Archive for FFCRA

Governor Newsom Expands COVID-19 Leave Entitlements for Many California Workers

On September 9, 2020, Governor Newsom signed AB 1867 into law, which, in part, supplements the federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) enacted earlier this year.  (For background on the FFCRA, see our previous blog posts here, here, and here).  Specifically, AB 1867 creates Supplemental Paid Sick…

The DOL Announces New Guidance on COVID-19 Federal Paid Leave Laws

On April 20, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced that it was ending its temporary period of non-enforcement of the paid leave protections established by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) and issued additional guidance regarding the operation of the paid leave provisions of the…

U.S. Department of Labor Issues Guidance on the FFCRA

As we discussed in a previous blog post which you can find here, the federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) created two new paid leave entitlements employees working in companies with fewer than 500 employees.  We are referring to these new entitlements as Emergency FMLA Leave and…

The “Families First Coronavirus Response Act” Creates Two New Kinds of Paid Leave

On March 18, 2020, President Trump signed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act  (“FFCRA”) into law.  This post is focused on two provisions that will be of particular importance to employers. EMERGENCY EXPANSION OF THE FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT Under a portion of the FFCRA called The…