COVID-19 HR Guidance to Managers and Employees

Hiring Guidelines

UIC COVID-19 Guiding Principles for Hiring (5/4/2020)
UIC HR and OAE Guidance Regarding Candidate Interviews (3/19/2020)
UIC HR Operations (3/18/2020)

Return to Work Resources

Resources for the safe resumption of operations in your departments

Communications

City of Chicago Emergency Travel Order and UIC employees (10/14/2020)
Chicago Campus Fall Safety Update (9/2/2020)
Return to Work Employee Notification (8/20/2020)
Employee COVID-19 safety training (7/8/2020)
Updated CDC guidance on accommodations for high-risk employees (7/1/2020)
Restore Illinois Phase 4 UIC Campus Operations (6/26/2020)
UIC Return to Work – Phase 3 Recovery – Information for Employees and Managers (5/26/2020)
Restore Illinois Phase 3 UIC Campus Operations (5/21/2020)

Planning and Guidance

Guidance and Workplace Expectations for Employees and Supervisors (5/26/2020)
Telecommuting Guidelines Update (5/21/2020)

FAQs

Q: My child’s school is giving me a choice between having my child attend in person or participate in a remote learning program for the fall. I signed up for the remote learning alternative because, for example, I worry that my child might contract COVID-19 and bring it home to the family. Since my child will be at home, may I take paid leave under the FFCRA in these circumstances? (added 08/27/2020) [Updated to reflect the Department’s revised regulations which are effective as of the date of publication in the Federal Register.]

A: No, you are not eligible to take paid leave under the FFCRA because your child’s school is not “closed” due to COVID–19 related reasons; it is open for your child to attend. FFCRA leave is not available to take care of a child whose school is open for in-person attendance. If your child is home not because his or her school is closed, but because you have chosen for the child to remain home, you are not entitled to FFCRA paid leave. However, if, because of COVID-19, your child is under a quarantine order or has been advised by a health care provider to self-isolate or self-quarantine, you may be eligible to take paid leave to care for him or her.

Q: My child’s school is operating on an alternate day (or other hybrid-attendance) basis. The school is open each day, but students alternate between days attending school in person and days participating in remote learning. They are permitted to attend school only on their allotted in-person attendance days. May I take paid leave under the FFCRA in these circumstances? (added 08/27/2020) [Updated to reflect the Department’s revised regulations which are effective as of the date of publication in the Federal Register.]

A: Yes, you are eligible to take paid leave under the FFCRA on days when your child is not permitted to attend school in person and must instead engage in remote learning, as long as you need the leave to actually care for your child during that time and only if no other suitable person is available to do so. For purposes of the FFCRA and its implementing regulations, the school is effectively “closed” to your child on days that he or she cannot attend in person. You may take paid leave under the FFCRA on each of your child’s remote-learning days.