New DOL regulations provide clearer picture of what’s expected under the FFCRA

On April 1, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor announced new action regarding how American workers and employers will benefit from the protections and relief offered by the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act and Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act, both part of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). In this latest video alert, McAfee & Taft employment lawyers Charlie Plumb, Kathy Neal and Jake Crawford focus on the latest information and guidance that these new regulations provide employers.

This video was recorded April 6, 2020.
NOTE: This alert is not eligible for continuing education credit (e.g. HRCI, SHRM or CLE).
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Related Links

• Final Rule: Paid Leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act
• Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Questions and Answers
• Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Employee Paid Leave Rights (PDF)
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• Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Employer Paid Leave Requirements (PDF)
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Additional Employer Resources

• VIDEO ALERT: “Lifelines for Business: Paycheck Protection and Economic Injury Disaster Loan Programs (released April 3, 2020)
• VIDEO ALERT: “A Closer Look: What’s inside the new relief programs for employers and employees (released March 31, 2020)
• VIDEO ALERT: “Impacts of COVID-related legislation on employer health plans” (released March 30, 2020)
• VIDEO ALERT: “Impacts of COVID-related legislation on employer retirement plans” (released March 30, 2020)
• VIDEO ALERT: “Practical workplace implications of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act” (released March 23, 2020)
• McAfee & Taft COVID-19 Resource Center
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