It depends on why you are taking paid sick leave and whether your employer agrees. Unless you are teleworking, paid sick leave for qualifying reasons related to COVID-19 must be taken in full-day [...]
By choosing not to work and not meeting the qualifying reasons for leave, the employee will not meet the requirements of the FFCRA emergency paid sick leave nor the expanded paid family and [...]
This can be found by referring to the Department of Labors FAQ’s regarding FFCRA. Please refer to #5, #6, #7 or #8. The link is: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/pandemic/ffcra-questions
The $511/day (for the proper qualifying reason) is for salaried (exempt) and hourly (non-exempt) employees. It is also further understood that the owners may qualify for emergency paid sick [...]
The information does not list mental health issues relating to Covid-19 as a qualifying reason for emergency paid sick leave under the FFCRA. A company can consider managing this issue under [...]
