Federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act Paid Leave Notice Mandatory

EMPLOYEE RIGHTS
PAID SICK LEAVE AND EXPANDED FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE 
UNDER THE FAMILIES FIRST CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE ACT	
WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR	
WH1422  REV 03/20	
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1.  is subject to a Federal, State, or local quarantine or 
isolation order related to COVID-19;
2.  has been advised by a health care provider to   
self-quarantine related to COVID-19;
3.  is experiencing COVID-19 symptoms and is seeking   
a medical diagnosis;
4.  is caring for an individual subject to an order described   
in (1) or self-quarantine as described in (2);	
► ENFORCEMENT
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) has the authority to investigate and enforce compliance 
with the FFCRA. Employers may not discharge, discipline, or otherwise discriminate against any employee who 
lawfully takes paid sick leave or expanded family and medical leave under the FFCRA, files a complaint, or institutes a 
proceeding under or related to this Act. Employers in violation of the provisions of the FFCRA will be subject to penalties 
and enforcement by WHD.  5. 
is caring for his or her child whose school or 
place of care is closed (or child care provider is 
unavailable) due to COVID-19 related reasons; or
6.  is experiencing any other substantially-similar 
condition specified by the U.S. Department of 
Health and Human Services.
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.  
► PAID LEAVE ENTITLEMENTS
Generally, employers covered under the Act must provide employees: 
Up to two weeks (80 hours, or a part-time employee’s two-week equivalent) of paid sick leave based on the higher of 
their regular rate of pay, or the applicable state or Federal minimum wage, paid at:
•  100% for qualifying reasons #1-3 below, up to $511 daily and $5,110 total; 
•   2/3 for qualifying reasons #4 and 6 below, up to $200 daily and $2,000 total; and
•   Up to 12 weeks of paid sick leave and expanded family and medical leave paid at 2/3 for qualifying reason #5   
 below for up to $200 daily and $12,000 total.
A part-time employee is eligible for leave for the number of hours that the employee is normally scheduled to work 
over that period.
► ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES
In general, employees of private sector employers with fewer than 500 employees, and certain public sector 
employers, are eligible for up to two weeks of fully or partially paid sick leave for COVID-19 related reasons (see below). 
Employees who have been employed for at least 30 days  prior to their leave request may be eligible for up to an 
additional 10 weeks of partially paid expanded family and medical leave for reason #5 below .
► QUALIFYING REASONS FOR LEAVE RELATED TO COVID-19 
An employee is entitled to take leave related to COVID-19 if the employee is unable to work, including unable to 
telework, because the employee: