Today Governor @henrymcmaster and Superintendent @Molly_Spearman announced that K-12 schools will remain closed for the rest of the school year.

What does this mean for working parents?

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#COVID19
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This news comes on the heels of Monday& #39;s announcement from the Gov. that reopened beaches + some retail stores.
That means some folks in SC will return to work earlier than expected.
2/ https://www.thestate.com/news/coronavirus/article242132891.html">https://www.thestate.com/news/coro...

This presents working parents with an impossible choice.

Stay home and care for their children.

OR

Work and provide for their children.
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There is a third option.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="➡️" title="Rightwards arrow" aria-label="Emoji: Rightwards arrow">Some workers are eligible to access paid leave through the Families First #Coronavirus Response Act.

(Some, not all)
Use the flowchart below to see if you qualify.

H/T to @NelpNews
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Unfortunately, many workers in South Carolina could be left out of the federal #COVID19 response. As many as 1.6 MILLION could be denied federal paid leave protections.
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You (probably):https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤯" title="Exploding head" aria-label="Emoji: Exploding head"> Woah.

Yeah, it& #39;s pretty shocking. Thankfully, there& #39;s something you can do!

Get ready for an #ActionAlert
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Use the link below and tell Congress to remember *all* workers in South Carolina! Ask your Senators to support the PAID Leave Act
https://p2a.co/jb52hqA 

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The PAID Leave Act would provide:

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https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🏥" title="Hospital" aria-label="Emoji: Hospital">12 weeks of emergency paid family & medical leave

AND it would permanently
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💊" title="Pill" aria-label="Emoji: Pill"> provide 7 (accrued) paid sick days

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💰" title="Money bag" aria-label="Emoji: Money bag"> enact a paid family & medical leave program

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That& #39;s all for now, y& #39;all.
We need you to #takeaction and tell Congress to provide #paidleave for workers!

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