Employee FAQs
Please refer to the Onward USD website and complete the COVID-19 Calculator at the bottom of the page. This tool will provide you with guidance on isolation and testing. If you are a USD employee, please complete and submit a USD Employee- Positive COVID Result Reporting Form. You will also need to notify all your close contacts of exposure to COVID-19. It is your responsibility to notify your close contacts.
For any questions regarding up-to-date campus COVID-19 protocols please visit the Onward USD website.
Per the State of California, COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave expired on December 31, 2022.
If you are unable to work due to illness or other medical conditions unrelated to COVID-19, you may use sick accruals as appropriate. Vacation accruals are available when sick accruals are depleted.
As always, if your illness lasts more than five (5) days, please contact the Employee Relations team in Human Resources (LOA@sandiego.edu) for information on filing for a medical leave of absence.
If you are unable to work due to the quarantine, isolation, medical treatment or illness related to the COVID-19 public health emergency, you may file a California State Disability Insurance (SDI) claim for lost wages. California State Disability Insurance requires documentation from a certified medical provider. Please contact the Employee Relations team in Human Resources (LOA@sandiego.edu) to assist you or with any questions or concerns.
If you are unable to work remotely due to caring for an ill or quarantined family member, please file for California Paid Family Leave (six weeks of partial wages per twelve months), which you may supplement with sick and/or vacation pay. The State of California requires documentation from a certified medical provider.
Please contact the Employee Relations team in Human Resources (LOA@sandiego.edu) to assist you or for any questions or concerns.