Question: If my business does not have enough funding to pay workers when they are sick, what should I do?

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 has a respiratory illness?
section_content: Employees who appear to have COVID-19 symptoms, such as fever, cough, or
shortness of breath, upon arrival to work or become sick during the day with
COVID-19 symptoms should immediately be separated from other employees,
customers, and visitors and sent home.
CDC has a symptom self-checker chatbot called Clara that employers and employees may
find helpful. It has a series of questions and recommends what level of
medical care, if any, the user should seek. It is not intended to provide
diagnosis or treatment.

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
The answer is about what to do with workers that get the virus. The question is about paying workers.
This answer is irrelevant to the question. The question is asking information on funding for sick workers, however, the answer provides information on what employers should do if their employees appear to have Covid-19 symptoms at work.

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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:
The answer is about what employees should do when they get the virus. It's not relevant to the question.
This does not answer the question. This answer contains information for employers should their employees appear to have Covid-19 symptoms and the answer is asking about what employers should do if they don't have enough funding to pay their workers who are sick.

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Answer passage (source: CDC):
page_title: General Business Frequently Asked Questions
section_headers: Healthy Business Operations
I don’t provide paid sick leave to my employees. What should I do?
section_content: Employers that do not currently offer sick leave to some or all of their
employees may want to draft non-punitive “emergency sick leave” policies.
Ensure that sick leave policies are flexible and consistent with public health
guidance and that employees are aware of and understand these policies.

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
The response is succinct and relevant. The advice is helpful.
This answer is irrelevant to the question. This answer provides information emergency sick leave for employees and does not provide any information on what employers should do if they don't have enough fund to pay workers who are sick.

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