Layoff, Termination, & Firing - FAQs:
- May employers change their paid sick leave policy if a number of employees are out and they cannot afford to pay them all?
- Will workers qualify for unemployment if an flu pandemic hits and their employer has to shut down operations?
- If an employer temporarily closes his or her place of business because of an flu pandemic and chooses to lay off some but not all employees, are there any federal laws that would govern this decision?
- During a pandemic, some employees may not be able to come to work because public transportation is not available. May an employer lay them off?
- Some employees may not be able to come to work because they have to take care of sick family members. May an employer lay them off?
- If a business is open during a pandemic, can the employer fire or layoff a worker who cannot come to work because of a state, federal or locally ordered quarantine in the town where she lives? (This worker is neither sick, nor caring for a sick family member.)
- May employers fire employees (in non-health care sectors) if they refuse to follow the company’s rules to control infection and increase hygienic practices during a pandemic?
- What notices must be given before an employee is terminated or laid off?
