COVID-19 Related Absences APM Temporary Procedure - Response To COVID-19 Eligibility = Regular part time and full time employees not eligible for telework *can also be used to supplement partial telework Qualifying Reasons: • Sick with COVID like symptoms • Member of household is considered “high-risk” • Caring for family with COVID like symptoms according to CDC guidelines • Caring for child due to school or childcare closures • Self-quarantined due to suspected exposure • Considered “high-risk” according to CDC guidelines • Doctor directed self-quarantine LWOP Approved by Directors or HHS Division Managers Use TM Approved by Supervisor/Manager Negative 80 hours of TM Approved by Supervisor/Manager If out of TM TM Pool (40 ‐ 80 hrs) TM Employee to Employee Donations Approved by Directors or HHS Division Managers As of 20200331
COVID-19 Related Absences Emergency Paid Sick Leave (EPSLA) – 80 hours Eligibility = employee not eligible for telework Qualifying Reasons for COVID ‐ 19 Paid Sick Leave (1) Quarantine — to comply with a federal, Oregon or local quarantine or isolation order related to COVID ‐ 19. This does not include situations where a city or county orders its residents to “shelter in place”. (2) Self ‐ Quarantine — to self ‐ quarantine, if the employee has been advised to do so by a local healthcare provider. (3) Diagnosis or Treatment — to obtain a medical diagnosis or treatment if the employee is experiencing symptoms of COVID ‐ 19. (4) Care for a Quarantined Individual — to care for an individual required to be quarantined or advised to be quarantined. (5) Child Care — to care for an employee’s son or daughter if the son or daughter’s school or child care provider has been closed or is unavailable due to COVID ‐ 19 ‐ related issues. (6) Substantially Similar Care — to care for a substantially similar condition, as determined by the secretary of health and human services. Requirements under Federal Law Lane County Reasons 1 ‐ 6 Reasons 1, 2, and 3 Lane County has elected to remove caps and fill the gaps, providing Reasons 4, 5, and 6 Federal Law requires 80 hours employees with 80 hours of full of regular pay, capped at Federal Law requires 80 hours regular pay for all 6 qualifying $511/day, $5,110 in aggregate of 2/3 regular pay, capped at reasons $200/day, $2,000 in aggregate As of 20200331
COVID-19 Related Absences Emergency Family Medical Leave Expansion Act (EFMLEA) Eligibility = not eligible for telework, employed for 30 days, available FMLA balance Qualifying Reasons for EFMLEA (Emergency Family Medical Leave Expansion Act) Employee is unable to work or telework due to a need to care for a son or daughter under 18 if school or place of care has been closed or childcare provider is unavailable due to public health emergency. FMLA Protection (12 weeks) EFMLEA Unpaid (2 weeks) EFMLEA 2/3 Paid (10 weeks) Can use EPSLA (2 weeks) Requirements under Federal Law Lane County Employees can supplement with TM or LWOP as necessary Lane County has elected to pay the 2/3 Federal Law requires 10 weeks of 2/3 regular pay but remove the daily and regular pay, capped at $200/day, aggregate caps. $10,000 in aggregate As of 20200331
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