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FMLA Leave Expansion and
Emergency Paid Sick Leave Policy
(Coronavirus)
Purpose:
To comply with the Families First Coronavirus Response Act and to assist employees
affected by the COVID-19 outbreak with job-protected leave and pay, where applicable.
This policy will be in effect from April 1, 2020, until December 31, 2020. Our existing
FMLA leave policy still applies to all other FMLA-qualifying reasons for leave outside of
this policy.
Scope:
This policy applies to all employees without exception in the event of a pandemic or
similar health crisis.
Guidelines:
Expanded FMLA Leave
Employee Eligibility
All current employees who have been employed with PLA for at least 30 days and are
actively scheduled for work are eligible for leave under this policy.
Employees laid off or otherwise terminated on or after March 1, 2020, who are rehired
on or before December 31, 2020, are eligible for leave upon reinstatement if they had
previously been employed with PLA for 30 or more of the 60 calendar days prior to
their layoff or termination.
Reason for Leave
Eligible employees who are unable to work (or telework) due to a need to care for their
child when a school or place of care has been closed, or when the regular child-care
provider is unavailable due to a public health emergency with respect to COVID-19.
“Child” means a biological, adopted or foster child, a stepchild, a legal ward, or a child of
a person standing in loco parentis, who is:
Under 18 years of age.
18 or older and incapable of self-care because of a mental or physical disability.
“Child-care provider” means a provider who receives compensation for providing child
care services on a regular basis, including:
A center-based child-care provider.
A group home child-care provider.
A family child-care provider (one individual who provides child care services for
fewer than 24 hours per day, as the sole caregiver, and in a private residence).
Other licensed provider of childcare services for compensation.
A childcare provider that is 18 years of age or older who provides child care services
to children who are either the grandchild, great grandchild, sibling (if such provider
lives in a separate residence), niece or nephew of such provider, at the direction of
the parent.
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