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Client Alerts | 03.26.20

U.S. Dept. of Labor Issues Guidance on New Paid Leave Mandates under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act

The U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) has released new guidance to assist businesses and their employees in navigating the leave provisions of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the “Act”).  As set forth in our prior alert, the Act provides paid leave under two different laws (paid sick leave under the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act (“EPSLA”) and expanded family and medical leave under the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act (“EFMLEA”)) to employees who cannot work for various reasons related to COVID-19, also known as the Novel Coronavirus (“Coronavirus”).  The Act was passed by both houses of Congress on March 18, 2020, and signed into law by President Trump within hours of its passage.  

PDF of the Client Alert: U.S. Dept. of Labor Issues Guidance on New Paid Leave Mandates under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act

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