Employers with fewer than 500 employees must immediately make available 80 hours of paid sick leave for full-time employees (or the equivalent of the average number of hours over two weeks for part time employees) if Employee is unable to work (or unable to telework) due to a need for leave because the employee:

1. is subject to a Federal, State, or local quarantine or isolation order related to COVID-19 (Michigan’s current Executive Order is not a quarantine or isolation);

2. has been advised by a health care provider to self-quarantine related to COVID-19;

3. is experiencing COVID-19 symptoms and is seeking a medical diagnosis;

4. is caring for an individual subject to an order described in (1) or self-quarantine as described in (2);

5. is caring for a child whose school or place of care is closed (or child care provider is unavailable) for reasons related to COVID-19; or

6. is experiencing any other substantially-similar condition specified by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Secretaries of Labor and Treasury.

Employers have 30 days to comply.

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Small businesses with fewer than 50 workers may opt out if the sick leave payments “would jeopardize the viability of the business as a going concern” (would be a hardship on the business).

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If we are your Payroll Provider, we will file this credit for you. We encourage you to keep good records as employees fall under these circumstances. Doctor notes are encouraged.

This credit is also available to Self-Employed Individuals. Currently, this credit is set to be filed with your 2020 tax return. So take advantage now; this may be able to lower your estimated payments - pay yourself instead of the IRS.