Example Letter/Email for Temporary Layoff

Here is a sample message to use as a template when a direct support staff or home care agency worker member notifies you that they may have been exposed to the COVID infection. When you provide this to your staff member, it will help them become eligible for financial assistance while they are not working.

DATE: xx/xx/xxxx

To: ____[INSERT FIRST NAME/LAST NAME] ______

Subject: COVID Exposure + CDC Guidelines + Shift Coverage

Dear ___[INSERT FIRST NAME OF WORKER]_____,

Thank you for letting me know about possibly being exposed to COVID and agreeing to self-quarantine for 14-days. Below are the current Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines for people who might have been exposed:

Be sure to monitor your symptoms as identified by the CDC. Here is the CDC Self-Assessment Tool:

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/symptoms-testing/symptoms.html

Follow CDC guidelines if you get sick. Update me immediately so I can update our tracking and scheduling. After you recover, follow the CDC's guidelines for how to discontinue home isolation (bottom of the page):

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/if-you-are-sick/steps-when-sick.html

I plan to follow the CDC's guidelines for discontinuation of home isolation for persons with COVID-19:

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/disposition-in-home-patients.html

Update me immediately so I can update our tracking and scheduling.

Visit the following web site for a list of ways to find economic relief if you need financial support through this time:

http://virushelpmn.com/financial-assistance.htm

Thinking about you and wishing you well.

Sincerely, [YOUR FULL NAME]