Under the Maryland Healthy Working Families Act (MHWFA), certain employees are eligible for paid sick leave (unpaid for employers with less than 15 workers) to care for the employee's illness or to care for a family member's illness. What are my leave options if I am out with COVID-19 or caring for a family member with COVID-19? How much can I expect to receive because of the ARPA Act?ġ. When do the increased temporary emergency benefits end?Ģ1. Can self-employed workers get Unemployment Insurance and also claim the refundable tax credit for lost wages in the Families First Coronavirus Response Act?Ģ0. Can workers get Unemployment Insurance at the same time as they receive employer-provided paid leave?ġ9. What about workers in the performing arts and other industries that were about to start new jobs and had them canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic?ġ8. What about tipped workers? Does their tip income count for UC?ġ7. How much pandemic unemployment assistance (PUA) would self-employed workers, individuals about to start work, and others receive?ġ6. Are self-employed workers and workers in the gig economy eligible for unemployment compensation generally or the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (FPUA) benefit specifically?ġ5. How long will I be eligible for Unemployment Insurance benefits?ġ4. What is expanded unemployment insurance?ġ3. How do I file for unemployment insurance if I can't work because of COVID-19?ġ2. What other issues has the EEOC provided workplace COVID-19 guidance on? ġ1. Can my employer require that I be vaccinated for COVID-19 to enter the workplace?ġ0. What do I do if I want to request the reasonable accommodation of teleworking or another accommodation because I have a disability that puts me at greater risk of COVID-19?ĩ. Can an employer ask an employee for medical information to enter the workplace or when an employee calls in sick with COVID-19?Ĩ.
After an isolation or quarantine period is complete, can an employer require an employee to get tested for coronavirus prior to returning to work?ħ. Can an employer fire an employee because of the impact COVID-19 has had on its business?Ħ. What protections does an employee have if they are retaliated against for using sick leave due to COVID-19?ĥ. Can an employee refuse to go to work if they feel at risk for contracting COVID-19?Ĥ. Can an employer require employees to use leave if they are isolating for COVID-19 or subject to quarantine for exposure to COVID-19?ģ. What are my leave options if I am out with COVID-19 or caring for a family member with COVID-19?Ģ. Investment Advisers and Representatives.