The Union was given the following update for the Briggs & Stratton Unit regarding the Covid Quarantine Policy.
Given the vaccine and testing availability, and lower positive case counts, the Company will be resuming it's standard Short Term Disability process and discontinuing the temporary COVID-19 paid leave benefits for self quarantine effective today 4/19/21. Anyone who is already on a paid quarantine will be allowed to complete it.
The company will still provide paid quarantine leave to any employee we place on quarantine due to contact trace exposure at work; and if someone tests positive, they would apply for Short Term Disability Benefits/FMLA through Prudential.
In a follow up phone call with H.R. the Union did confirm that members would still be able to self quarantine with no points assessed but would not qualify for the quarantine pay.
