The Illinois Manufacturers’ Association has been communicating directly with manufacturers across Illinois as the situation changes and will continue posting resources online at the IMA’s dedicated page
www.ima-net.org/covid-19/
.
Daily COVID-19 Results
Governor JB Pritzker held his daily press conference and announced:
- There are 1,006 new cases of coronavirus in Illinois.
- There are a total of 307 deaths related to coronavirus in Illinois, including 33 additional deaths announced today.
- A total of 12,262 cases have been confirmed in at least 68 of the 102 counties.
- There have been 62,942 individuals tested in Illinois.
Press Conference Key Updates
New or critical items of note that were discussed today by the Governor and local leaders:
- The Governor again commented that the federal government has largely failed Illinois in supplying personal protection equipment (PPE) from the Strategic National Stockpile. According to the Governor, the total amount of supplies sent to Illinois from the federal government would only last a couple of days as the burn rate for such products among healthcare workers is very high.
- Governor Pritzker also noted that the state has stepped up and has been pursuing other routes to acquire PPE from other sources. At the Governor’s request, the IMA is co-chairing a Task Force with iBIO to help procure essential equipment. The Governor is working with IMA members Ford and General Motors in an effort to obtain more ventilators.
- Department of Public Health Director, Dr. Ngozi Ezike, who joined the Governor for the press conference, also warned that as the weather improves, Illinoisans still need to remain inside and stay home.
Employer Resources & Programs
The IMA published
a guide
last week on the topics of Federal and State Grants, Unemployment Insurance, and Leave.
Tomorrow from 9:00am to 11:30am CST, the IMA is partnering IMA member Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C. for a webinar to discuss the new Department of Labor regulations regarding the Families First Coronavirus Response Act and other best practices employers need to know now as they try to navigate through these challenging times. To register for this webinar,
please click here
.
Question & Answer Section
In an effort to clear confusion, the U.S. Department of Labor has issued additional
Families First Coronavirus Response Act
(
FFCRA) guidance to help with implementation. Questions #60-79 are new to the
DOL Q&A guide
and provide answers to questions such as:
63. When am I eligible for paid sick leave to care for someone who is subject to a quarantine or isolation order?
You may take paid sick leave to care for an individual who, as a result of being subject to a quarantine or isolation order (see
Question 53
), is unable to care for him or herself and depends on you for care and if providing care prevents you from working and from teleworking.
Furthermore, you may only take paid sick leave to care for an individual who genuinely needs your care. Such an individual includes an immediate family member or someone who regularly resides in your home. You may also take paid sick leave to care for someone if your relationship creates an expectation that you would care for the person in a quarantine or self-quarantine situation, and that individual depends on you for care during the quarantine or self-quarantine.
You may not take paid sick leave to care for someone with whom you have no relationship. Nor can you take paid sick leave to care for someone who does not expect or depend on your care during his or her quarantine or self-quarantine.
64. Can I take paid sick leave to care for any individual who is subject to a quarantine or isolation order or who has been advised to self-quarantine?
No. You may take paid sick leave under the FFCRA to care for an immediate family member or someone who regularly resides in your home. You may also take paid sick leave under the FFCRA to care for someone where your relationship creates an expectation that you care for the person in a quarantine or self-quarantine situation, and that individual depends on you for care during the quarantine or self-quarantine.
However, you may not take paid sick leave under the FFCRA to care for someone with whom you have no relationship. Nor can you take paid sick leave under the FFCRA to care for someone who does not expect or depend on your care during his or her quarantine or self-quarantine due to COVID-19.
65. When am I eligible for paid sick leave to care for someone who is self-quarantining?
You may take paid sick leave to care for a self-quarantining individual if a health care provider has advised that individual to stay home or otherwise quarantine him or herself because he or she may have COVID-19 or is particularly vulnerable to COVID-19 and provision of care to that individual prevents you from working (or teleworking).
