2023 Laws not yet authenticated through a Commencement Order

Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

3.   Entitlement

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    (1)   Subject to these Regulations, sickness benefit is payable to an insured person who is rendered temporarily incapable of work as a result of being infected or placed in quarantine or isolation for COVID-19, and for this purpose —

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      (a)     an insured person is treated as incapable of work for any day during which he or she is required to abstain from work for any day during which —

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        (i)     he or she is placed in isolation due to the fact that he or she is manifesting signs and symptoms of COVID-19 for a period not exceeding 14 days,

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        (ii)     he or she is placed in quarantine by reason of having been exposed to COVID-19 through direct or indirect contact for a period not exceeding 14 days,

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        (iii)     he or she is diagnosed with COVID-19;

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      (b)     one day in each week as may be determined by the Director in any particular case or class of cases is not treated as a day of incapacity for work and must be disregarded in computing any period of consecutive days.

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    (2)   An insured person who receives full pay from his or her employer during a period of incapacity for work is not entitled to receive a sickness benefit.