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Who Qualifies for Paid Leave Under the New Coronavirus Law?

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Who qualifies for paid leave under the new coronavirus law? How to determine employee eligibility for paid sick leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. The emergency paid leave program established by the FFCRA helps employees who don’t have paid leave benefits through their employer.

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Year-In-Review: ERIC Defeats Redundant New Jersey Emergency Paid Sick Leave Proposal

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ERIC fought back against SB 3827 , convincing state lawmakers that the paid leave measure proposed by the bill was costly, duplicative, and unnecessary. The post Year-In-Review: ERIC Defeats Redundant New Jersey Emergency Paid Sick Leave Proposal appeared first on The ERISA Industry Committee.

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The Juggling Act of the COVID Circus

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Emergency Family and Medical Leave for Virtual School. The FCCRA provides emergency paid leave entitlements in response to COVID-19. FAMILIES FIRST CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE ACT, PL 116-127, March 18, 2020, 134 Stat 178. Fact Sheet # 28H, 12-Month period under the Family and Medical Leave Act. Emergency Paid Sick Leave.

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The future of FMLA points to paid leave

Business Management Daily

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need to keep sick workers out of the workplace. In passing the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), Congress authorized limited paid leave for the rest of 2020. In all likelihood, some form of paid FMLA leave will survive the pandemic. FMLA basics.

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The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA): What you need to know

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which was passed by Congress and signed by the President on March 18, 2020 – went into effect on April 1, 2020, and sunsets on December 31, 2020. Federally mandated paid sick leave. And note that this paid sick leave can be applied to the 10-day elimination period for emergency FMLA leave.

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Helping Employees During Coronavirus/COVID-19 Pandemic

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Paid Leave. The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) mandates certain employers provide up to two weeks of paid sick leave related to COVID-19. Coronavirus 2020: Effectively Working from Home. Coronavirus and Financial Stress March 2020. Coronavirus/COVID-19: Where to Get Help.

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New FAQs from the DOL shed more light on paid leave

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First order of business: The DOL and the IRS have set the effective date of the Families First Act as April 1, 2020, even though 15 days from the date of enactment is April 2. And, according to the DOL’s FAQs , the circumstances under which employees qualify for emergency paid sick leave or paid FMLA leave are more limited than meets the eye.