Many things have an expiration date - cheese, meat, medicine, certain fashion choices, but some things linger well past their “use by” date – like three-week-old takeout in the very back corner of your refrigerator. During the initial COVID frenzy, it could be particularly difficult to determine what applied and what had expired. Employers faced local, state, and federal legislation, tracking national and local lawsuits regarding what rules applied and what didn’t, as well as managing a slew of agency directives including CDC and CMS requirements, OSHA, and people yelling at them on social media. As we head into the season of colds, flu, holiday parties, and likely COVID upticks, it might be appropriate to pull out various policies and check the label to evaluate your “best by” date.
At various points of time during the height of the pandemic there were requirements for certain forms of paid leave for employees, but in general, all of those requirements expired. There are some states which may, particularly through state OSHA, have some paid leave directives, but in Iowa, there is no secondary paid leave requirement for COVID, quarantine, or infection. Employees typically can be directed to use their PTO or sick banks in order to be paid for the required time away from work. Employers can continue to have specialized time-off banks, but it is not required in Iowa.
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