Q: Parttime respiratory therapist on Loa for childcare during COVID-19.
Parttime respiratory therapist for large hospital. Asked for LOA at end of March for childcare related. Hospital just now sent me one paper to sign this week stating I am Unwilling to work due to exposure to COVID-19 and do not have job protection. We do not put our child in daycare.
Grandma watches our 1 year old when I work, but with stay at home order she can not help. Not sure if I qualify for FMLA because I work less than 1250 hours/year. I do not qualify for the FFCRA due to my hospital is private and well over 500 employees. What are my options and rights?
A:
In today's panic-stricken world of constant changes affecting many millions of Floridians and at least one hundred million Americans my only advice is NOT to sign anything--unless it is the back of a stimulus check.
No one--lawyer or otherwise--can possibly know what the future will bring--tomorrow morning. And although it appears that your hospital employer is trying NOT to hurt you--why would they want to do that?--by giving yo a valid excuse to "quit" I am unable to tell you exactly what they are doing--or why.
I do know enough to tell you NOT to resign you job--because you cannot get unemployment benefits if you do.
So: Whenever in such serious doubt, I always advise my paying clients to do whatever is best for THEM.
Same advice here.
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