The U.S. Department of Labor Has Released New Guidance on Circumstances in Which a Working Parent May or May Not Be Entitled to FFCRA “Childcare” Paid Leave Entitlements
September 3, 2020 - Recently the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued three new Frequently Asked Questions (“FAQs”) addressing circumstances under which a working parent may or may not be entitled to paid leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”). Under the new FAQs, most notably, where a working parent is given the choice between in-school instruction and remote learning for their child and elects remote learning, the parent is ineligible for FFCRA “childcare” paid leave because the child's place of learning is considered “open” regardless of whether the working parent chose in-school or remote learning. As schools begin to reopen, working parents must now choose between in-school and remote learning and deal with the consequences of their election under the new FAQs.
This client alert discusses the impact of the new FAQs in detail.
PDF of the Client Alert: The U.S. Department of Labor Has Released New Guidance on Circumstances in Which a Working Parent May or May Not Be Entitled to FFCRA “Childcare” Paid Leave Entitlements.
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