Administrative leave during a medical pandemic and medical state of emergency

(a) Whenever the Territory of the Virgin Islands is facing a medical pandemic, a territorial state of emergency, an endemic, a federal public health emergency, or a medical state of emergency is declared by the Governor of the Virgin Islands, all personnel of the Government of the Virgin Islands, including personnel of authorities, independent boards, agencies, and other instrumentalities of the Government of the Virgin Islands, who are first responders or medical personnel, inclusive of support staff, or essential employees of the Department of Labor, Department of Finance, and the Bureau of Internal Revenue, in addition to any accrued leave, are entitled to administrative leave with pay for up to eighty hours if they are unable to work in their respective areas or from home due to:(1) showing symptoms and requiring diagnosis;(2) being quarantined by the Government of the Virgin Islands or a healthcare provider;(3) experiencing conditions substantially similar to the immediate medical pandemic territorial state of emergency, endemic, federal public health emergency, or medical state of emergency;(4) experiences acute health issues or discomfort that appears to be linked to the time spent in employees’ place of employment, but no specific illness or cause can be determined; or(5) has any exacerbation of a confirmed pre-existing condition.

(1) showing symptoms and requiring diagnosis;

(2) being quarantined by the Government of the Virgin Islands or a healthcare provider;

(3) experiencing conditions substantially similar to the immediate medical pandemic territorial state of emergency, endemic, federal public health emergency, or medical state of emergency;

(4) experiences acute health issues or discomfort that appears to be linked to the time spent in employees’ place of employment, but no specific illness or cause can be determined; or

(5) has any exacerbation of a confirmed pre-existing condition.

(b) The section applies only during the medical pandemic endemic, federal public health emergency, or territorial state of emergency.