- An employer temporarily ceases operations due to COVID-19, preventing employees from coming to work;
- An individual is quarantined with the expectation of returning to work after the quarantine is over; and
- An individual leaves employment due to a risk of exposure or infection or to care for a family member.
And Pennsylvania is all about it! They've got a special page setup: Information for Pennsylvania Employees Impacted by COVID-19. You may be eligible if:- Your employer temporarily closes or goes out of business because of COVID-19
- Your employer reduces your hours because of COVID-19
- You have been told not to work because your employer feels you might get or spread COVID-19
- You have been told to quarantine or self-isolate, or live/work in a county under government-recommended mitigation efforts
There's a link to apply online. Also, hot off the presses, they have:
- Waived the "waiting week" requirement (usually claimants are ineligible in the first week); and
- Waived the work search and work registration requirements.
Although it is not specifically mentioned on that page, I want to remind folks about PA's Shared Work Program. It's an alternative to layoffs, where employers can reduce hours across the board (or across a division) and the affected employees can make up some of the difference with UC.
Stay tuned . . . waaaay more stuff coming on a ton of employment law fronts as we all try to make it through this mess.
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