Re: Fw: COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave for Ca

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 > From: "Noelle" <noelle>
 > Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2021 16:53:32 +0000
 >
 > you should have this too. In case of vaccine symptoms

Likely.

 > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- From: BenefitsSupport <http://www.hermaginesolutions.com/~BenefitsSupport>
 > Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2021 9:51 AM
 > Subject: COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave for Ca
 >
 > Good Morning!
 > 
 > I wanted to alert all of you to a law that was passed in Ca
 > that would provide for COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick
 > Leave. Attached please find a poster that provides more information
 > about the law.
 > 
 > Please reach out to Benefits Support if you have any questions.
 > Have a great day!
 >
 > Benefits Support
 >
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 > Content-Description: 2021-COVID-19-Supplemental-Paid-Sick-Leave.pdf
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 > 2021 COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave
 > Effective March 29, 2021
 > 
 > Covered Employees in the public or private sectors who work for
 > employers with more than 25 employees are entitled to up to 80
 > hours of COVID-19 related sick leave from January 1, 2021 through
 > September 30, 2021, immediately upon an oral or written request to
 > their employer. If an employee took leave for the reasons below
 > prior to March 29, 2021, the employee should make an oral or
 > written request to the employer for payment.
 > 
 > A covered employee may take leave if the employee is unable to work
 > or telework for any of the following reasons:
 > 
 > o Caring for Yourself: The employee is subject to quarantine or
 > isolation period related to COVID-19 as defined by an order or
 > guidelines of the Ca Department of Public Health, the
 > federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or a local
 > health officer with jurisdiction over the workplace, has been
 > advised by a healthcare provider to quarantine, or is experiencing
 > COVID-19 symptoms and seeking a medical diagnosis.
 > 
 > o Caring for a Family Member: The covered employee is caring for a
 > family member who is subject to a COVID-19 quarantine or isolation
 > period or has been advised by a healthcare provided to quarantine
 > due to COVID-19, or is caring for a child whose school or place of
 > care is closed or unavailable due to COVID-19 on the premises.
 > 
 > o Vaccine-Related: The covered employee is attending a vaccine
 > appointment or cannot work or telework due to vaccine-related
 > symptoms.  Paid Leave for Covered Employees
 > 
 > o 80 hours for those considered full-time employees. Full-time
 > firefighters may be entitled to more than 80 hours, caps below
 > apply.
 > • For part-time employees with a regular weekly
 > schedule, the number of hours the employee is normally scheduled to
 > work over two weeks.
 > • For part-time employees with variable schedules, 14
 > times the average number of hours worked per day over the past 6
 > months.
 > 
 > o Rate of Pay for COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave: Non-exempt
 > employees must be paid the highest of the following for each hour
 > of leave:
 > 
 > • Regular rate of pay for the workweek in which leave is taken
 > • State minimum wage
 > • Local minimum wage
 > • Average hourly pay for preceding 90 days (not including overtime pay)
 > 
 > o Exempt employees must be paid the same rate of pay as wages
 > calculated for other paid leave time.  Not to exceed $511 per day
 > and $5,110 in total for 2021 COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick leave.
 > 
 > Retaliation or discrimination against a covered employee requesting
 > or using COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave is strictly
 > prohibited. A covered employee who experiences such retaliation or
 > discrimination can file a claim with the Labor
 > Commissioner’s Office. Locate the office by looking at
 > the list of offices on our website
 > (http://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/DistrictOffices.htm) using the
 > alphabetical listing of cities, locations, and communities or by
 > calling 1-833-526-4636.
 > 
 > This poster must be displayed where employees can easily read
 > it. If employees do not frequent a physical workplace, it may be
 > disseminated to employees electronically.
 > 
 > Copyright © 2021 State of Ca, Department of
 > Industrial Relations.
 > Permission granted to display, perform, reproduce and distribute
 > exclusively for nonprofit and educational purposes, and may not be
 > used for any commercial purpose. All other rights reserved.