May
07

COVID-19 Update: Updated FAQs

Telework and Leave FAQs under Enhanced Telework Status (Updated 5/6/20)

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On May 6, 2020, the Telework and Leave FAQs were updated to:

  • Clarify guidance in Q24 about the pay caps and qualifying reasons for Emergency Paid Sick Leave (EPSL) taken under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA),
  • Clarify that the provisions of FFCRA cannot be applied retroactively for leave taken prior to April 1, 2020,
  • Clarify that EPSL cannot be supplemented with other types of leave in order to receive full pay, and
  • Add a link to the new required form for requesting EPSL.

 

This guidance applies to essential and non-essential employees. The updated Telework and Leave FAQs can be found at this link. Guidance for coding timecards remains unchanged, but the document has been updated to link to the May 6th guidance referenced above.

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Alex di Giovanni is primarily responsible for "other duties as assigned" in the Office of Communications and External Affairs. She has been with the Smithsonian since 2006 and plans to be interred in the Smithson crypt.