The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), which provides expanded paid sick leave and expanded paid Family Leave, requires covered employers (most employers with less than 500 employees) to notify their employees of their rights under these expanded laws.
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL’s) Wage and Hour Division has published two workplace posters that employers can use to fulfill their obligations to provide employees with a notice of their rights under these two statutes. Below are the links to the two posters, one is for federal employers and one is non-federal.
Employers are required to hang the appropriate poster in a conspicuous place on its premises. Given that many employees are working from home now, employers can satisfy this requirement by posting the information on an employee information internal or external website or by e-mailing or direct mailing the notice to them.
Unlike other labor law notices, this does not require employers to post this notice in multiple languages, though the DOL is working on translating it to other languages. Employers are required to post the notice in all buildings where they have employees reporting to work.
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The FFCRA took effect on April 1, and its provisions will remain in effect through December 31, 2020. The Act temporarily expands the reasons for which employees may take leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and gives funds to covered businesses so they can provide employees with paid leave for an employee’s own health needs or to care for family members. Employers must provide two weeks (up to 80 hours) of paid sick leave at up to 100 percent of a full-time employee’s pay, depending upon the qualifying reason. A part-time employee is entitled to leave equivalent to his or her average number of hours they work in two weeks.
Under FFCRA, payroll tax credits are available to eligible employers providing emergency paid and sick leave to their employees affected by COVID-19. Speak with your Withum advisor for more information.
Author: Joan Kampo, MSM, SPHR, SHRM-SCP | [email protected]
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