This is a template fact sheet on the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act and Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act provisions in the Families First Coronavirus Relief Act (as amended by the CARES Act), and as interpreted by the U.S. Department of Labor. The fact sheet includes: 

1. a one-page overview of the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act and Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act; 
2. an employee guidelines checklist for employees who need paid sick days or paid leave; and 
3. an employer guidelines checklist for providing employees with paid sick days and paid leave.  

We also encourage agencies and advocates to download the template here, brand for your organization, and edit as needed for your target audiences before disseminating. Thank you for helping to make sure everyone knows their rights to paid sick days and paid leave during the COVID-19 pandemic.