Families First Coronavirus Repose Act (FFCRA) for Employer Paid Leave
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA or Act) requires certain employers to provide employees with paid sick leave or expanded family and medical leave for specified reasons related to COVID-19.
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:
- is subject to a Federal, State, or local quarantine or isolation order related to COVID-19;
- has been advised by a health care provider to self-quarantine related to COVID-19;
- is experiencing COVID-19 symptoms and is seeking a medical diagnosis;
- is caring for an individual subject to an order described in (1) or self-quarantine as described in (2);
- is caring for a child whose school or place of care is closed (or child care provider is unavailable) for reasons related to COVID-19; or
- is experiencing any other substantially-similar condition specified by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Secretaries of Labor and Treasury.
Under the FFCRA, an employee qualifies for expanded family leave if the employee is caring for a child whose school or place of care is closed (or child care provider is unavailable) for reasons related to COVID-19.
We have put together a helpful video here explaining this new policy. WATCH HERE.
Key Takeaways
- 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 COVID-19-related reasons.
- An employee qualifies for paid sick time if unable to work (or telework) because they: are subject to a Federal, State, or local quarantine or isolation order; have been advised by a health care provider to self-quarantine; are experiencing COVID-19 symptoms and seeking a medical diagnosis; are caring for an individual subject to quarantine or self-quarantine; are caring for a child whose school or place of care is closed (or child care provider is unavailable) for reasons related to COVID-19; or are experiencing any other substantially similar condition specified by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
- Under the FFCRA, an employee qualifies for expanded family leave specifically when caring for a child whose school or place of care is closed (or child care provider is unavailable) for reasons related to COVID-19.
- A helpful explainer video is provided: https://youtu.be/Pu0z2hkSCp0.
- Metadata: Blog headline 'Families First Coronavirus Repose Act (FFCRA) for Employer Paid Leave', published 2020-04-16 by The Difference Card (publisher/author).
