COVID-19: Important Labor & Employment Updates

Posted by jhellert on 03/24/2020 12:00 am  /   Phillips Lytle Monthly Updates

COVID-19: Important Labor & Employment Updates: New Federal and New York State Leave Laws and I-9 Compliance Relief

Phillips Lytle will continue to provide time-sensitive updates affecting your business as major changes continue to take place. Below are three areas that will impact the obligations of employers.
FEDERAL LEGISLATION IMPOSES TEMPORARY COVID-19 PAID SICK AND FAMILY LEAVE OBLIGATIONS ON EMPLOYERS WITH FEWER THAN 500 EMPLOYEES 

On March 18, 2020, President Trump signed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) into law. The FFCRA contains two laws especially relevant to employers: the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act (EPSLA) and the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act (EFMLEA). The laws impose new, temporary obligations on covered employers to provide paid sick and family leave related to COVID-19. Both laws take effect on April 2, 2020, and sunset on December 31, 2020.

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