Pulaski County government employees can continue using paid COVID-19 leave through the end of March. The extension was approved by the county council and commissioners last week.
It expired December 31, under the original federal guidelines, but Sheriff Jeff Richwine recently told the commissioners that his department didn’t really need it until after that. “We really didn’t have anybody catch the virus back in ’20, but now I’ve had two catch in here in 2021,” Richwine said. “So they’re, right now, taking their PTO time for that.”
The council and commissioners agreed to make the extension retroactive to January 1, to make sure everyone is covered.
As for when Pulaski County employees may return to work after recovering from COVID-19, the county officials updated the policy to state that they will simply follow whatever the current CDC guidelines are.
