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3.
Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act
a. Are you applying for leave under the
Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act
? Yes No
b. Are you unable to work, including telework, because you are caring for your child whose school or place of
care is closed or childcare provider is unavailable for reasons related to COVID-19. Yes No
c. On what date(s) are you requesting Emergency Family and Medical Leave? ________________________
d. For each child that you will care for, please provide the following information:
Name: _____________________________________________________________________________
Age: _______________________________________________________________________________
Name of school or place of care that is closed: ____________________________________________
or
Name of unavailable childcare provider: __________________________________________________
You must provide a copy of a notice of closure or unavailability from your child’s school, place of care, or childcare provider.
e. Will another person be providing care for the child during the period of leave you are requesting?
Yes No
f. Is any other suitable person available to provide care for the child during the period of leave you are
requesting?
Yes No
g.
For each child who is older than age 14:
Are there special circumstances that exist that require you to
provide care for this child during daylight hours?
Yes No N/A
If “Yes,” please describe the special circumstances: _________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
h. Leave under this section may be taken to care for the eligible employee’s son or daughter who is 18 years of
age or older and (1) has a mental or physical disability and (2) is incapable of self-care because of this
disability. Do you believe you qualify for leave for this reason?
Yes No N/A
i. Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion is a continuous leave unless the employer and employee
agree to intermittent leave. Are you seeking continuous or intermittent leave? Continuous Intermittent
j. If you are requesting intermittent leave, what schedule are you requesting and why is that necessitated by
your childcare needs?
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
Please note that the employer will consider requests for intermittent leave but may or may not agree to intermittent
leave depending on the needs of the business. You will be advised whether intermittent leave is available particular
circumstances.
This Act provides for up to 12 weeks of leave between April 1, 2020 and December 31, 2020 for an eligible
employee who has been employed for at least 30 days and has a need to take leave due a qualifying need due
to COVID-19 related reasons. The first two weeks of leave are unpaid, but the employee may choose to
substitute Employee Paid Sick Leave (see Section 2, above) or may substitute other available paid time off. This
expanded FMLA leave is paid at 2/3 of the employee’s regular rate of pay and shall not exceed $200 per day
and $10,000 maximum. Leave available under the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act will run
concurrently with leave under the Paid Sick Leave Act when the employee applies and qualifies for both.