Families First Coronavirus Response Act: DOL Questions and Answers

Please be aware that there are now 79 Questions & Answers on the Department of Labor's FFCRA website. Below is the list of newly added questions. Click here to see the full list on the Department of Labor website.

1. How do I know if I can receive paid sick leave for a Federal, State, or local quarantine or isolation order related to COVID-19?
2. When am I eligible for paid sick leave to self-quarantine?
3. I am an employee. I become ill with COVID-19 symptoms, decide to quarantine myself for two weeks, and then return to work. I do not seek a medical diagnosis or the advice of a health care provider. Can I get paid for those two weeks under the FFCRA? 
4. When am I eligible for paid sick leave to care for someone who is subject to a quarantine or isolation order?
5. Can I take paid sick leave to care for any individual who is subject to a quarantine or isolation order or who has been advised to self-quarantine? 
6. When am I eligible for paid sick leave to care for someone who is self-quarantining? 
7. May I take paid sick leave or expanded family and medical leave to care for my child who is 18 years old or older? 
8. What is a "place of care"? 
9. Who is my "child care provider"? 
10. Can more than one guardian take paid sick leave or expanded family and medical leave simultaneously to care for my child whose school or place of care is closed, or child care provider is unavailable, due to COVID-19 related reasons? 
11. My child's school or place of care has moved to online instruction or to another model in which children are expected or required to complete assignments at home. Is it "closed"? 
12. May I take paid sick leave to care for a child other than my child? 
13. May I take expanded family and medical leave to care for a child other than my child? 
14. When am I eligible for paid sick leave based on a "substantially similar condition" specified by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services? 
15. If I am a staffing company, how do I count internal workers and staffed workers under the FFCRA? 
16. As an employer, how much do I pay a seasonal employee with an irregular schedule for each day of paid sick leave or expanded family and medical leave that he or she takes? 
17. May I take paid sick leave or expanded family and medical leave if I am receiving workers' compensation or temporary disability benefits through an employer or state-provided plan? 
18. May I take paid sick leave or expanded family and medical leave under the FFCRA if I am on an employer-approved leave of absence? 
19. Will DOL begin enforcing FFCRA immediately? 
20. Does the non-enforcement position mean businesses do not need to comply with the FFCRA from the effective date of April 1, 2020 through April 17, 2020?