COVID Paid Sick Time
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The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA or Act) requires certain employers to provide their employees with paid sick leave and expanded family and medical leave for specified reasons related to COVID-19. These provisions will apply from April 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020.
Reason: Sick Time - for Individual under the Employee’s Care
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Overview
Employees will be paid up to 10 ten days at partial pay for the following COVID-related reasons:
- employee is caring for an individual subject to a Federal, State, or local quarantine or isolation order related to COVID-19
- employee is experiencing any other substantially-similar condition specified by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
- employee is caring for an individual subject to a Federal, State, or local quarantine or isolation order related to COVID-19
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Will these days be taken from the employee’s Sick Days balance?
No, employees will be paid up to ten days at 2/3 their regular pay for full time employees or a part-time two-week equivalent up to maximum of $200 per day. These days are not deducted from your Sick Day balance and will be coded as CP for COVID Partial Pay on your timecard.
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Do the days need to be taken consecutive (all at once)?
No, they can be taken at different times but employees are only given ten days total.
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What if the employee needs more than 10 days for the reasons listed above?
- The employee will need to request a Leave of Absence for their family member after being out 5 days and expecting to be out longer. The Request for Leave Form - All Leaves (Form 1) in Frontline will need to be completed. The Benefits Specialist in HR will determine if the leave qualifies as a FMLA (Family Medical Leave Act) leave, which would provide job and benefits protection for up to 12 weeks.
- The employee would continue to be paid the remaining five CP COVID Partial Pay days.
- Then, if the employee has Family Sick Days, the leave of absence will be paid or partially paid. If the employee doesn’t have Family Sick Days, the leave will be unpaid.
- The employee will need to request a Leave of Absence for their family member after being out 5 days and expecting to be out longer. The Request for Leave Form - All Leaves (Form 1) in Frontline will need to be completed. The Benefits Specialist in HR will determine if the leave qualifies as a FMLA (Family Medical Leave Act) leave, which would provide job and benefits protection for up to 12 weeks.
