Masks are now optional. Masks will only be required in the Student Health Center and The Counseling Center.

No, this is protected information per federal regulations.

As of April 19, 2022 random testing has been suspended.

Yes, through commencement (May 14, 2022), HR will send you a PCR home test and you must comply with the instructions. Failure to comply will lead to disciplinary action. After commencement, COVID-19 testing for non-vaccinated and non-boosted employees will be suspended.

No, the symptom tracker is suspended as of April 19, 2022. Employees should contact their primary care physician if they become symptomatic or have medical questions related to COVID-19.

Employees who are symptomatic or who are identified as a “close contact” to someone who tested positive, should stay home and contact their primary care physician. They should also contact their supervisor, similar to how they call in with any other illness. If the employee is approved to work remotely by their supervisor, and they are well enough to do so, they may work remotely if required to quarantine. Note: A “close contact” is defined by the CDC.

Employees must report their positive COVID-19 test results through the new Employee COVID Reporting Form. This will notify HR of the COVID-19 positive test result. HR needs this information for Loyola required contact tracing, and for statistical and planning purposes; and to report required information to government officials. Prior to returning to any Loyola campus, employees must be medically cleared to return. Employees must follow CDC guidelines and physician instructions regarding waiting periods before returning to on-site work at any Loyola campus.

Note: The Employee Self-Reporting Form is not for reporting symptoms, only for reporting positive cases.

Yes, Loyola will continue to do contact tracing to let members of the community know that they have been identified as a close contact of someone with COVID-19. Employees who test positive for COVID-19 are required to participate and respond to Loyola’s contact tracing vendor, HealthCareIT.

CDC indicates that if you are up to date with your COVID-19 vaccines and have come in close contact of a COVID-19 infected individual, you should be tested at least 5 days after exposure; however, you do not need to quarantine unless you develop symptoms. You should, however, wear a mask until receiving a negative test result.

Close contact is defined as someone who was within 6 feet for a total of 15 minutes or more over a 24-hour period starting from 48 hours prior to illness onset or from 48 hours before being tested for COVID-19 if asymptomatic, regardless of whether the contact was wearing a mask.

Yes. Staff and administrators are allotted up to fifteen (15) COVID-19 leave days, total, during the period of January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022. The COVID-19 leave is to be used if the employee is required to work on-site or is unable to perform their work remotely, and:

• They are under physician order to quarantine due to close contact with someone with COVID-19; or
• They are under physician orders to quarantine due to symptoms of COVID-19; or
• They have tested positive for COVID-19, with or without symptoms, and is under physician orders to quarantine; or
• The employee’s minor child is under physician orders or official school or daycare orders to quarantine as they have been identified as a close contact with, or have symptoms of, or tested positive for COVID-19.
• Employees approved for 100% remote work who are under physician care and are too ill to work remotely due to testing positive or having symptoms of COVID-19 may also use the COVID-19 leave.

Employees may use sick, personal, and/or vacation time as appropriate or go unpaid if they have exhausted their paid time off, including their COVID-19 leave. Employees should work with their supervisors to figure out what work responsibilities they can complete remotely when possible, rather than using leave.

Employees may contact the University’s Employee Assistance Program (EAP) at 1-800-765-0770, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Information can also be found at www.EAPHelplink.com. Please use the company code "LOYOLA".