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Adopt Resolution to:
a. Amend the Monterey County Families First Coronavirus Response Act Implementation Policy to extend the paid leave provisions effective January 1, 2021 through March 31, 2021;
b. Direct the Director of the Human Resources and Auditor Controller Office to implement the extension of the Emergency Paid Sick Leave and Emergency Family and Medical Leave in the Advantage HRM/Payroll system.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Amend the Monterey County Families First Coronavirus Response Act Implementation Policy to extend the paid leave provisions effective January 1, 2021 through March 31, 2021;
b. Direct the Director of the Human Resources and Auditor Controller Office to implement the extension of the Emergency Paid Sick Leave and Emergency Family and Medical Leave in the Advantage HRM/Payroll system.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
In April 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Human Resources Department developed the Monterey County Families First Coronavirus Response Act Implementation Policy to provide County employees with Emergency Paid Sick Leave and Emergency Family and Medical Leave in compliance with the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA).
Effective April 1, 2020, County employees were eligible for 80 hours of Emergency Paid Sick Leave (ESPL) under six (6) different qualifying absence reasons. Furthermore, County employees were eligible for up to twelve (12) weeks of job-protected Public Health Emergency Leave if the employee was unable to work or telework due to a school/daycare closure.
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act expired on December 31, 2020. However, the federal government has provided employers with an optional extension of the legislation provisions through March 31, 2021 in exchange for payroll tax credit.
With the increase in COVID-19 positive cases in the County, the Human Resources Department recommends the Board of Supervisors extend the...
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