Federally Mandated Paid COVID-19 Leave Expired on Dec 31, 2020

Federally Mandated Paid COVID-19 Leave Expired on December 31, 2020 – Employers May Continue to Provide Leave Voluntarily and Receive Tax Reimbursement Through March 31, 2021 

As part of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) enacted in March 2020, the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act (EPSLA) and Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act (EFMLEA) required that employers with fewer than 500 employees provide employees with paid leave for certain COVID-19-related absences. The FFCRA also provided for employer tax credits for the employer’s cost of providing paid leave taken under those laws. Of note, both the EPSLA and EFMLEA were temporary measures that expired on December 31, 2020, and as a result, employees are no longer entitled to additional leave under those statutes.

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