COVID pay is still available for caregivers who miss work because of COVID-19 when telework isn’t an option. You may be eligible for up to four weeks of COVID pay for the following reasons:
- If you’re sick with COVID-19 or related symptoms
- If you’re caring for a family member with COVID-19
- If you have a reaction to a COVID-19 vaccination
- If your facility or department is closed and you can’t be redeployed
- Your child(ren)’s school or daycare closes and you don’t have other suitable childcare. This change was made because of continual caregiver feedback, and is a temporary measure until there are lower case counts in the community. It’s effective starting pay period 3, January 23, and can’t be paid retroactively. Manager approval is required.
To request COVID pay, caregivers will submit a COVID-19 Leave of Absence and COVID Pay Request form to Ask HR. Please request available PTO to avoid any gaps in pay; the Leave of Absence (LOA) team will submit corrections to replace PTO with COVID pay. COVID pay is provided up to a caregiver’s weekly budgeted hours, not necessarily the scheduled hours missed. Please allow up to five business days for processing and don’t submit duplicate requests. Caregivers and supervisors will receive notifications via email and Workday when COVID pay is processed. The LOA team will work with caregivers who may have used their four-week COVID pay balance already.
If you have an HR-related question about COVID pay, benefits, leave time, etc., please contact Ask HR: 801-442-7547 or askhr@imail.org. If you’re experiencing COVID-19 symptoms or have had an exposure, complete the online caregiver COVID-19 self-serve screening to begin the Employee Health priority process. You don’t need to contact Employee Health to complete the screening or arrange for testing.