Your health and wellbeing are of the utmost importance and we continue to take action to safeguard our employees and minimize the spread of COVID-19.
Read our latest updates on how we're taking care of the GDIT Shipyard Team.
Masks, gloves and sanitizer are available and we continue to procure more supplies.
The information below is intended to address recent questions regarding the protocols GDIT has implemented to protect employee health and safety under COVID-19.
Additional information and resources, including a more comprehensive set of frequently asked questions and answers, are available on the COVID-19 site on GDIT Connect.
If you have specific questions or concerns, please speak with your manager or send an email to CoronavirusResponse@gdit.com.
I have symptoms associated with the virus (shortness of breath, fever, cough), what should I do?
If you are experiencing these symptoms, please do not come to work. Contact your medical provider, use your accrued paid leave as necessary and update your manager and your HR Business Partner.
Employees who meet the criteria outlined below are required to quarantine for at least 14 days:
In addition, employees must be symptom-free (including absence of fever without medication) for at least 72 hours prior to returning to work. Please see the Return to Work FAQ below for additional guidance.
If I have COVID-19 symptoms, should I get tested?
If you are not feeling well, please stay home. Follow the direction of your medical provider on whether testing is recommended.
If I have been diagnosed with COVID-19 what should I do?
If you are diagnosed with the COVID-19, stay at home and alert your manager and HR Business Partner as soon as reasonable so GDIT can assist you as you recover and reduce the potential risk to colleagues. Time should be charged as it would be for any other absence due to illness. Additionally, short-term disability or Family Medical Leave may be available.
You will be required to stay out of the workplace until you are symptom-free, including no fever, for at least 72 hours (this means three full days of no fever without the use of medicine that reduces fevers) AND at least 14 days have passed since symptoms first appeared, or since a positive test result (if asymptomatic).
Where adequate testing is available, an employee may also return to work if he/she has tested negative two times with at least 24 hours between tests, in accordance with CDC guidance, AND is symptom-free as described above.
An employee with COVID-19 may be asked to provide a medical clearance to their HR Business Partner to return to work.
If I have been in contact with a person who is later determined to have COVID-19, should I stay home from work?
Possibly. If you had direct exposure (within 6 feet for a period of at least 15 minutes) to someone who is presumed or confirmed positive, you will need to stay away from the workplace until at least 14 days have passed since the direct exposure occurred. You must remain symptom-free or, if symptoms develop, you must reach a point where you are symptom-free, including no fever, for at least 72 hours (this means three full days of no fever without the use of medication that reduces fevers) AND at least 14 days have passed since the direct exposure occurred. Please contact your HR Business Partner to confirm appropriate steps based on your degree of exposure.
We recently had an employee test positive for COVID-19. What has been done to clean the locations where the employee was working?
BAE completed a special cleaning of our trailers in the yard on May 7th and shut down 2nd shift on both CG 69 and CG 64 to clean, fog and wipe down electronic spaces. Additionally, GDIT has commissioned a contractor to provide a second, daily cleaning of the BAE shipyard trailers.
What is GDIT’s protocol for communicating to employees if a GDIT employee or another individual at the worksite tests positive or is presumptive positive?
Employees who test positive or are presumptive positive are required to notify their HR Business Partner. In the case of an employee who tests positive (or is presumptive positive), those with whom the employee has had direct contact will be notified and directed to telework or take leave. Other employees at the worksite who did not have direct contact will be notified as appropriate. For all notifications, the names of employees who test positive or are presumptive positive will not be disclosed. In the event that a non-GDIT employee (i.e., subcontractor) at the worksite tests positive or is presumptive positive and GDIT is notified, the same notification protocol will apply.
If I report that I have symptoms associated with the virus, will my co-workers be told about my condition?
As a reminder, if you have symptoms, you must stay home and stay out of the workplace (as outlined above in the earlier FAQ.) While it is possible that information about a report of symptoms (without a positive or presumptive positive) may be shared with those with whom you have had direct contact, the decision about disclosing such information would depend on your workplace, the severity of your symptoms, whether you have seen a medical provider, whether you are being tested for COVID-19, and when you were last present in the workplace. Such decisions are carefully made on a case-by-case basis. In the event that a report of symptoms is made, your name would not be disclosed to your co-workers.
How does GDIT identify individuals who may have had contact with an employee who tests positive or is presumed positive?
Our Human Resources Business Partners work with any employee with symptoms and has been or is being tested, or has tested positive, to identify the individuals believed to have had direct contact. Current CDC guidelines are within 6 feet of the affected individual for at least 15 minutes (we are using 15 minutes), starting from 48 hours before illness onset until the time the individual is isolated. The Human Resources Business Partner also works closely with program operations to validate the list and determine any additional incidents of potential exposure. Each person identified is notified as soon as possible and quarantined consistent with CDC guidelines. If any subcontractors are identified on the direct contact list, the subcontractor company is also notified as soon as possible.
If I have been quarantined due to illness or exposure, when can I return to work?
Return to work guidance is based on the employee’s status, as outlined in the following scenarios:
Where adequate testing is available, an employee may also return to work if he/she has tested negative two times with at least 24 hours between tests, in accordance with CDC guidance, AND is symptom-free as described above.
If I am out of work because of the COVID-19 pandemic, may I apply for state unemployment insurance benefits?
While you are out of work because of the COVID-19 pandemic, you may apply for unemployment compensation benefits in accordance with applicable state law. Whether benefits are awarded is determined by the specific state agency. GDIT cannot say whether an application will be approved or when. Please be aware that some state unemployment agencies may be experiencing a backlog of claims.
The method of filing for unemployment varies state by state, however most states offer enrollment opportunities by telephone, email, the state website, or in person. Note: filing in-person is discouraged and as more states move to shelter in place, may not be possible. You can find specific directions for filing on your state agency’s employment website. Unemployment benefits should be applied for in the state that you work.
Please reference the COVID-19 Unemployment State Updates spreadsheet for applicable links and state-specific information. Additional questions related to unemployment insurance benefits may be directed to Employee Relations.
If you have a question that is not addressed on this page, please send it to CoronavirusResponse@gdit.com.
What should I do if I want to take leave?
If you decide to take leave, you must coordinate with your supervisor first.