DOL Issues Final Rule Implementing Employer Obligations Under New Family Leave Law
The U.S. Department of Labor on April 1 issued a new regulation, effective immediately, implementing the paid leave provisions of the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act and Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act, both part of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA).
FFCRA helps the U.S. combat the workplace effects of COVID-19 by reimbursing American private employers that have fewer than 500 employees with dollar-for-dollar tax credits for the cost of providing employees with two weeks paid sick leave for specified reasons related to COVID-19 and up to 10 weeks paid family medical leave to care for a child whose school or daycare is closed as a result of the pandemic.
The law enables employers to keep their workers on their payrolls, while at the same time ensuring that workers are not forced to choose between their paychecks and the public health measures needed to combat the virus. WHD administers the paid leave portions of the FFCRA.
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