Help Aid and Benefits for Workers Impacted by Coronavirus COVID-19
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| Program | Why | What | Benefits | More Information | How to File |
| Disability Insurance | If you’re unable to work due to medical quarantine or illness related to COVID-19 (certified by a medical professional) | Short-term benefit payments to eligible workers who have a full or partial loss of wages due to a non-work-related illness, injury, or pregnancy. | Approximately 60-70 percent of wages (depending on income); ranges from $50-$1,300 a week for up to 52 weeks. | Learn more about your eligibility for Disability Insurance | File a Disability Insurance claim |
| Paid Family Leave | If you’re unable to work because you are caring for an ill or quarantined family member with COVID-19 (certified by a medical professional) | Up to six weeks of benefit payments to eligible workers who have a full or partial loss of wages because they need time off work to care for a seriously ill family member. | Approximately 60-70 percent of wages (depending on income); ranges from $50-$1,300 a week for up to 6 weeks. | Learn more about your eligibility for Paid Family Leave | File a Paid Family Leave claim |
| Unemployment Insurance (and any extended UI benefits programs) | If you have lost your job or have had your hours reduced for reasons related to COVID-19 | Partial wage replacement benefit payments to workers who lose their job or have their hours reduced, through no fault of their own. | Range from $40-$450 per week for up to 26 weeks (plus additional weeks under extended UI benefits programs). | Learn more about your eligibility for Unemployment Insurance | File an Unemployment Insurance claim |
| Pandemic Unemployment Assistance | If you have lost your job or business or have had your hours or services reduced for reasons related to COVID-19 | Partial wage replacement benefit payments for business owners, self-employed, independent contractors, those who have limited work history, those who have collected all UI benefits for which they are eligible, and others not eligible for regular UI benefits who are unemployed, partially unemployed, unable to work or unavailable to work as a direct result of COVID-19. | Range from $167-$450 per week for up to 39 weeks. | Learn more about your eligibility for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance | File a Pandemic Unemployment Assistance claim |
| California Paid Sick Leave | If you or a family member are sick or for preventive care, including when civil authorities recommend quarantine, isolation, or stay-at-home | The leave you have accumulated or your employer has provided to you under the Paid Sick Leave law. This may be 1 hour accrued for every 30 hours worked or 3 days/24 hours provided per year; employer may cap accrual at 48 hours and use at 3 days or 24 hours, whichever is greater, within a 12 month period. | Paid to you at your regular rate of pay or an average based on the past 90 days. | Learn more about your eligibility for Paid Sick Leave | If accrued sick leave is denied, file a Wage claim |
| California COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave | If you are (1) subject to a governmental quarantine or isolation order related to COVID-19, (2) advised by a health care provider to self-quarantine or self-isolate due to COVID-19 concerns, or (3) are prohibited from working by the Worker’s Hiring Entity due to COVID-19-related health concerns. | Up to 80 hours of supplemental paid sick leave for workers who work for hiring entities with 500 or more employees in the United States and healthcare employees and first responders employed by employers with less than 500 employees, if their employers opted out of coverage under federal law | Paid to you at your regular rate of pay, the state minimum wage, or the local minimum wage, whichever is higher, and not to exceed $511 per day and $5,110 in total. | Learn more about your eligibility for COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave | If COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave is denied, file a Wage claim. |
| Federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) Emergency Paid Sick Leave | If you are unable to work (or telework) because: (1) You are subject to a Federal, State, or local quarantine or isolation order related to COVID-19. (2) You have been advised by a health care provider to self-quarantine due to concerns related to COVID-19. (3) You are experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 and seeking a medical diagnosis. (4) You are caring for an individual who is subject to an order as described in subparagraph (1) or has been advised as described in paragraph (2). (5) You are caring for a child whose school or place of care has been closed, or whose child care provider is unavailable, for reasons related to COVID-19. (6) You are experiencing any other substantially similar condition specified by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. |
Up to 80 hours of paid sick leave for employees who work for public employers, or for private employers with fewer than 500 employees. (Some exceptions may apply, including small business exemption from providing paid leave for child care.) | For employee: Higher of regular rate or minimum wage rate, not to exceed $511 per day and $5,110 in total
For family care: 2/3 of regular rate, not to exceed $200 per day and $2,000 in total |
Learn more about your eligibility for FFCRA Emergency Paid Sick Leave | If paid sick leave is denied, you may file a FFCRA Emergency Paid Sick Leave claim |
| Federal Families First Coronavirus Reponse Act (FFCRA) Emergency Paid Family & Medical Leave | If you are unable to work (or telework) because you are caring for a child whose school or place of care has been closed, or whose child care provider is unavailable, for reasons related to COVID-19. | Up to an additional 10 weeks of paid leave for employees who work for public employers or private employers with fewer than 500 employees. (Small business exemption may apply) | 2/3 of regular rate, not to exceed $200 per day and $10,000 total | Learn more about your eligibility for FFCRA Emergency Paid Family & Medical Leave | If paid leave for child care is denied, you may file a FFCRA Emergency Paid Family & Medical Leave claim |
| Local Government Supplemental Paid Sick Leave for COVID-19 | If you live in the city of Los Angeles, unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County, San Francisco, or San Jose, you may be eligible for supplemental paid sick leave for COVID-19-related reasons if you are not covered by the FFCRA. | Up to 80 hours of supplemental paid sick leave for covered employees. | Varies by locality. | Varies by locality. | |
| Workers’ Compensation | If you reported to your employer’s worksite between March 19 and July 5, 2020 and tested positive or were diagnosed with a COVID-19-related illness, you may be eligible for workers’ compensation benefits under the Executive Order issued by Governor Newsom on May 6. | Under the Executive Order you may receive temporary disability (TD) payments after exhausting specific federal or state COVID-19 paid sick leave benefits. You may be entitled to TD payments for up to 104 weeks. TD payments stop when either you return to work, your doctor releases you for work, or your doctor says your illness has improved as much as it’s going to. | TD generally pays two-thirds of the gross wages you lose while you are recovering from a work-related illness or injury, up to maximum weekly amount set by law. In addition, eligible employees are entitled to medical treatment and additional payments if a doctor determines you suffered a permanent disability because of the illness. | Learn more about your eligibility for Workers’ Compensation benefits | File a Workers’ Compensation claim |