Families First Coronavirus Response Act
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) requires certain employers to provide employees with paid sick leave or expanded family and medical leave for specified reasons related to COVID-19. The Department of Labor’s (Department) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) administers and enforces the new law’s paid leave requirements. These provisions will apply from the effective date through December 31, 2020. Employer Responsibilities:FFCRA requires certain employers to provide their employees with paid sick leave or expanded family and medical leave for specified reasons related to COVID-19. To read find more from the U.S. Department of Labor click here.
Qualifying Reasons for Leave: Under the FFCRA, an employee qualifies for paid sick time if the employee is unable to work (or unable to telework) due to a need for leave because the employee:
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Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Employee Paid Leave Rights
Eligible Employees: All employees of covered employers are eligible for two weeks of paid sick time for specified reasons related to COVID-19. Employees employed for at least 30 days are eligible for up to an additional 10 weeks of paid family leave to care for a child under certain circumstances related to COVID-19.[2]
Enforcing Paid Leave Rights Under The Families First Coronavirus Response Act
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Under the EFMLEA, employees will receive at least 2/3 their regular compensation, but no more than $200 per day or $10,000 over the course of the entire EFMLEA paid leave period (10 weeks). The first two weeks (10 working days) of EFMLEA leave are unpaid, but employees have the option of using other forms of paid leave available to them, such as paid vacation days, personal days or the EPSLA.
Under the EPSLA, employees will receive at least their regular rate of pay, but no more than $511 per day or $5,110 over the course of the entire paid sick leave period (two weeks).
Forbes, by Tom Spiggle
Under the EFMLEA, employees will receive at least 2/3 their regular compensation, but no more than $200 per day or $10,000 over the course of the entire EFMLEA paid leave period (10 weeks). The first two weeks (10 working days) of EFMLEA leave are unpaid, but employees have the option of using other forms of paid leave available to them, such as paid vacation days, personal days or the EPSLA.
Under the EPSLA, employees will receive at least their regular rate of pay, but no more than $511 per day or $5,110 over the course of the entire paid sick leave period (two weeks).