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DOL Issues
Additional Questions and Answers on the Families First Coronavirus Response
Act
Very important Guidance -Read ASAP
April 3, 2020
Today, DOL added more
Q&As on the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) to the
prior version:
60. How do I know if I can receive paid sick
leave for a Federal, State, or local quarantine or isolation order related to
COVID-19? ...
61. When am I eligible for paid sick leave to
self-quarantine? ...
62. I am an employee. I become ill with
COVID-19 symptoms, decide to quarantine myself for two weeks, and then return
to work. I do not seek a medical diagnosis or the advice of a health care
provider. Can I get paid for those two weeks under the FFCRA? ...
63. When am I eligible for paid sick leave to
care for someone who is subject to a quarantine or isolation order? ...
64. Can I take paid sick leave to care for any
individual who is subject to a quarantine or isolation order or who has been
advised to self-quarantine? ...
65. When am I eligible for paid sick leave to
care for someone who is self-quarantining? ...
66. May I take paid sick leave or expanded
family and medical leave to care for my child who is 18 years old or older?
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67. What is a "place of care"? ...
68. Who is my "child care provider"?
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69. Can more than one guardian take paid sick
leave or expanded family and medical leave simultaneously to care for my child
whose school or place of care is closed, or child care provider is
unavailable, due to COVID-19 related reasons? ...
70. My child's school or place of care has
moved to online instruction or to another model in which children are
expected or required to complete assignments at home. Is it
"closed"? ...
71. May I take paid sick leave to care for a
child other than my child? ...
72. May I take expanded family and medical
leave to care for a child other than my child? ...
73. When am I eligible for paid sick leave
based on a "substantially similar condition" specified by the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services? ...
74. If I am a staffing company, how do I count
internal workers and staffed workers under the FFCRA? ...
75. As an employer, how much do I pay a
seasonal employee with an irregular schedule for each day of paid sick leave
or expanded family and medical leave that he or she takes? ...
76. May I take paid sick leave or expanded
family and medical leave if I am receiving workers' compensation or temporary
disability benefits through an employer or state-provided plan? ...
77. May I take paid sick leave or expanded
family and medical leave under the FFCRA if I am on an employer-approved
leave of absence? ...
78. Will DOL begin enforcing FFCRA
immediately? ...
79. Does the non-enforcement position mean
businesses do not need to comply with the FFCRA from the effective date of
April 1, 2020 through April 17, 2020?
For a copy of the
Q&As, click on the link below:
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