Amazon on Friday cut its paid leave policy for employees infected with COVID from 10 days to 7 following the CDC's change in quarantine guidance. The new policy is effective immediately and applies to all U.S. employees, regardless of vaccination status.
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Amazon on Friday cut its paid leave policy for employees infected with COVID-19 from 10 days to 7 following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention'sThe new policy is effective immediately and applies to all U.S. employees, regardless of vaccination status, according to a memo sent to employees, which was viewed by Axios.
"Additional leave options are available for individuals who remain symptomatic beyond one week," the company said."Throughout the past two years, we have consistently based our response to the evolving COVID-19 pandemic on guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the advice of our own medical experts," the company said.
"After reviewing the newly released guidance from the CDC, we are updating the Amazon's COVID-19 isolation and quarantine policy."