An employee is entitled to 2/3 of his/her wages/salary where, as a result of COVID-19: (1) the employee is caring for an individual subject or advised to quarantine or isolation; (2) the employee is caring for a son or daughter whose school or place of care is closed, or childcare provider is unavailable; or (3) the employee is experiencing substantially similar conditions as specified by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

A local government, may, however, seek to verify the need for leave for childcare purposes by calling the childcare center or provider and/or substantiating the ages of the children for which an employee is providing care.