I recently became sick with COVID. I work at a hospital. As I had a fever they wanted me out for an initial 5 days due to the possibility of being contagious. Wednesday was my positive date, after I had called out Monday and Tuesday for not feeling well, Wednesday they had me get tested and I came back positive. They told me then that I would have to stay out for five days, to return Monday (tomorrow) as long as I didn't have a fever with no medication. Fast forward to today, I have a fever and am still feeling shitty. I call, one of the triage nurses tells me I'll have to do the full 10 day isolation. I asked if I was eligible for COVID pay, but I will only be able to use this after exhausting all of my CTO.
If I had any issues I would have to speak with HR or my manager.
Are they able to do this? I've recently received a lot of invitations to apply to other jobs, one especially with union benefits and over 5k my current pay which would be salary compared to my hourly rate. Going two weeks without pay absolutely fucks me, even though thankfully I have savings and just received my tax return. I am looking into other jobs as this is bullshit, but am I able to get my lost wages back? Especially since they are the ones who directed me to stay away?