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On March 17, 2020, the City of Emeryville published guidance on COVID-19 as it relates to Emeryville’s paid sick leave law. As background, Emeryville has a paid sick leave ordinance that requires employers to provide paid sick leave to all employees (including temporary and part-time employees) who perform work in the city for at least two hours per week.

Under the new guidance, Emeryville employers must allow covered employees to use accrued sick leave in five COVID-19-related situations. These include situations where the employee takes time off work because:

• Public health officials or health care providers require or recommend an employee self-isolate or quarantine to prevent the spread of COVID-19
• The employee falls within the definition of “vulnerable population” under state or official guidance
• The employee’s business or a work location temporarily ceases operation in response to a public health or other public official’s recommendation
• The employee needs to provide care for a family member who is not sick but who public health officials or health care providers have required or recommended isolate or quarantine
• The employee needs to provide care for a family member whose school, childcare provider, senior care provider or work temporarily ceases operations in response to a public health or public official’s recommendation

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