How much an employee will be paid while taking Emergency Paid Sick Leave (EPSL) or Expanded Family Medical Leave (EFML) under the FFCRA, depends on the employee’s normal schedule, as well as the reason the leave is requested.
Emergency Paid Sick Leave (EPSL) – Employees taking leave for reasons 1, 2 and 3 are entitled to their regular rate of pay, up to the maximum of $511 per day, or $5,110 total over the entire two workweek period. Employees taking leave for reasons 4, 5 and 6 are entitled to two-thirds of their regular rate of pay, up to the maximum of $200 per day, or $2,000 over the entire two workweek period.
Expanded Family Medical Leave (EFML) – The first ten workdays of leave are unpaid, but employees may substitute paid leave, including but not limited to EPSL if still available, at their option. For the following ten workweeks, employees are entitled to be paid at an amount no less than two-thirds of their regular rate of pay, up to the maximum of $200 per day, or $10,000 over the entire ten workday period. If combined with EPSL, the maximum amount increases to no more than $12,000 over the entire twelve workweek period. This use runs concurrent with the first two workweeks of unpaid leave under the EFML.