- You believe, or are certain (due to a positive test), that you or a member of your household has become infected or are experiencing symptoms associated with COVID-19 infection (to understand the symptoms, consult CDC guidelines).
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- Contact your employer and tell them you are not going to report for work.
- Effective April 2, 2020, you qualify for paid sick and/or family leave under new federal legislation. Learn more about that program here.
- If your employer says you are not eligible for paid sick and/or family leave under the new federal legislation, take careful notes (including date/time, who you are speaking to, and what they tell you) and contact PDC 30 (see below).
- Contact PDC 30 (call 630-377-2120, or use the Directory accessible at www.pdc30.com to send a message to the District Council representative assigned to your Local Union) so that PDC 30 can assist you in accessing benefits, such as unemployment benefits, while you are off work.
- Review PDC 30’s guidance on unemployment benefits so you can make the right decisions in a timely manner.
- Consult and follow CDC guidelines for people who are sick, including contacting your doctor for guidance.
- Consult your doctor and the most current CDC guidelines for when you can discontinue home isolation; return to work only when you are confident you can do so safely.
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- Effective April 2, 2020, your employer should provide you with paid sick and/or family leave and will be fully reimbursed through payroll tax credits they can immediately access.
- Your employer should take actions outlined below (“Employer Actions”).
- To take proper actions, your employer may have some questions for you about where you have been working, and who you have been working with.
- Your employer may also ask if you (or anyone in your household) has tested positive for infection (it is ok for them to ask you this, because your answer may require them to take additional steps to protect other workers at your recent worksites).
- Your employer should not ask you to come into work, sign anything, or for you to take any steps yourself to notify anyone you work with about your health status.
- You are not obligated to share with your employer details about your (or anyone’s) health status. To protect your coworkers, you should tell them about a COVID-19 diagnosis or symptoms; but, no other personal health information is necessary (contact PDC 30 immediately - 630-377-2120 - if they ask you do any of the above, or anything else that makes you uncomfortable).
- Your employer should follow the guidance provided by your doctor and the most current CDC guidelines for when you can discontinue home isolation and return to work.
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- You learn that a coworker you have worked closely with, OR another person you have been in close contact with, has tested positive or developed symptoms of COVID-19 (someone you have spent any period of time with, within 6 feet, since they tested positive or began noticing symptoms).
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- Before returning to work, contact your employer and share with them what you have learned about your coworker or close contact. You or your employer may determine it is best for you to self-isolate/stay home for up to 14 days to assess whether you contracted the virus.
- Effective April 2, 2020, if you and/or your employer determine you should not report to work for these reasons, you qualify for paid sick and/or family leave under new federal legislation. Learn more about that program here.
- If your employer says you are not eligible for paid sick and/or family leave under the new federal legislation, take careful notes (including date/time, who you are speaking to, and what they tell you) and contact PDC 30 (see below).
- Contact PDC 30 (call 630-377-2120, or use the Directory accessible at www.pdc30.com to send a message to the District Council representative assigned to your Local Union) so that PDC 30 can assist you in accessing benefits, such as unemployment benefits, while you are off work.
- Review PDC 30’s guidance on unemployment benefits so you can make the right decisions in a timely manner.
- Closely consult and follow CDC guidelines to help you determine if you are experiencing any symptoms of COVID-19.
- If you self-isolate/stay home, consult your doctor and the most current CDC guidelines for when you can discontinue home isolation; return to work only when you are confident you can do so safely.
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- Effective April 2, 2020, your employer should provide you with paid sick and/or family leave and will be fully reimbursed through payroll tax credits they can immediately access.
- Your employer should take actions outlined below (“Employer Actions”).
- To take proper actions, your employer may have some questions for you about where you have been working, and who you have been working with.
- Your employer may also ask if you (or anyone in your household) has tested positive for infection (it is ok for them to ask you this, because your answer may require them to take additional steps to protect other workers at your recent worksites).
- Your employer should not ask you to come into work, sign anything, or for you to take any steps yourself to notify anyone you work with about your health status.
- You are not obligated to share with your employer details about your (or anyone’s) health status. To protect your coworkers, you should tell them about a COVID-19 diagnosis or symptoms; but, no other personal health information is necessary (contact PDC 30 immediately - 630-377-2120 - if your employer asks you do anything that makes you uncomfortable).
- If you self-isolate/stay at home, your employer should follow the guidance provided by your doctor and the most current CDC guidelines for when you can discontinue home isolation and return to work.
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- You are needed at home to care for a person who must be quarantined due to a federal, state, or local quarantine or isolation order related to COVID-19**; or you are caring for your child whose school or place of care is closed (or child care provider is unavailable) due to COVID-19 related reasons; or you are experiencing any other substantially-similar condition.
NOTE: It does not matter if you have another capable adult in your household, such as your spouse; if you believe you are needed at home to properly care for someone, even if no one is infected or has symptoms, this is your decision.
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- You may contact your employer and tell them you are not going to report for work.
- Effective April 2, 2020, if you determine you cannot report for work for these reasons, you qualify for paid sick and/or family leave under new federal legislation. Learn more about that program here.
- If your employer says you are not eligible for paid sick and/or family leave under the new federal legislation, take careful notes (including date/time, who you are speaking to, and what they tell you) and contact PDC 30 (see below).
- Contact PDC 30 (call 630-377-2120, or use the Directory accessible at www.pdc30.com to send a message to the District Council representative assigned to your Local Union) so that PDC 30 can assist you in accessing benefits, such as unemployment benefits, while you are off work.
- Review PDC 30’s guidance on unemployment benefits so you can make the right decisions in a timely manner.
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- Effective April 2, 2020, your employer should provide you with paid sick and/or family leave and will be fully reimbursed through payroll tax credits they can immediately access.
- If your employer says you are not eligible for paid sick and/or family leave benefits, in this situation you would be eligible for unemployment benefits (review PDC 30’s guidance on unemployment benefits so you can make the right decisions in a timely manner).
- NOTE: Illinois unemployment benefits have been enhanced through additional COVID-19 relief programs; these enhancements expand who is considered eligible and offer eligible participants higher weekly benefits for a limited period of time in response to the COVID-19 crisis.
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- You are concerned for your health at work due to conditions at your work, or worksite, that you believe may expose you to COVID-19; or, because of the COVID-19 crisis, your employer cannot access necessary personal protective equipment (PPE) needed for you to safely perform your assigned work.
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- If you believe your concerns can be corrected through action by your employer, and you feel you can work with your employer to resolve whatever issues have caused you to consider not reporting to work, discuss your concerns with your employer. Take careful notes (including date/time, who you are speaking to, and what they tell you) so that you can share what you learn with PDC 30 (documentation of your concerns is important).
- You should contact PDC 30 so that they can assist you in addressing your concerns with your employer (see below).
- If you do not believe your concerns can be corrected, you may decide to contact your employer and tell them you are not going to report for work.
- Effective April 2, 2020, if you and/or your employer determine you should not report to work for these reasons, you may qualify for paid sick and/or family leave under new federal legislation. Learn more about that program here.
- If your employer says you are not eligible for paid sick and/or family leave under the new federal legislation, take careful notes (including date/time, who you are speaking to, and what they tell you) and contact PDC 30 (see below).
- Contact PDC 30 (call 630-377-2120, or use the Directory accessible at www.pdc30.com to send a message to the District Council representative assigned to your Local Union) so that PDC 30 can assist you in documenting your concerns about your health and safety and accessing unemployment benefits while you are off work.
- Review PDC 30’s guidance on unemployment benefits so you can make the right decisions in a timely manner.
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- Your employer should take actions outlined below (“Employer Actions”) to implement reasonable accommodations to address your COVID-19-related concerns.
- If your employer cannot provide safe and healthy working conditions (for example, they cannot ask you to perform work that requires PPE that they cannot supply), they should understand your reasons for not returning to work.
- The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES), not your employer, will determine your eligibility for unemployment benefits. IDES may ask you to provide details concerning the concerns that led you to leave work, in order to determine if you left voluntarily or involuntarily.
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- Your employer expects you to report to work, but you feel you need to stay at home to protect yourself and/or your family (in this case, you may not have any specific concerns about your employer’s actions or conditions at your worksite(s); you may simply be concerned that working during the crisis is too much of a risk).
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- Quitting because you are generally concerned about your health due to the coronavirus/COVID-19 may cause your application for regular unemployment benefits to be denied. Unemployment benefits eligibility under such circumstances may be different than what you might qualify for under situations A-D above.
- Contact PDC 30 (call 630-377-2120, or use the Directory accessible at www.pdc30.com to send a message to the District Council representative assigned to your Local Union) so that PDC 30 can assist you in attempting to access available benefits, such as unemployment benefits, while you are off work.
- Review PDC 30’s guidance on unemployment benefits so you can make the right decisions in a timely manner.
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- More clarity concerning employee rights to voluntarily quit due to the pandemic, and what such a decision means for employees and employers, will likely emerge as enhanced unemployment benefits are administered during the pandemic.
- PDC 30 will update this guidance as more clarity emerges.
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