L&I answers questions about paid sick leave, COVID-19
L&I encourages employers to provide flexible paid sick-leave policies that are consistent with state and local public-health guidance and laws, and to make employees aware of those policies. The department has prepared this Q&A regarding paid sick leave and its applications to various scenarios, such as close of a business by public officials, if a child’s school or childcare center is closed, whether or not an employer can require an employee to leave if they believe the employee has been exposed to the virus, and more.