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Paid Sick Leave

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posted on 2023-11-06, 21:18 authored by Mary DalyMary Daly, Sunwoo RyuSunwoo Ryu, Ertugrul PolatErtugrul Polat

The Paid Sick Leave was provided for parents caring for children during school closures

History

Country

United States

Policy Area

Parental leave

Measure

Paid parental leave

Eligibility

The employee who was unable to work due to a bona fide need to care for a child under 18 years of age whose ECEC setting or school was closed or unavailable for COVID-19-related reasons

Type

Cash (social insurance)

Start / Announced Date

18/03/2020

End Date

N/A

Amount

100% of the person's normal salary up to $511 per day for two weeks

Total Cost

N/A

Recipients

Parents

Route to the child

Indirect

Sources

Long, H. (2020) 'Paid sick leave: who gets it during the coronavirus outbreak', The Washington Post, 17 March, Available at: https://web.archive.org/web/20230109155627/https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/03/16/paid-sick-leave-coronavirus-house-bill/ U.S. Department of Labour (n.d.) Families First Coronavirus Response Act: employee paid leave rights. Available at: https://web.archive.org/web/20230109155730/https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/pandemic/ffcra-employee-paid-leave