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handle is hein.crs/goveiox0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Congressional ____ ~ Research Service Workplace Leave and Unemployment Insurance for Individuals Affected by Monkeypox August 23, 2022 This Insight discusses workplace leave that may be available to workers affected by the 2022 outbreak of the monkeypox virus, as well as unemployment insurance (UI) benefits. It also discusses leave and UI policy responses to COVID-19 that might inform the congressional response to monkeypox. Workplace Leave Some workers affected by monkeypox may seek workplace leave for their medical needs or to care for family members. Leave, even if unpaid, may be preferable to a complete separation from employment if it allows for continuation of health care benefits and facilitates the employee's return to work following recovery. Most federal civil service employees are entitled to paid sick and annual leave. In 2021, most private-sector workers had some access to employer-provided (or state-mandated) paid sick leave (77%) or paid vacation days (79%o) (federal law does not require private-sector employers to provide paid leave of any kind). Family and Medical Leave Act The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) entitles eligible workers to unpaid, job-protected leave for certain medical and family caregiving needs, with continued group health plan coverage; eligible employees may use up to 12 workweeks of leave in a 12-month period. FMLA coverage and eligibility are not universal. Governments are covered employers, but private-sector employers employing fewer than 50 workers are not. Employees must also meet tenure, hours-of-service, and work-site staffing requirements. FMLA leave may be claimed for some, but not all, monkeypox-related needs. FMLA leave for medical needs is generally limited to serious health conditions, which require inpatient care or continuing treatment by a health care provider. Continuing treatment generally describes several days of incapacitation and multiple in-person treatments by a health care provider (including examinations to seek a diagnosis). Hospitalization and, potentially, testing for monkeypox may be FMLA-qualifying needs. Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov IN11995 CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress

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