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title: "Understanding Paid Sick and Medical Leave Rules"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/302791b3-5a16-448f-a200-cb5fbf66c040
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/understanding-paid-sick-and-medical-leave-rules-2713690
category: "Regulation"
topics: ["Regulation & legal"]
published: 2020-08-12T14:09:37.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:27:19.331Z
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# Understanding Paid Sick and Medical Leave Rules

**TL;DR:** The Families First Coronavirus Response Act dictates paid sick leave and medical leave rules for employees, including up to two weeks of paid sick leave at the employee's regular rate under certain conditions. Paid family leave is also available for up to 10 additional weeks at 2/3 of the employee's regular rate if specific criteria are met.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2020-08-12. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/understanding-paid-sick-and-medical-leave-rules-2713690).*

## Story

The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) dictates that employees must get paid sick leave up to two weeks or 80 hours at the employee’s regular rate if:

- You’re under a government quarantine or stay-at-home order.

- You’ve been advised by a health care provider to self-quarantine.

- You’re seeking a diagnosis for COVID-19 symptoms.

Paid sick leave up to two weeks or 80 hours at 2/3 of the employee’s regular rate or the minimum wage if:

- You’re caring for somebody under quarantine or a stay-at-home order.

- You’re caring for your child whose school, childcare provider, or place of care is unavailable due to COVID-19.

Paid family leave up to 10 additional weeks at 2/3 of the employee’s regular rate if both criteria apply:

- You’re caring for your child whose school, childcare provider, or place of care is unavailable due to COVID-19 and;

- You’ve been employed at least 30 calendar days.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- General (sector)
- paid sick leave (topic)
- Families First Coronavirus Response Act (regulator)
- ffcra (topic)
- medical leave rules (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/understanding-paid-sick-and-medical-leave-rules-2713690). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/302791b3-5a16-448f-a200-cb5fbf66c040).