Paid leave
is caring for a child whose school or place of care is closed (or child care provider is unavailable) for reasons related to COVID-19 or.is caring for an individual subject to an order described in (1) or self-quarantine as described in (2).is experiencing COVID-19 symptoms and is seeking a medical diagnosis.has been advised by a health care provider to self-quarantine related to COVID-19.is subject to a Federal, State, or local quarantine or isolation order related to COVID-19.Under the FFCRA, an employee qualifies for paid sick time if the employee is unable to work ( or unable to telework) due to a need for leave because the employee: After the first workday of paid sick time, an employer may require employees to follow reasonable notice procedures in order to continue receiving paid sick time. Notice: Where leave is foreseeable, an employee should provide notice of leave to the employer as is practicable. Employees employed for at least 30 days are eligible for up to an additional 10 weeks of paid family leave to care for a child under certain circumstances related to COVID-19. Small businesses with fewer than 50 employees may qualify for exemption from the requirement to provide leave due to school closings or child care unavailability if the leave requirements would jeopardize the viability of the business as a going concern.Įligible Employees: All employees of covered employers are eligible for two weeks of paid sick time for specified reasons related to COVID-19. However, federal employees covered by Title II of the Family and Medical Leave Act are covered by the paid sick leave provision. Most employees of the federal government are covered by Title II of the Family and Medical Leave Act, which was not amended by this Act, and are therefore not covered by the expanded family and medical leave provisions of the FFCRA.
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA or Act) requires certain employers to provide employees with paid sick leave or expanded family and medical leave for specified reasons related to COVID-19.