Rights working parents have as they juggle the pandemic

What happens if your child gets COVID-19 and you can't work?

Families are struggling as we get ready to go back to school.

THESE ARE QUESTIONS FAMILIESARE STRUGGLING WITH AS WE GETREADY TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL.CHRIS CONTE TAKES A CLOSER LOOKAT PARENT'S RIGHTS ..WHEN IT COMES TO YOUR JOB ANDFAMILYWORKERS RIGHTS-PKG PACKAGE: THECONSTANT BACK AND FORTH OF ASUMMER CONSUMED WITH COVID HASLEFT ACACIA CLARK AND HER THREEBOYS STUCK IN A STATE OFUNCERTAINTY.SOT I MADE A DECISION EARLY ONTO KEEP WORKING AND IT'S BEENMOSTLY LEAVING THEM TO THEIROWN DEVICES.THIS REALTOR AND HER HUSBANDARE BOTH STILL WORKING.BUT JUGGLING HER BUSINESS ANDTHE KIDS ...HAS PROVEN NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE.SOT MY FOCUS FOR MY WORK HASBEEN ABYSMAL, I'LL GET IN A FEWMINUTES HERE OR THERE BUT IT'SBEEN VERY STRESSFUL.ACACIA AND OTHER PARENTS ACROSSTHE COUNTRY ARE STUCK.WONDERING WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN IFTHEIR KIDS CATCH COVID AND THEYCAN'T WORK.CHRIS FEUDO IS AN EMPLOYMENTATTORNEY.SOT PEOPLE RECOGNIZE THAT THEREHAS TO, BE A SOLUTION, IF KIDSCAN'T GO BACK TO SCHOOL PARENTSCAN'T GO BACK TO WORK FULLTIME.IN MARCH, CONGRESS PASSED THEFAMILIES FIRST CORONAVIRUSRESPONSE ACT.IT GIVES PARENTS TWO WEEKS OFPAID SICK LEAVE IF YOU FINDYOURSELF HAVING TO QUARANTINE.PARENTS ALSO GET TWO WEEKS OFPAID SICK LEAVE AT TWO-THIRDSYOUR REGULAR SALARY IF YOURCHILD'S SCHOOL OR DAYCARE SHUTSDOWN BECAUSE OF COVID.AND IT GUARANTEES 10 WEEKS OFLEAVE AT TWO-THIRDS YOUR SALARYIF YOU NEED TO TAKE CARE OF ASICK CHILD.BUT, THOSE BENEFITS WILL RUNOUT ON DECEMBER 31ST.STANDUP ANOTHER BIG PROBLEMFACING PARENTS RIGHT NOW, MANYHAVE ALREADY USED ALL OF THEIRCOVERED LEAVE.SO IF YOU DO HAVE TO ASK YOURBOSS FOR MORE FLEXIBILITY TOTAKE CARE OF YOUR KIDS, THEBEST ADVICE, HAVE A PLAN.SOT - COME UP WITH YOUR PLANAND SAY THIS IS THE MOST I CANDO FOR MY EMPLOYER, OR THIS ISHOW I CAN DO EVERYTHING WHILESTILL BEING THERE FOR MY FAMILY(NATS OF KIDS PLAYING) SOT IT'SMORE THAN BEING STUCK BETWEEN AROCK AND A HARD PLACE, IT'SAND WITH A NEW SCHOOL YEAR ONTHE HORIZON ...ACACIA CLARK AND PARENTSEVERYWHERE ARE TRYING TO MANAGEWHATEVER THEPANDEMIC THROWS THEIR WAY.I'M CHRIS CONTE REPORTINGIT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW THATUNDER THE 'FAMILIES FIRST'CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE ACT -- ITIS ILLEGAL TO FIRE SOMEONEBECAUSE THEY NEED TO TAKE CAREOF THEIR FAMILY DUE TO COVID.ON OUR WEBSITE RIGHT NOW ..WE HAVE MORE TIPS ON HOW TOHAVE SOME OF THOSE DIFFICULTCONVERSATIONS WITH YOUR BOSS,IF YOUR FAMILY GETS SICK.JUST LOOK FOR THIS STORY IN THEREBOUND SECTION OF OUR WEBSITEKTNV DOT-COM.TIME NOW IS X:XX ---