FALL 2020 RETURN TO WORK - HUMAN RESOURCES PLANNING The Reopening Plan Faculty and Staff Travel Registry Policy Faculty and Staff Coronavirus Travel Registry FAMILIES FIRST CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE ACT (FFCRA), EXPANDED FMLA and EMERGENCY PAID SICK LEAVE The Family First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) is a temporary emergency benefit comprised of two components: the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act (EPSLA) and the Emergency Family Medical Leave Act (E-FMLA) and is specific to circumstances that arise from COVID-19. This Act expires December 31, 2020. FFCRA Request for Leave of Absence Forms: Care for self due to quarantine, illness or symptoms Care for loved one in case of coronavirus quarantine, illness, or symptoms Care for child(ren) whose school or child care is closed due to COVID-19 related reasons Procedure for school closures and lack of childcare: i. Employee submits request to Supervisor to work remotely (fully or intermittent) ii. Email request should include name of child(ren) and name of school, current school reopening plan*, and iii. Representation that no other suitable person is available to provide care iv. If the supervisor approves the request, no further action is required. If other arrangements cannot be made, the supervisor should contact the Benefits Office at payroll@wpunj.edu * If school reopening plan changes, employees must submit revised plan Federal Poster regarding Employee Rights under the FFCRA New Jersey Department of Labor Poster regarding Employee Rights under the FFCRA (including compensation during FFCRA leaves) Frequently asked questions for State employees FFCRA FFCRA Guidelines for State employees COVID RELATED REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION Reasonable Accommodations: According to the Centers for Disease Control, individuals with certain conditions may have a higher risk for COVID-19 infection. Those conditions may include: Asthma -moderate-to-severe Being immunocompromised Chronic kidney disease being treated with dialysis Chronic lung disease Diabetes HIV Older adults (aged 65 years and older) Serious heart disease Severe obesity To request a COVID related Accommodation, please complete and return the COVID Accommodation Request Form Please submit the COVID Accommodation Request Form with supporting medical documentation to the Confidential Fax #: 973-720-3694. You may also email to the Confidential Email: Payroll@wpunj.edu. If emailing, please do not copy others in order to ensure medical information is kept private and confidential. RESOURCES RELATED TO FURLOUGH CWA and IFPTE Furlough Program - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) CWA Holiday Furlough Exemption and Paid Leave Bank (PLB) Information *NEW* Higher Education Managers and Confidential Assistants Self Directed Furlough FAQs IFPTE Local Agreement with William Paterson University Memorandum of Agreement between the State of New Jersey and Local No. 195 International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers, AFL-CIO (Operations, Maintenance and Service and Crafts Units) Memorandum of Agreement between the State of New Jersey and the Communication Workers of America (CWA), AFL-CIO Memorandum of Agreement between the State of New Jersey and the Council of New Jersey State Colleges Locals AFT/AFL-CIO RESOURCES RELATED TO PENSIONS AND HEALTH BENEFITS NJ Division of Pensions and Benefits RESOURCES RELATED TO UNEMPLOYMENT Division of Unemployment Insurance New Jersey Unemployment Insurance FAQs Guidance for Furloughed NJ State Workers Represented by CWA Filing for Unemployment Insurance Unemployment Fraud Reporting Contact Information Consumer Tips - Unemployment Benefits Fraud COPING WITH IMPACT RELATED TO COVID-19 https://www.theeap.com/higher-education-eap WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) INFORMATION https://www.wpunj.edu/covid19/index.html
