Q: If I send an employee home because they exhibit symptoms of COVID-19, would that violate the ADA?

The short answer is no. Because COVID-19 has been identified as an international pandemic, separating employees who display signs familiar to the condition would be permissible under the ADA and the Rehabilitation Act because the condition is serious enough to pose a direct threat to the workplace — a permissible basis for sending such employee(s) home. 
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