COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave Laws

ZLG Attorney, Michael Thompson, gives an overview of emergency sick leave laws that California employers might potentially face during the coronavirus pandemic. Common questions regarding the FFCRA, documentation, and qualifying reasons for an employee to take leave, are covered in this video. Date of Recording: July 1, 2020.

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Anthony Zaller is an employment litigation attorney and founding partner of the firm, Zaller Law Group. Primarily focused on helping businesses and entrepreneurs navigate California’s complex employment and business laws, Anthony advises his clients through litigation, governmental agency investigations, and legal compliance issues. He has litigated wage and hour class actions for claims of unpaid wages, missed breaks, unpaid overtime, unreimbursed business expenses, and Private Attorney General Act ("PAGA") representative actions, among other issues. Anthony has also successfully litigated many single plaintiff employment cases including claims of wage and hour violations, breach of contract, wrongful termination, sexual and racial harassment, discrimination, unfair competition, and misappropriation of trade secrets and embezzlement.

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[heatherninneman]

Well my employer at Dollar Tree refuses to pay my covid pay which I'm entitled to and kept me out of work for 16 days and so now I have to get a lawyer and file a lawsuit

[soultosqueeze]

Im not quite sure why they posted this video as if what they are saying makes much sense but in a nut shell if your in a state such as Florida for instance and tell your employer someone you have been in contact with has COVID and sends you home and asks you to follow CDC guidelines which leaves you out of work for 2 weeks and your wondering if you get paid. The answer is NO. Your employer does not have to pay you.

[ozacarr]

I awaited for my results came back negative for those days that I awaited for my results can i get paid sick leave?

[coletea]

I was out of work from 12/18-1/02 I was exposed to covid unfortunately my girlfriend family got it and I was exposed to it. I did a self test at home because I was experiencing severe symptoms and was too weak to leave my house. My doctor put me out for 2 weeks. I provided a copy of my doctor's note on 12/28 when I got back on 01/04 my boss said the first note wasn't good enough because it wasn't detailed. So I called my provider to ask for a more detailed note and they stated that is going against hippa law. When I told them that I was t going to get paid until the my company seen a detailed note that's when they detailed and gave me a new note to give to my boss. The main HR of headquarters got involved and is now in contact with my healthcare provider because she needs a confirmation in order for me to get paid mind you I still haven't got paid. I work in the kid angeles area and been with my company for more that 2 years. I am a class A driver with them.. Is my company doing the right thing ?

[KurtizRidahz]

So I work for you a security company in Los Angeles And I told the wrong person that I had a migraine not knowing that I would’ve been sent home by that client of my employer so I wasn’t paid for the two weeks I was sent for quarantine also as well that client Shiva logistics was actually doing rapid test they are at the location and denied me a being able to take that test they said I need to be non-symptomatic and say some stupid pragmatic because I have a migraine I can’t take the rapid test they’re obviously my test results came back negative Can anyone help me on what I can do to get paid for those two weeks