If an employee becomes ill during a period of time when they have been directed not to report to work must the employer continue to provide salary and benefits?
If an employee is not available to report to work the employee is placed on leave. The employee will continue to receive their salary and benefits as long as they have leave to cover their absence. If an employee is eligible for leave under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act they will receive health benefits for the duration of their covered absence even if they have exhausted their leave, providing they are otherwise eligible for health benefits and pay their portion of the premium. Employees who are excluded from coverage under the Family and Medical Leave Act, such as policy-level exempt and partially-exempt employees, will receive health benefits for the first twelve (12) weeks of leave providing the employee has been employed by the State for a 12-month period and worked 1,250 hours during the previous 12-month period and is otherwise eligible for health insurance.
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