
Employees who exhausted this leave prior to Mamay be eligible again on April 1, 2021, depending on when Family and Medical Leave was first taken. To qualify for leave under the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act, the employee must be unable to work or telework due to reason #8 (through March 31, 2021) or due to one of the nine qualifying reasons (on and after April 1, 2021) allowable for Emergency Paid Sick Leave. Employees should complete the FFCRA Leave Form and submit it to their applicable human resources (HR) office (college/unit HR office, System HR for System Office employees, or Hospital Leave Coordinator for UI Hospital and Clinics).Įmergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion ActĮmployees are eligible after 30 days of employment.Employees are required to follow departmental/university sick leave notice procedures for their intent to use Emergency Paid Sick Leave.Emergency Paid Sick Leave used for reasons 7-9 above will be paid at 2/3 the amount of the employee's regular pay.Emergency Paid Sick Leave used for reasons 1-6 above will be paid at the employee’s regular rate of pay under the FLSA.
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If working at your usual worksite, leave must be taken in full day increment unless requesting leave to care for your own child whose school or place of care is closed, or whose child care provider is unavailable because of COVID-19 related reasons.


Employee had been advised by a health care provider to self-quarantine.Employee is subject to a Federal, State, or local quarantine or isolation order.Employees who exhausted this leave prior to Macan be eligible again on April 1, 2021. The employee must be unable to work or telework and present one of the following nine qualifying reasons to use emergency paid sick leave: Questions about coronavirus leave should be directed to your system or university HR contacts noted below. If you have exhausted your FFCRA leave, contact your HR representative to learn if you may be eligible for another type of leave (either paid or unpaid).Įmployees are eligible from the first day of employment for emergency sick leave due to COVID-19. The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), effective April 1, 2020, created the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act and amended the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to help protect families and workers during the COVID-19 outbreak. The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), effective April 1, 2021, extended the provisions created by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) through Septemand expanded the qualifying reasons to use emergency paid sick leave and emergency family and medical leave. The University of Illinois System continues to temporarily extend a limited amount of coronavirus-related paid leave to employees in support of vaccination requirements and isolation orders. The American Rescue Plan Act expired September 30, 2021.
