You can require testing. He should immediately quarantine for up to 14 days if symptoms subside. If he tests positive, 2 negative tests are recommended before he returns. But, there is also another strategy for allowing a return by monitoring symptoms and time of infection. You should notify employees that you are watching a POTENTIAL exposure if it will be several days before results are in. Keep in mind that in many areas it is taking 8-10 days to get results when using the free testing centers. You should also be taking steps to sanitize the workplace and put in place a preparedness plan for communicable diseases. We have a sample in HDD PnP Library. https://helpdesksuites.com/policy-and-procedure-library/ Search PREP.
Here is some CDC guidance
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/disposition-in-home-patients.html
Here is the link to OSHA’s guidance: https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/covid-19/
Here is the EEOC guidance that talks about testing https://www.eeoc.gov/wysk/what-you-should-know-about-covid-19-and-ada-rehabilitation-act-and-other-eeo-laws
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