Ensure that your health plan covers affordable therapy treatment.
Encourage and model taking mental health days off from work to recover from stressful or traumatic life events.
Promote an active lifestyle, which has been shown to help cope with and reduce stress. Stress can exacerbate mental illness. If an individual is unable to cope with stress well, it can begin to manifest in physical reactions such as increased heart rate, headache, muscle tension, sleep problems and upset stomach.
Provide access to a sleep wellness program. If individuals aren’t getting enough sleep, they may have difficulty coping with stressors and regulating their emotions.
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) requires certain employers to provide employees with paid sick leave or expanded family and medical leave for specified reasons related to COVID-19. The Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division administers and enforces the new law’s paid leave requirements. These provisions will apply from the effective date through December 31, 2020.
Funding is from the federal government and distributed through state decision - see your state's UI laws for further detail.
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) makes substantial changes to sick and FMLA leave for businesses and employees in 2020. Both the CDC and OSHA recommend implementing flexible sick leave policies so that employees can stay home if they are sick or need to care for sick family members, drafting non-punitive “emergency sick leave” policies, and waiving requirements for doctor’s notes to validate illness.
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