States are starting to reopen, but employees worried about contracting COVID-19 at their jobs face losing their benefits if they do not return to work.
However those who do not return to work can only continue to get unemployment benefits if they are ill with COVID-19 or taking care of a family member who is infected.
"Even if they have a decent legal claim, they probably don't have the resources or the time to challenge it. They are stuck." A man collects unemployment forms at a drive thru collection point in Hialeah, Florida. Some states that are reopening have warned employees that they'll lose unemployment benefits if they refuse to go back to work.
It also states employers may consider providing sick leave so that workers can stay home if they are sick and that"flexible leave policies help stop the spread of disease, including to healthy workers."
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