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If you ask employees to self-quarantine, are they covered by FFCRA?

April 2020 employment law letter
Authors: 
Hannah Wurgaft, Brann & Isaacson

Q         If we send employees home for 14 days because they worked closely with one of our employees who tests positive for COVID-19, do they qualify for paid sick leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), or do they have to use available personal and vacation days. Would it be wiser to lay them off so they could collect unemployment?

A   Under the FFCRA, paid sick leave is available when an employee is:

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