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NARRATOR: Dear
colleagues, on March 18th,

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the government signed the
Families First Coronavirus

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Response Act or FFCRA to assist
employees affected by COVID-19.

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The FFCRA goes into
effect on April 1st

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and applies to every leaves
between that date and December

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31, 2020.

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The FFCRA requires certain
employers to provide employees

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with paid sick leave
or expanded family

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and medical leave for specified
reasons related to COVID-19.

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Generally, employees
of covered employers

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are eligible for two
weeks of paid sick time

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at the employee's
regular rate of pay

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when employee is unable to
work because under quarantine

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or experiencing
COVID-19 symptoms

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and seeking a medical
diagnosis; two weeks of paid

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sick time at two thirds the
employee's regular rate of pay

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when the employee is unable
to work due to a need

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to care for an
individual subject

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to quarantine or to care
for a child whose school

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or childcare provider is closed
or unavailable for reasons

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related to COVID-19; finally,

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employees employed
for at least 30

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calendar days are eligible for
up to an additional 10 weeks

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of paid family
leave at two thirds

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their regular rate of
pay when the employee

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is unable to work due
to a need for leave

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to care for a child
whose school or child

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care provider is closed or
unavailable for reasons related

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to COVID-19.

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If you have any
further questions

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or are unable to
go to work and need

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to take leave under
the FFCRA, please

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don't hesitate to contact HR.

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You can also reference
our employee internet

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for more details.