Working on Campus Concerns
Fear
- Employee and supervisor discuss concerns.
- Have concerns been previously addressed through university guidance (i.e. cleaning, personal protective gear, social distancing, and virtual meeting protocols)?
- Identify any additional concerns and determine resolution. If resolved, employee returns to campus. If not resolved, will department consider telecommuting or flex work?
- If telecommuting or flex work is not an option, will department utilizing accrued overtime, comp time or vacation time?
- If not resolved and employee refuses to return, contact OHR for guidance.
Medical condition
- Employee has high-risk medical condition per CDC or other disability that could be exacerbated by COVID-19.
- Employee submits ADA accommodation request to OHR.
- If ADA request results in alternative work arrangement accommodation, OHR refers to the department to determine telecommuting or flex work details.
- Other ADA accommodation requests will be assessed by OHR through the interactive process with the employee, medical provider and department.
High-risk group
- Employees 65 and older: If employee is fearful of COVID-19 but no high-risk medical condition, see “Fear” category.
- Pregnancy: If employee is fearful of COVID-19 but no high-risk medical condition, see “Fear” category. If high-risk medical condition results from pregnancy, see “Medical Condition” category.
- Household member in high-risk group: Departments may consider if an alternative work arrangement and/or the use of accrued overtime, comp time or vacation time may be an option for consideration, depending upon the operational needs of the department.
Childcare needs
- Employee and supervisor may discuss an alternative work arrangement.
Experiencing COVID-19 symptoms
- Stay home, follow isolation guidelines, and seek a COVID-19 test.
- Contact your health care provider and seek medical attention, as needed.
- Refer to COVID-19 FAQs.
Alternative work arrangement extension requests
- Employee and supervisor discuss an employee’s request to extend telecommuting and/or flex work for non COVID-19 reasons.
- Department considers: Does request meet department operational needs? Is the request fair and equitable to other employees?
- Department approves or denies request based on division directed guidance.
- Refer to the Alternative Work Arrangements for Staff Employees (URP 05.620) policy (pdf).
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