Question: What are the criteria that employees should meet before returning work after being out with COVID-19?

Answer passage (source: CDC):
page_title: Frequently Asked Questions
section_headers: Cleaning and Disinfection
How long do companies need to close for disinfection after an exposure? How long before other workers can come back to work?
section_content: Companies do not necessarily need to close after a person with confirmed or
suspected COVID-19 has been in a company facility. The area(s) used or visited
by the ill person should be closed for 24 hours or as long as possible. Open
outside doors and windows as much as possible ensuring that doing so does not
pose a safety risk to children using the facility (i.e. make sure that
children are not able to enter the closed off area through any windows or
doors). and use ventilating fans to increase air circulation in the area. Once
the area has been appropriately
disinfected, it can be opened for use. Workers without close contact with
the person with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 can return to work immediately
after disinfection is completed.

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
Answer concerns itself with the business facility itself and how to handle disinfecting it if a positive case emerges from an employee but does not say anything about what it would take for the sick employee to come back and when.
Doesn't discuss sick employees, sending them home or when they can return to work.

Reviewer ratings:
Bad
Bad

Answer passage (source: CDC):
page_title: General Business Frequently Asked Questions
section_headers: Suspected or Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 in the Workplace
What should I do if an employee comes to work with COVID-19 symptoms (fever, cough, or shortness of breath)?
section_content: Employees who have symptoms when they arrive at work or become sick during the
day should immediately be separated from other employees, customers, and
visitors and sent home. Employees who develop symptoms outside of work should
notify their supervisor and stay home.
Sick employees should follow CDC-recommended
steps. Employees
should not return to work until they have met the criteria to discontinue
home isolation
and have consulted with a healthcare provider and state or local health
department.
Employers should not require sick employees to provide a COVID-19 test result
or healthcare provider’s note to validate their illness, qualify for sick
leave, or return to work. Healthcare provider offices and medical facilities
may be extremely busy and not able to provide such documentation in a timely
manner.

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
Doesn't explicitly mention criteria for sick employees to return to work but does link to them.
The answer itself is given within the second and third paragraphs and are rather vague and not very encouraging but do satisfy the criteria of the query. The link for "discontinue home isolation" will probably have more in depth information.

Reviewer ratings:
Acceptable
Acceptable

Answer passage (source: CDC):
page_title: General Business Frequently Asked Questions
section_headers: Suspected or Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 in the Workplace
When should an employee suspected or confirmed to have COVID-19 return to work?
section_content: Sick employees should follow steps to prevent the spread of COVID-19 if you
are sick.
Employees should not return to work until they meet the criteria to
discontinue home isolation and have consulted with a healthcare provider and state or
local health department.
Employers should not require sick employee to provide a negative COVID-19 test
result or healthcare provider’s note to return to work. Employees with
COVID-19 who have stayed home can stop home isolation and return to work when
they have met one of the following sets of criteria:


Option 1: If, in consultation with a healthcare provider and local public health authorities knowledgeable about locally available testing resources, it is determined an employee will not have a test to determine if they are still contagious, the employee can leave home and return to work after these three conditions have been met: 


The employee has had no fever for at least 72 hours (that is, 3 full days of no fever without the use medicine that reduces fevers)
AND


respiratory symptoms have improved (for example, cough or shortness of breath have improved)
AND


at least 10 days have passed since their symptoms first appeared

Option 2: If, in consultation with a healthcare provider and local public health authorities knowledgeable about locally available testing resources, it is determined the employee will be tested to determine if the employee is still contagious, the employee can leave home after these three conditions have been met: 

The employee no longer has a fever (without the use of medicine that reduces fevers)
AND


respiratory symptoms have improved (for example, cough or shortness of breath have improved)
AND


they received two negative tests in a row, at least 24 hours apart. Their doctor should follow CDC guidelines.





Reviewer feedback on this answer:
All of the steps needed for a sick employee to return after having COVID-19 are delineated here as well as a link for their doctor to follow if the company might required a doctor's note before allowing the employee back.
Lists specific criteria employees need to meet before returning to work.

Reviewer ratings:
Excellent
Excellent