Qualifying Reasons for Families First CoronaVirus Response Act (FFCRA) Leave: 

1. Is subject to a Federal, State, or local quarantine or
   isolation order related to COVID-19;
2. Has been advised by a health care provider to
   self-quarantine related to COVID-19;
3. Is experiencing COVID-19 symptoms and is seeking
   a medical diagnosis;
4. Is caring for an individual subject to an order described
   in (1) or self-quarantine as described in (2)
5. Is caring for his or her child whose school or
   place of care is closed (or child care provider is
   unavailable) due to COVID-19 related reasons; or
6. Is experiencing any other substantially-similar
   condition specified by the U.S. Department of
   Health and Human Services.

IMPORTANT: One of the above reasons must be listed as your Reason for FFCRA Leave in the chart below or it will not be approved. 

Documentation evidence of the need to take FFCRA leave must also be attached to every leave request per the law. Example: Notice from School or Day Care of closure.

All FFCRA leave (Sick and FMLA) is available from April 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020.

All FFCRA leave (Sick and FMLA) must taken for a minimum of 8 hours in a week unless your remaining balance is less than 8 hours.

FFCRA Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is unpaid for the first 2 weeks (or you can substitue a different type of leave).  For part-timers the first 2 weeks is equal to the amount of hours you've averaged over the last 6 months in a pay period.   

FFCRA Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave is only valid for reason #5 above and must taken for a minimun of 8 hours in a week unless your total balance remaining is less than 8 hours.

Part Time Workers can only take FFCRA leave up to the amount of hours you have averaged in a pay period over the last 6 months. Example: If you worked 10 hours in the pay period and your past 6 month average hours worked is 25, you can only take 15 hours of FFCRA.  If you have worked 25 hours in the pay period you are not eligible to take any type of FFCRA leave.

Examples for tracking FFCRA FMLA.  We need to have an official start date for FMLA and the first 2 weeks will need to be tracked as LWOP, FFCRA Sick, or if you are full time you may use AGC Sick or Vacation. For a part time person the balance will be the average over the last 6 months.

Example 1: Using Sick Leave to track the first 2 week of FMLA

Example 2: Using LWOP to track the first 2 weeks of FMLA