Paragraph A.1. is totally contradicted by A.3. and A.4. Paragraph 1 states that you will be pay protected for conditions that warrant officials telling you “personally” to quarantine. 3. and 4 are conditions that officials are saying you need to quarantine due to the covid-19 virus. But you aren’t pay protected for 3. or 4. Just given an emergency leave of absence. So if you don’t take the COLA and a family member tests positive for covid-19 you’ll go on emergency leave and you won’t get paid even though you have to self quarantine due to covid-19. Not a well written LOA and leaves people who don’t take the COLA susceptible to lower pay than those who choose not to work. Maybe that’s by design.