If your employer furloughs you because it does not have enough work for you, you are not entitled to take paid sick leave or paid expanded family and medical leave. However, you may be eligible for unemployment insurance benefits. Please contact your state unemployment insurance office for specific questions about your eligibility. You can find the contact information at https://www.careeronestop.org/LocalHelp/UnemploymentBenefits/find-unemployment-benefits.aspx.
- If my employer is open, but furloughs me on or after April 1, 2020 (the effective date of the FFCRA), can I receive paid sick leave or expanded family and medical leave?
- If my employer closes my worksite on or after April 1, 2020 (the effective date of the FFCRA), but tells me that it will reopen at some time in the future, can I receive paid sick leave or expanded family and medical leave?
- If my employer closes my worksite while I am on paid sick leave or expanded family and medical leave, what happens?
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