> Preventative strategies like wearing a mask are recommended for five days
> after ending isolation.
>
> So no mandatory 5 days of isolation but it appears they still need to
> isolate for example with a fever(& then they recommend a mask).
> We'll have to review the wording of the law to see if it stil applies.
>
>
> ~Sue
> Sue Lambert
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> On Wed, Mar 6, 2024 at 11:08 AM Shelley Cummings <s.cummings2 at msad17.org>
> wrote:
>
>>   With the CDC press release issued on 3/1/24 which updated the isolation
>> guidelines for COVID19, do we have to reinstate any sick days to employees
>> that had less than 60 days of sick leave on 4/15/22? (L.D. 1874)
>> I don't think they would be subject to a federal, state or local
>> quarantine order, so in my mind, this negates that law?
>>
>> This is the CDC guideline"
>> When people get sick with a respiratory virus, the updated guidance
>> recommends that they stay home and away from others.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Shelley Cummings
>> Oxford Hills Technical School
>> Business Manager
>> 207-743-7756 (opt 4)
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>> jobs from white-collar jobs, and encouraging one form of education over
>> another".....Mike Rowe*
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Shelley Cummings
Oxford Hills Technical School
Business Manager
207-743-7756 (opt 4)

*"The flaw in our character is our insistence on separating blue-collar
jobs from white-collar jobs, and encouraging one form of education over
another".....Mike Rowe*
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