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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><img width="285" height="135" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D606AD.EC057DA0" alt="Office-Human-Resources-V_for_email"><b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">An important message from FSU Office of Human Resources<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%"><b>This message has been approved by Shelley Lopez, Program Director, Communications/Special Projects, for distribution to all Department Representatives.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%">On March 18, 2020, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) was signed into law. This new law contains two leave benefits that will be available to eligible employees (including OPS)
at Florida State University. These leave benefits will be provided in addition to an employee’s accrued leave balance. To assist departments with understanding and implementing the new law, the HR Coronavirus Taskforce will host another open Zoom call on
<b>Friday, April 3, 2020</b>, to answer questions about FFCRA.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:maroon">Meeting Information<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Friday, April 3, 2020<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">For instructions on using Zoom, <a href="https://its.fsu.edu/zoom">
<span style="color:blue">click here</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">To access the meeting, <span style="color:blue"><a href="https://fsu.zoom.us/j/500784752"><span style="color:#0563C1">click here</span></a>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%"><b><span style="color:maroon">FFCRA Posters<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%">The Department of Labor requires that employers provide employees with information on the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. Please post the
<a href="https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/WHD/posters/FFCRA_Poster_WH1422_Non-Federal.pdf">
<span style="color:#0563C1">FFCRA</span></a> notice with the other federal/state posters located in your building. Additionally, email the
<a href="https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/WHD/posters/FFCRA_Poster_WH1422_Non-Federal.pdf">
<span style="color:#0563C1">FFCRA</span></a> notice to employees in your department to ensure visibility and notice for employees working remotely.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%"><b><span style="color:maroon">FFCRA Leave Provisions Highlights<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%"><u>Emergency Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Expansion</u><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>Eligibility</b>: An employee must be employed for a minimum of thirty (30) days and is unable to work remotely due to child care needs related to COVID-19 day care and school closures.
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Provides employees with up to twelve (12) weeks of emergency FMLA. The first two weeks are unpaid followed by ten (10) weeks of paid emergency FMLA at two-thirds an employee’s rate of pay.<b><o:p></o:p></b></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:4.9pt;margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:none">
<b>Application:</b> <span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<a href="https://coronavirus.hr.fsu.edu/sites/g/files/upcbnu2786/files/Emergency%20FMLA%2003%2030%202020.pdf"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">Emergency FMLA</span></a></span> and the
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://coronavirus.hr.fsu.edu/sites/g/files/upcbnu2786/files/FFCRA%20School%20Cert.%20Form.pdf"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">School/Childcare
Certification form</span></a></span>.<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%"><u>Emergency Paid Sick Leave<o:p></o:p></u></p>
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<b>Eligibility:</b> Available to employees when remote work is not available or job duties cannot be performed remotely.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
Provides fulltime employees up to 80 hours of paid sick leave when the employee is unable to work because the employee is quarantined and/or experiencing COVID-19 symptoms and seeking a medical diagnosis.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
Provides fulltime employees up to 80 hours of paid sick leave at <b>two-thirds</b> the employee’s regular rate of pay if the employee is unable to work onsite or work remotely due to the need to care for an individual subject to quarantine or care for a child
whose school or childcare provider is closed or unavailable for reasons related to COVID-19.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:.3pt;margin-right:4.9pt;margin-bottom:10.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:106%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
May be used in addition to or in conjunction with the Emergency FMLA Expansion.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:.3pt;margin-right:4.9pt;margin-bottom:10.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:106%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<b>Application:</b> <a href="https://coronavirus.hr.fsu.edu/sites/g/files/upcbnu2786/files/Emergency%20Paid%20Sick%20Leave%20Form_0.pdf">
<span style="color:#0563C1">Emergency Sick Leave</span></a> and the <a href="https://coronavirus.hr.fsu.edu/sites/g/files/upcbnu2786/files/FFCRA%20School%20Cert.%20Form.pdf">
<span style="color:#0563C1">School/Childcare Certification form</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%">These leave benefits are available to employees with a qualifying reason when remote work cannot be performed. Supervisors and department heads are responsible for evaluating the ability of
an employee to work remotely, even on a part-time basis. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%"><b>Questions?</b> Contact Christine Conley at
<a href="mailto:caconley@fsu.edu"><span style="color:#0563C1">caconley@fsu.edu</span></a> or 644-1978<b>.
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