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NARRATOR: Dear colleagues, on March 18th,
the government signed the Families First Coronavirus
Response Act or FFCRA to assist employees affected by COVID-19.
The FFCRA goes into effect on April 1st
and applies to every leaves between that date and December
31, 2020.
The FFCRA requires certain employers to provide employees
with paid sick leave or expanded family
and medical leave for specified reasons related to COVID-19.
Generally, employees of covered employers
are eligible for two weeks of paid sick time
at the employee's regular rate of pay
when employee is unable to work because under quarantine
or experiencing COVID-19 symptoms
and seeking a medical diagnosis; two weeks of paid
sick time at two thirds the employee's regular rate of pay
when the employee is unable to work due to a need
to care for an individual subject
to quarantine or to care for a child whose school
or childcare provider is closed or unavailable for reasons
related to COVID-19; finally,
employees employed for at least 30
calendar days are eligible for up to an additional 10 weeks
of paid family leave at two thirds
their regular rate of pay when the employee
is unable to work due to a need for leave
to care for a child whose school or child
care provider is closed or unavailable for reasons related
to COVID-19.
If you have any further questions
or are unable to go to work and need
to take leave under the FFCRA, please
don't hesitate to contact HR.
You can also reference our employee internet
for more details.