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<blockquote data-quote="Undeterred" data-source="post: 4429412" data-attributes="member: 80243"><p>While ranting seems to have a cathartic value for some, and I would never want to deny anyone this, the issue here is (according to <em>my</em> understanding), whether or not I am eligible for emergency paid leave. Thank you to all for the prior posts, by the way. They have added to my understanding of the matter. I contacted my fleet manager today as well as union management. Shockingly, after having had contacted the persons who would presumably know the details of these matters, I still don't feel that I have received a definite answer on this issue.</p><p></p><p>My fleet manager indicated that he thought I would only receive said compensation if my test result came back as <em>positive</em>; in which case, I would have to be off work from the day I took the test onward for a period of 2 weeks (at least). My union representative, who did eventually call me back by the way, to his credit (not a steward, someone in charge of Health & Safety or something like that at the local), indicated that he had been informed that <em>anyone</em> who had to mandatorily take time off as a result of COVID-19 testing would be compensated. If you look at the wording of the document above that someone kindly submitted, it would seem as though I would fall under the category of "UPSers who are mandated to quarantine by UPS Health & Safety, a treating physician, or a public health official." So, I have been placed mandatorily off-work by UPS for reporting an illness (taking a sick day) and am unable to return unless I can provide proof of a positive test result. My physician's office gave me a document at the testing site that clearly states, "Please follow precautions at home and quarantine yourself until you receive results." (see image). Further, I have a postcard from the CDC that clearly states, "If YOU FEEL SICK, stay home. Do not go to work." (see image)</p><p></p><p>I was referred to another person's voicemail box at the union hall by the first person I spoke with and am still awaiting a callback. I was also referred to UPS's Department of Health & Safety's voicemail box by my fleet manager and am awaiting a callback from them. I'm starting to get a sense that UPS just doesn't want to compensate me according to the very agreement put in place by them and our union and that the union is not very interested in backing up that agreement either. If we are only compensated when following the rules and guidelines set forth by the firm, health officials, the government, etc., under the condition that we obtain a positive test result, wouldn't it be a disincentive to report illness knowing that you could be sitting home simply unpaid? How would that be in keeping consistent with the notion of slowing the spread of this contagion?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Undeterred, post: 4429412, member: 80243"] While ranting seems to have a cathartic value for some, and I would never want to deny anyone this, the issue here is (according to [I]my[/I] understanding), whether or not I am eligible for emergency paid leave. Thank you to all for the prior posts, by the way. They have added to my understanding of the matter. I contacted my fleet manager today as well as union management. Shockingly, after having had contacted the persons who would presumably know the details of these matters, I still don't feel that I have received a definite answer on this issue. My fleet manager indicated that he thought I would only receive said compensation if my test result came back as [I]positive[/I]; in which case, I would have to be off work from the day I took the test onward for a period of 2 weeks (at least). My union representative, who did eventually call me back by the way, to his credit (not a steward, someone in charge of Health & Safety or something like that at the local), indicated that he had been informed that [I]anyone[/I] who had to mandatorily take time off as a result of COVID-19 testing would be compensated. If you look at the wording of the document above that someone kindly submitted, it would seem as though I would fall under the category of "UPSers who are mandated to quarantine by UPS Health & Safety, a treating physician, or a public health official." So, I have been placed mandatorily off-work by UPS for reporting an illness (taking a sick day) and am unable to return unless I can provide proof of a positive test result. My physician's office gave me a document at the testing site that clearly states, "Please follow precautions at home and quarantine yourself until you receive results." (see image). Further, I have a postcard from the CDC that clearly states, "If YOU FEEL SICK, stay home. Do not go to work." (see image) I was referred to another person's voicemail box at the union hall by the first person I spoke with and am still awaiting a callback. I was also referred to UPS's Department of Health & Safety's voicemail box by my fleet manager and am awaiting a callback from them. I'm starting to get a sense that UPS just doesn't want to compensate me according to the very agreement put in place by them and our union and that the union is not very interested in backing up that agreement either. If we are only compensated when following the rules and guidelines set forth by the firm, health officials, the government, etc., under the condition that we obtain a positive test result, wouldn't it be a disincentive to report illness knowing that you could be sitting home simply unpaid? How would that be in keeping consistent with the notion of slowing the spread of this contagion? [/QUOTE]
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