Effective Now: New legislation in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Last week the federal government released official details about the new Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) and a new required labor law poster.
The new act expands family and medical leave requirements for all public and private employers with up to 500 employees.
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Under the FFCRA, covered employers must provide:
- 2 weeks (up to 80 hours or a part-time employee’s 2-week equivalent) of paid sick leave dependent on qualifying reasons for leave related to COVID-19.
- Up to an additional 10 weeks of paid expanded family and medical leave for employees who are unable to work due to a bona fide need for leave to care for a child whose school or child care provider is closed or unavailable for reasons related to COVID-19.
