This would likely include personal leave or paid time off, but not medical or sick leave if you are not ill. You may take paid sick leave or expanded family and medical leave to care for your child only when you need to, and actually are, caring for your child if you are unable to work or telework as a result of providing care. If the Department brings an enforcement action on your behalf, you are entitled to recover the full amount due under the FFCRA (see Question 7), which is the greater of your regular rate (see Question 8) or the applicable minimum wage (federal, state, or local) for each hour of uncompensated paid sick leave taken, in each case, subject to the applicable FFCRA maximums (see Question 7). You should contact your State workforce agency or State unemployment insurance office for specific questions about your eligibility. An employer may not require employer-provided paid leave to run concurrently withthat is, cover the same hours aspaid sick leave under the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act. If my employer closes my worksite on or after April 1, 2020 (the effective date of the FFCRA), but before I go out on leave, can I still get paid sick leave and/or expanded family and medical leave? If this is the case, you will be paid less than 100%. See Question 20 for more details. See FAQ 98 and 99. But only some Federal employees are eligible to take expanded family and medical leave under the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act. /*-->