On March 18, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) was signed into law to respond to the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Included in the legislation was a provision requiring employers (generally businesses with less than 500 employees with an exemption for public health employees) to provide Emergency Paid Sick Leave and Emergency Paid Medical Leave when employees met certain criteria. The paid leave would be funded by the federal government through payroll tax credits.
The effective date for the emergency paid leave provision was April 2, 2020 and the Department of Labor announced the regulations for implementation through a temporary rule issued April 1, 2020 that expires December 31, 2020.… Read More