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As discussed in the last section, within the FFCRA are provisions for emergency sick leave for small business employees. They are known as the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act.

==COVERED EMPLOYERS==

Employers covered by the EPSLA include:

<ul>
<li>private sector employers with fewer than 500 employees</li>

<li>public sector employers with at least one employee</li></ul>


==QUALIFYING REASONS TO TAKE EMERGENCY PAID SICK LEAVE==

An employee is entitled to take leave under the EPSLA if he or she is unable to work or telework because the worker:

<ol>
<li>is subject to a federal, state or local quarantine or isolation order related to COVID-19;</li>

<li>has been advised by a health-care provider to self-quarantine due to concerns related to COVID-19;</li>

<li>is experiencing COVID-19 symptoms and seeking a medical diagnosis;</li>

<li>is caring for an individual subject to a federal, state or local quarantine or isolation order related to COVID-19, or who has been advised by a health-care provider to self-quarantine due to concerns related to COVID-19;</li>

<li>is caring for his or her child whose school or place of care is closed (or whose child care provider is unavailable) due to COVID-19 precautions; or</li>

<li>is experiencing any other substantially similar condition specified by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.</li></ol>


==DURATION OF LEAVE TAKEN UNDER THE EMERGENCY PAID SICK LEAVE ACT==

Employees who qualify for paid leave under the act are entitled to two weeks of paid sick leave. Full-time employees may use up to 80 hours, and part-time employees may use the number of hours equal to the number of hours they work, on average, over a two-week period.

The sick leave may be taken intermittently. The employer must keep health benefits in place.

==PAY FOR LEAVE TAKEN UNDER THE EMERGENCY PAID SICK LEAVE ACT==

The employee is entitled to 100% of his or her regular of pay for leave hours taken because the employee:

<ol>
<li> Is subject to a federal, state, or local quarantine or isolation order related to COVID-19, or</li> 

<li> Has been advised by a healthcare provider to self-quarantine related to COVID-19, or</li>

<li> Is experiencing COVID-19 symptoms and is seeking a medical diagnosis.</li>

Total pay for leave taken for reasons (1), (2), or (3) is capped at $511.00 per day or $5,110.00 in total.</br>

The employee is due two-thirds of their required rate of pay for leave hours taken because the employee:

<li> Is caring for an individual subject to a federal, state, or local quarantine or isolation order related to COVID-19,</li>

<li> Is caring for his or her child whose school or place of care is closed (or childcare provider is unavailable) due to COVID-19 related reasons, or</li>

<li> Is experiencing any other substantially similar condition specific by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.</li></ol>

Total pay for leave taken for reasons (4), (5) or (6) is capped at $200.00 per day or $2,000.00 in total.


==SEE ALSO==
* [[Leave: Family and Medical Leave Act and California Family Rights Act]]
* [[Federal Action Including the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act]]


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