; and (B) for a part-time or hourly employee, a specified amount of paid sick time equal to the number of hours that the employee was scheduled to work or, if not so scheduled, regularly works in a 14-day period. (3) Use of leave The additional sick time and accrued sick time described in this subsection shall be available for immediate use by the employee 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 employee has been employed by an employer. (4) Sequencing During the public health emergency, an employee may first use the additional sick time for those purposes. The employee may then use the accrued sick time during the public health emergency, or retain the accrued sick time for use after the public health emergency. An employer may not require an employee to use the accrued sick time, or any other paid leave provided by the employer to the employee, before using the additional sick time. (5) Periods An employee may take the additional sick time on the schedule that meets the employee'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 an employee to take the additional sick time in a single period or on any other schedule specified by the employer. (d) Scheduling An employee shall make a reasonable effort to schedule a period of accrued paid sick time under subsection (a) in a manner that does not unduly disrupt the operations of the employer. (e) Procedures (1) In general Paid sick time shall be provided upon the oral or written request of an employee. Such request shall— (A) include the expected duration of the period of such time; (B) in a case in which the need for such period of time is foreseeable at least 7 days in advance of such period, be provided at least 7 days in advance of such period