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Businesses don't have to inform all staff members of positive COVID-19 cases, SNHD says

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You are the owner of this article.Welcome,LAS VEGAS (FOX5) -- With COVID-19 cases increasing across the Las Vegas Valley, many people wonder what the protocol is if a staff member at a business or office were to test positive for the virus.Business owners do not have to notify all of their employees of the positive case if they do not wish to, according to the Southern Nevada Health District.Once a positive case has been identified, the Southern Nevada Health District initiates contact tracing to determine any employees who may have come into close contact with the infected staff member. Once identified, these individuals would then be notified of the positive case.When asked why employers aren't required to disclose that a staff member has tested positive, 's Dr. Leguen says when there's a positive case at a business, SNHD initiates contact tracing to determine who may have been exposed to the case.— FOX5 Las Vegas (@FOX5Vegas)However, due to privacy, the employees who were notified after coming into close contact with the person would not be told the identity of the sick worker.While some businesses may choose to identify their entire staff, they do not have to.The Health District notes that it would only identify a specific location of a positive case if it is necessary to conduct a widespread or public notification.Visit for more information.Copyright 2020&nbsp;&nbsp;(KVVU Broadcasting Corporation). All rights reserved.&nbsp;×××Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd,racist or sexually-oriented language.PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.Don't Threaten. Threats of harming anotherperson will not be tolerated.Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyoneor anything.Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ismthat is degrading to another person.Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link oneach comment to let us know of abusive posts.Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitnessaccounts, the history behind an article.Stay updated on the latest local headlines with our audio news briefing.Please either update your browser to a recent version or update your .

You are the owner of this article.Welcome,LAS VEGAS (FOX5) -- With COVID-19 cases increasing across the Las Vegas Valley, many people wonder what the protocol is if a staff member at a business or office were to test positive for the virus.Business owners do not have to notify all of their employees of the positive case if they do not wish to, according to the Southern Nevada Health District.Once a positive case has been identified, the Southern Nevada Health District initiates contact tracing to determine any employees who may have come into close contact with the infected staff member....

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