Steve McCarty

COVID-19 – FFCRA – Employee Paid Sick Leave & Expanded FMLA

The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) requires certain employers to provide Paid Sick Leave and Expanded Family & Medical Leave to qualified employees effective April 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020.  I have attached a Department of Labor poster outlining the paid leave entitlements, eligible employees and qualifying reasons for leave related to COVID-19. …

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URGENT CARE VERSUS EMERGENCY ROOM CARE – WHAT’S THE BIG DEAL?

To most folks, urgent care and emergency care are used interchangeably.  However, in a true medical emergency, knowing which one to choose could be the difference between life and death.   Urgent Care is generally the same care that you would receive from your regular family or primary care physician in his/her office/clinic.  Typical symptoms …

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Do you know how FMC impacts our economy?

Freestone Medical Center Economic Impact Did you know that Freestone Medical Center employs approximately 128 people in the Freestone County area?  It’s true!  Between full-time, part-time and PRN staff, your hometown hospital is one of the largest employers in Fairfield and Freestone County!  That’s 128 people with children enrolled in our school system, spouses with …

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