Sec. 104. Coronavirus guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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To safeguard the food security of the United States and prevent the spread of the coronavirus in agriculture, each covered agricultural producer shall make a substantial and demonstrable effort to document and implement the guidelines described in subsection
(b)during the covered period. The guidelines described in this subsection— are the most recent guidelines or recommendations developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relating to agricultural workers and employment and agricultural producers, including guidelines related to sanitation in work sites, housing, and transportation provided to agricultural workers; and include, at the minimum, the following: The immediate shutdown, deep cleaning, and disinfecting of all areas where a symptomatic employee was present. Immediate notice of possible exposure to employees who worked in close proximity of someone who has tested positive for the coronavirus. Informing employees of their rights to secure compensation during any resulting quarantine period, including— emergency paid sick leave under section 101 of this title or under division E of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act ( 29 U.S.C. 2601 note), as applicable; and for covered agricultural producers who are employers covered by the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 ( 29 U.S.C. 2601 ), emergency paid family leave described in section 102(a)(1)(F) of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 2612(a)(1)(F) ). Such steps as are necessary to ensure that— ill employees stay home or remain isolated in housing; employees leave the worksite if feeling or appearing ill with coronavirus-related symptoms; and employees are provided with transportation to leave the worksite, as needed. The immediate informing of the relevant State or local health department of any employees testing positive for the coronavirus or sent to quarantine for possible exposure to the coronavirus, which report shall include the covered agricultural producer’s name, the exact field location, and the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of impacted employees. At the beginning of each work day— a review of the symptom checklist with the agricultural workers concerning themselves and their households; and a temperature check of all the employees of the covered agricultural producers, with respect to which— all thermometers shall be properly sanitized between each use and each day; and any worker with a temperature of 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit or higher shall be considered to have a fever. Continual monitoring for and review of guidance issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention regarding the coronavirus. Providing a copy of the guidelines required under this section to all employees of the covered agricultural producer in the language or languages the employees understand.
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