Subject: Latest Clarification on COVID Leave and Families First Corona Virus Relief Act (FFCRA)
Good Afternoon,
As you know, the FFCRA expires on December 31, 2020. We have been in discussion with Labor Relations at USPS HQ and here is the current position at the National level:
Any rural carrier who is no longer eligible for FFCRA Leave or has exhausted their FFCRA Leave, and is asked or required by USPS to quarantine due to COVID exposure will be compensated with Administrative Leave until cleared to return to work under the attached RTW Guidelines.
A regular rural carrier or PTF who is actually diagnosed with COVID-19, or showing symptoms, will have to use their own personal sick leave until their return to work under the attached RTW Guidelines. An RCA who is actually diagnosed with COVID-19, or showing symptoms, will have to use their own personal sick leave or the leave granted under the recently extended Paid Leave for RCAs MOU until their return to work under the attached RTW Guidelines.
These policies are subject to change as the pandemic situation evolves.
David L Heather, Director of Labor Relations- National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association
https://www.ruralinfo.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/COVID-19-Employee-RTW-9_30_2020.pdf