In March 2020, Congress passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act of 2020 (FFCRA), which mandated that employers with fewer than 500 employees provide paid sick and FMLA leave to eligible employees for specified...more
Late yesterday, the Department of Labor (DOL) published regulatory guidance relating to employee paid leave entitlements under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). The guidance predominantly further responds...more
9/14/2020
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The Department of Labor (DOL) continues to provide guidance concerning an employer’s obligations under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the Act). Key issues have now been addressed, significantly including the...more
As you may know by now, the newly enacted Families First Coronavirus Response Act provides that employers may exclude health care providers and emergency responders from taking newly provided paid sick leave or expanded FMLA...more
Late yesterday (March 24, 2020), the Department of Labor issued the first of its anticipated guidance concerning the paid leave obligations in the newly enacted Families First Coronavirus Response Act. While the guidance...more
The newly enacted Families First Coronavirus Response Act fundamentally amends the Family and Medical Leave Act and also enacts the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act. The basic result of these two new laws is to provide employees...more
3/21/2020
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In an attempt to address the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the nation’s workforce, the US House of Representatives passed legislation over the weekend addressing the COVID-19 pandemic. This legislation, which the Senate...more
After passing the Families First Coronavirus Response Act early Saturday morning, the House of Representatives sent the bill to the House Clerk for “technical corrections.” The stated purpose was to permit the clerk to...more