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A closer look at the Families First Cornoavirus Response Act

Business Management Daily

6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act very soon. Stay tuned: The Families First Coronavirus Response Act is intended to be the first tranche of relief to help employees and employers deal with the work-related impacts of the coronavirus outbreak and the COVID-19 illness the virus causes.

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Update: What you need to know about pandemic leave policies in 2021

Business Management Daily

Pandemic leave policies are a hot topic in 2021 after many of the Families First Coronavirus Relief Act’s (FFCRA) federal mandatory provisions expired at the end of 2020. The FFCRA – the first comprehensive federal paid leave law – set the floor for COVID-19 leave. Current federal law on pandemic leave.

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DOL Moves Forward with FFCRA Revisions Due to New York Court’s Ruling

AssuredPartners

Department of Labor (DOL) has indeed decided to move forward with issuing revised regulations under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) after a New York federal district court struck down several of the previous provisions of the DOL’s final rule governing emergency family leave and paid sick leave last month.

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COVID-19 pandemic: How to prepare your business

Insperity

Adapt your sick leave and other attendance policies. If someone is sick, encourage them to stay home. This choice is as much about encouraging people to play it safe when sick by staying home as it is about being supportive of the local medical community. Involve your employees in developing and updating your plan.

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Accommodate or Terminate? Firing on ADA legal considerations

Business Management Daily

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) sets numerous traps. Choosing to eliminate a disabled employee before others during a reorganization because she’s often absent for medical appointments is not. ADA disability leave. In fact, she’s still hospitalized and takes 12 weeks of unpaid FMLA leave for a serious health condition.

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FFCRA leave run out? Workers may be entitled to more anyway

Business Management Daily

The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) requires paid leave for most employees impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Quarantine, testing, treatment, caring for family are all covered. That time would be paid under the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act (EPSLA). FFCRA basics.

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FMLA leave is complicated by sunsetting COVID relief act

Business Management Daily

The Families First Coronavirus Response Act’s (FFCRA) pending sunset creates challenges for employers and employees seeking FMLA leave for COVID related reasons. The FFCRA expanded Family and Medical Leave Act ( FMLA ) rights and funded paid leave for many pandemic-related reasons.