FFCRA – Page 2 – Coronavirus (COVID-19)

March 26, 2020 by Duane Morris

Department of Labor Issues Initial Guidance Regarding the Families First Coronavirus Response Act

On March 24, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) issued initial guidance on the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), which was signed into law on March 18, 2020. (For more information, see our prior Alert on the requirements of FFCRA.) The WHD’s guidance indicates that regulations are also forthcoming in April, but these regulations likely will not be issued before FFCRA takes effect.

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March 19, 2020September 1, 2020 by Duane Morris

Families First Coronavirus Response Act Expands Paid FMLA and Paid Sick Leave to Help Workers Affected by COVID-19 Pandemic

On March 18, 2020, Congress passed and President Trump signed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, which includes the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act and the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act. The new law provides dramatic new federal benefits to employees affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and becomes effective no later than April 2, 2020.

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