What Employers Need to Know About FFCRA Leave and Unemployment Benefits Heading Into 2021
On Sunday, December 27, 2020, President Trump signed the latest round of COVID-19 legislation touching employment issues—the approximately 5,500 page “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021.” The Act contains two key provisions that will impact employers in 2021: (1) the expiration of the requirement that employers must provide leave to its employees under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act; and (2) the expansion (for the second time) of unemployment benefits. The following alert briefly discusses both provisions.
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- Jeffrey P. Englander Partner & Chair Emeritus, Labor & Employment
- jenglander@morrisoncohen.com
- Keith A. Markel Partner & Chair, Labor & Employment; Co-Chair, Luxury Brands
- kmarkel@morrisoncohen.com
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