; or (ii) if the covered individual did not work over such 6-month period, the reasonable expectation of the covered individual at the time of hiring or engagement of the average number of hours per 14-day period that the covered individual would regularly be scheduled to work. (4) Guidelines Not later than 5 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall issue guidelines to assist employers in calculating the amount of additional paid sick time that a covered individual shall receive under this subsection. (5) Use of leave The additional sick time and accrued sick time described in this subsection shall be available for immediate use by the covered individual for the purposes described in any paragraph of subsection (b) beginning on the date a public health emergency is declared, regardless of how long the covered individual has been employed by or working for an employer. (6) Periods A covered individual may take the additional sick time on the schedule that meets the covered individual's needs, consistent with subsection (b), including taking the additional sick time intermittently or on a reduced leave schedule, and an employer may not require a covered individual to take the additional sick time in a single period or on any other schedule specified by the employer. (d) Emergency paid leave for public health emergency (1) In general Subject to section 401, during a public health emergency, an employer in the jurisdiction involved shall provide each covered individual of the employer in that jurisdiction with emergency paid leave, in addition to any amount of paid sick time accrued by the covered individual under subsection (a) (including paid leave referred to in subsection (a)(5)) and in addition to additional paid sick time under subsection (c). (2) Amount of paid leave In receiving emergency paid leave under paragraph (1), the covered individual shall receive 12 weeks of such paid leave. (3) Amount of benefit In receiving emergency paid leave under paragraph (1), the covered