The new Earnings Types available are as follows:
- COVID EE Sick
- The legistlation grants two weeks (up to 80 hours) of Paid Sick Leave at the employees REGULAR RATE OF PAY when the employee is unable to work (or telework) because the EMPLOYEE is quarantined and/or experiencing Covid-19 symptoms and is seeking a medical diagnosis.
- Available to all employees - full and part-time (based on hours was scheduled for),
- Fully taxable pay
- Capped at $511/day
- COVID Family
- The legislation grants two weeks (up to 80 hours) of Paid Sick Leave at TWO-THIRDS the employees regular rate of pay because the employee is unable to work (or telework) because of a bona-fide need to care for ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL who:
- Is quarantined due to Covid-19, or
- Is a child, under 18 who is unable to attend day care or school because it is closed due to Covid-19.
- Available to all employees - full and part-time (based on hours scheduled for)
- Fully taxable pay
- Capped at $200/day
- COVID E FMLA
- The legislation grants up to an additional 10 weeks at TWO-THIRDS the employee’s regular rate of pay when an employee, who has been employed at least 30 calendar days, is unable to work (or telework) due to a bona fide need to care for a child whose school or daycare is closed due to COVID-19.
- ONLY qualifying reason.
- Available only to those employed at least 30 calendar days.
- Capped at $200/day
- Fully taxable pay
- Small businesses with less than 50 employees may qualify for exemption from requirement to provide leave for school closings if it would jeopardize viability of the business.
If you have qualified health expenses that you want to track, there are two Memo Calcs available to add to your setup:
Special Considerations
If you utilize the General Ledger set up in iSolved, please indicate in your email what GL code to attribute to these new earnings types. If you would like a NEW GL code created, please indicate the name..
Garnishments will be deducted from COVID-19 pay types.
How to use the COVID-19 Earnings Types and Memo Calcs
After your CSR adds the new COVID-19 earnings types to your setup, you can use them by going to Payroll Processing - Payroll Entry - Individual Time Entry and switching the Template to "All". They will be available to use in the Earnings section.
After your CSR adds the new COVID-19 Memo Calcs to your setup, you can use them by going to Payroll Processing - Payroll Entry - Individual Time Entry and switching the Template to "All". Under the Memo Calc section, you will see COVID FMLA EXP and COVID SICK EXP are available to you. You need to enter the amounts on an individual basis in order to track this.
Please email your CSR or call our office at (616) 791-7900 if you have any questions!