Pay to Quarantined Employee

[TaxmannEA]

A local employer has an employee that has been told to isolate due to Covid exposure. Is he required to pay the employee for the time that they are out of the office, or is that just an option? He doesn't want to "get in trouble".

[ILLMAS]

Check your local laws, our state and city has something:  https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-cb-worker-protections-coronavirus-20200327-gm4b6vf3cbearh5yqn5jhc646y-story.html