It can be confusing what employers do and don't have to do. Get your questions answered. Author: Tanya Rivera Updated: 7:07 PM EST December 10, 2020 GREENSBORO, N.C. — GREENSBORO, N.C. — If you get COVID-19 on the job, you could get workers' compensation. If your employer closes to clean the office, you might have to use your vacation or sick leave time. Gabe Snyder of Ward Black Law and Nicole Patino of Law Offices of Fred T. Hamlet answered questions about how you the ways you can and cannot get workers' comp and sick-leave on 2WTK. FFCRA The Families First Coronavirus Response Act or FFCRA requires only certain employers are required to provide employees with paid sick leave or expanded medical leave due to COVID-19.