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Asked in Marshfield, MA Mar. 17, 2020 ,  2 answers Visitors: 7
Can my employer require me to use my own PTO after a forced quarantine for Covid 19?

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Anonymous
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Posted on / Mar. 17, 2020 22:02:08

Agree. There is no law on this yet. If they could do it for a health reason before, they can do it now. The state and federal governments need to address a whole lot of issues about people's income and bills, but we have to be patient for those solutions. They are swamped hourly.

Anonymous
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Posted on / Mar. 17, 2020 20:20:52

Yes this is legal. Although as we move forward with this crisis issues like this may be addressed by further legislation. Keep in mind COVID19 is an unprecedented public health emergency and the law will be playing catchup on it for awhile.

LEGALLY, your employer is not required to pay you at all unless you are at work performing work. Since this would technically be "sick leave" how and when your employer can require PTO depends on their policies and how they interact with sick leave policies at your job. Generally, since PTO isn't required at all by law, an employer can place restrictions on its use such as requiring ALL time out of work to use PTO as long as it's available. If this is part of how they meet their "sick leave" policies, this would be covered and they can require you to use it. An employer can also legally prohibit you from working in these circumstances.

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