I contracted Covid at work and now have to use a chunk of my PTO.
Now, in case it matters, this story takes place in MA.
My job used to have a COVID policy in place that, if you contracted it at work, the time off you had to take was all paid and did not come out of your accrued PTO. This policy changed earlier this year to say that, no matter where an employee caught COVID, it would always come out on PTO. After testing positive you can come back after 5 days, as long as on day 4 and day 5 you can provide a negative test each.
Pretty straightforward so far, but one might my symptoms were so bad that I went to the ER and left with a note that extended my quarantine far beyond my works protocol. I provided it to HR so I am just focusing on resting, but now I'm wondering…does the fact that I have a doctor's note allow me to challenge the policy so that I dont have to use my PTO?
Thanks in advance!