TO: All City of Boston Employees
FROM: Justin Sterritt, Chief of Administration and Finance
SUBJECT: Update to Return to Work Guidelines Related to COVID-19
Testing or Symptoms and Temporary Modifications to City of
Boston Attendance Policy
DATE: January 10, 2022
Prior to physically reporting to work for any work shift, employees should self-monitor for
symptoms of COVID-19 utilizing the City of Boston COVID-19 Employee Self-Monitoring
Checklist. Symptoms of COVID-19 include fever (100.4° F or greater), cough, shortness of
breath or difficulty breathing, fatigue, muscle or body aches, headache, new loss of taste or
smell, sore throat, congestion or runny nose, nausea or vomiting, and diarrhea.