Nanny travelled internationally for holidays, came back with COVID

[Anonymous]

I would find a new nanny. Most jobs would fire you.

[Anonymous]

I would not allow someone with such poor critical-thinking skills to be in charge of my kids. Even if she’s otherwise like Mary Poppins, I’d be looking for a new nanny ASAP.

[Anonymous]

I love how everyone always says find a new nanny.

If you have the same nanny for anything more than a matter of weeks and you have young children, they will bond to her. Replacing her is not a small thing.

Op, do you intend to have a lawyer for the next couple of years? Could she borrow some sick time from next year?

Why are you having her quarantine for so long and requiring a negative test too? That goes far beyond what CDC requires.

[Anonymous]

Oops. I meant “have her” not lawyer

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So she took the time off to go home (2 weeks), then needed to quarantine for 2 weeks. But she has covid so she only needs to isolate for 10 days. How do you get "more time"?

It's 10 days after the last of her symptoms and she tests negative. If that takes more than 4 days, it'll be more total time.

I'd require two negative tests.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Consider the benefit of a care taker who is essentially immune while you make this decision in a what is best for you kind of way.

This PP is smart.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Consider the benefit of a care taker who is essentially immune while you make this decision in a what is best for you kind of way.

This PP is smart.

No, go find a caretaker who had the vaccine. They're eligible.

[Anonymous]

If she worked at a daycare center, do you think they would just grant her leave above and beyond her accrual? No.
Would your employer? No.

Is she special? No.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Consider the benefit of a care taker who is essentially immune while you make this decision in a what is best for you kind of way.

This. Now for the most part you dont have to worry.

[Anonymous]

I would not pay her. You agreed to SL and AL and if she goes over its on her. If she caught it from your family, you absolutely pay her but not if she caught it on vacation/travel.

[Anonymous]

Don’t you have to give her 2 weeks paid for COVID? I know that is true at our company and she is your employee. The recent legislation extended this rule to March.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Don’t you have to give her 2 weeks paid for COVID? I know that is true at our company and she is your employee. The recent legislation extended this rule to March.

Never mind, it is voluntary now. But you can get a tax credit for the $$.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So she took the time off to go home (2 weeks), then needed to quarantine for 2 weeks. But she has covid so she only needs to isolate for 10 days. How do you get "more time"?

It's 10 days after the last of her symptoms and she tests negative. If that takes more than 4 days, it'll be more total time.

Isn’t the CDC guidance 14 days from onset of symptoms?

No, because some people are sick longer than 14 days.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So she took the time off to go home (2 weeks), then needed to quarantine for 2 weeks. But she has covid so she only needs to isolate for 10 days. How do you get "more time"?

It's 10 days after the last of her symptoms and she tests negative. If that takes more than 4 days, it'll be more total time.

Isn’t the CDC guidance 14 days from onset of symptoms?

We are dealing with something similar now and per county health dept, it is 10 days from first covid test, assuming symptom free at that point. If still symptoms you don’t want someone sick trying to work but she will not be contagious. It is no longer advised to try to get a negative test bc she could
Test positive for months

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So she took the time off to go home (2 weeks), then needed to quarantine for 2 weeks. But she has covid so she only needs to isolate for 10 days. How do you get "more time"?

It's 10 days after the last of her symptoms and she tests negative. If that takes more than 4 days, it'll be more total time.

Isn’t the CDC guidance 14 days from onset of symptoms?

No, because some people are sick longer than 14 days.

OP, can you share why you’re expecting her isolation to go on for so long? Does she still have a fever?

This is directly from CDC website:

You can be around others after:

10 days since symptoms first appeared and
24 hours with no fever without the use of fever-reducing medications and
Other symptoms of COVID-19 are improving*
*Loss of taste and smell may persist for weeks or months after recovery and need not delay the end of isolation​