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Labor & Employment Alert: The Families First Coronavirus Response Act Is Now Law
By Stephen P. Bond on March 19, 2020
The bill passed by the House last weekend and then revised, has now been approved by the Senate and signed by the President. From an employer’s perspective, what does it mean for you?
First, note that whatever leave benefits you previously had in place, remain in place, including your normal compliance with FMLA requirements (i.e.¸ an individual may be entitled to exercise rights under the routine rules and procedures for FMLA you are accustomed to implementing; so, in focusing on the new benefits, do not lose track of the possibility that an individual may also have rights under “old” law).
This new law creates two new benefits, which per the law, are for 2020 only.
Click here to see details of these benefits.
First, note that whatever leave benefits you previously had in place, remain in place, including your normal compliance with FMLA requirements (i.e.¸ an individual may be entitled to exercise rights under the routine rules and procedures for FMLA you are accustomed to implementing; so, in focusing on the new benefits, do not lose track of the possibility that an individual may also have rights under “old” law).
This new law creates two new benefits, which per the law, are for 2020 only.
Click here to see details of these benefits.
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