The Families First Coronavirus Response Act provides for a new benefit of Emergency Paid Sick Leave for employees at Illinois State University.
An individual employed with Illinois State University who is unable to work or telework (if employer approved) for one of the reasons listed below:
Emergency Paid Sick Leave is only permitted on a continuous basis.
The amount of time an employee is entitled to under the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Policy is determined as follows:
Full-time employees (currently employed at 1.0 FTE) will receive up to 80 hours (calculated using the number of hours an employee normally works each week the employee is eligible to receive pay for the 2-week period.)
Part-time employees with defined FTE (Civil Service Extra Help, Student Workers, and hourly Graduate Assistants included and described below) will receive a proration up to 80 hours based upon current FTE.
Part-time employees with variable work hours (includes Civil Service Extra Help, Student Workers, and hourly Graduate Assistants) will have hours calculated based on hours worked, on average, in a two-week period based on the six-month period preceding the leave begin date. Employees who have not yet been employed for six months will have hours assessed based on the expectation of what that employee would have been scheduled to work in a two-week period.
Employees utilizing Emergency Paid Sick Leave for any of the approved reasons will receive compensation at 100% regular pay.
During the unusual circumstances surrounding COVID-19, Human Resources requests that you complete the application for Emergency Paid Sick Leave usage and send it to hrbenefits@ilstu.edu.
Employees who cannot complete the electronic form should call Human Resources at (309) 438-8311 to speak with a Benefit Counselor.
Suitable documentation must be provided in order to support the need for Emergency Paid Sick Leave usage. If an employee is found to have falsified the need for leave, the employee may be denied the leave and/or may be subject to disciplinary action up to and including termination.
Given the continuation of the COVID-19 pandemic in spite of the expiration of the benefits under the Federal Family Coronavirus Relief Act on December 31, 2020, it is in the best interest of the University and the impacted employees to extend the Emergency Paid Sick Leave benefit until June 30, 2021.
Any remaining balance of Emergency Paid Sick leave will not rollover beyond June 30, 2021 or be compensable upon separation from employment with Illinois State University.
If you have been denied leave and choose to appeal, please forward your written appeal to the Associate Vice President of Human Resources at Campus Box 1300 within fifteen days from the date of your denial.
Initiating Office: Human Resources
Contact: Director, Employment 438-8311
Created: 4/2020
Updated: 07/2020