All food establishments are required to have a written employee health policy that is accessible online or on file. Adherence to employee health policies help prevent foodborne illnesses among food workers and their customers, which in turn can help to prevent foodborne outbreaks, hospitalizations, lost wages, law suits, loss of business and even death. Print or bookmark this Employee Health Policy Tool or a similar policy that complies with the FDA Food Code for use in your establishment. When in doubt about whether you or an employee you manage should be working, please refer to this tool to decide if restricting the ill employee from working with food is necessary, or it they need to be excluded entirely from the workplace until they are well. This policy also helps managers determine when a sick employee can return to work and whether approval from their physician and/or the health department is required.
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