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Notice to Employees Regarding Sick Leave and Covid-19

La licencia por enfermedad pagada es ley en Nueva Jersey – y los empleados pueden utilizarla para obtener su vacuna COVID-19, incluyendo el viaje a la cita y la recuperación de los efectos secundarios. Tenga en cuenta:

  • In most cases, employers cannot require documentation for one or two days of consecutive sick leave.
  • For a scheduled appointment, employers can require up to 7 days' notice.
  • If sick leave cannot be planned in advance, employers can only require employees to notify them as soon as possible.

Los empleadores de todos los tamaños están obligados a proporcionar a los empleados temporales, de tiempo parcial y de tiempo completo hasta 40 horas de licencia paga por enfermedad por año. Los empleados acumulan una hora de tiempo de enfermedad pagado por cada 30 horas trabajadas, o los empleadores pueden proporcionar las 40 horas por adelantado.

Employees can also use their paid sick leave time to: 

  • Caring for your own physical or mental illness or injury, or that of a loved one.
  • Taking a COVID-19 test or being quarantined at the advice of a healthcare professional or public health authority.
  • Caring for your children when the school or daycare is closed due to an epidemic or a public health emergency.
It is against the law to retaliate against an employee for using sick leave or requiring them to find a replacement for their schedule. PTO policies must comply with the requirements of the law. 
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