Update to CT COVID Policy Jan 20, 2022
Community Transit Colleagues,
Community Transit has updated the Employee Policy on Preventing and Addressing COVID-19. In addition, there are new policies affecting contractors, visitors and customers. All policies are designed to provide a long-term path forward as the virus continues to evolve in our community. Following are highlights from the employee policy; please review the full policy for a detailed explanation on these topics and more:
- 40 hours of COVID-19 Supplemental Leave
- Five-day quarantine and isolation policy
- Testing requirements
- Obligation to notify Employee Engagement when testing positive
- Employee requirement to provide documentation showing proof of vaccination for any future COVID-19 shot, including booster
- Confidential retention of vaccine documentation by Employee Engagement
- Job roles that require KN95 masks starting February 1 (All employees required to wear a KN95 mask through the end of January)
- Guidelines for serving food at meetings/events
- Social visitors allowed starting February 15
- Safety measures for employee travel
In addition to the employee policy, the three other COVID-19 policies related to contractors, visitors and customers are now in effect. These new policies include:
- Vaccination requirement for most visitors starting February 15
- Vaccination requirement for most contractors starting February 15
- Face masks requirement for contractors regardless of vaccination status, and subject to current case counts in the community
There are two ways to access these four policies:
- If you are on the CT network, all policy documents are at I:\Policy\Approved\Central_Policy_Manual_Vol_1\Security & Emergency Management 0001. Here are direct links to each policy:
- To view the policies on Interact, go to Interact > Documents > Policies (bottom of the page).
To get the most up-to-date information about COVID-19, including policies, install Interact on your phone by texting “interact” to 75189 or go to interact.communitytransit.org on your desktop. If you have questions about policy, please contact your Employee Engagement representative or Jacob Peltier.
Thanks for your cooperation in keeping Community Transit employees and customers healthy and safe.