{"id":2510,"date":"2020-03-31T11:22:14","date_gmt":"2020-03-31T18:22:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southernoregonbusiness.com\/?p=2510"},"modified":"2020-03-31T11:22:15","modified_gmt":"2020-03-31T18:22:15","slug":"u-s-department-of-labor-adds-to-guidance-for-workers-and-employers-explaining-paid-sick-leave-and-expanded-family-and-medical-leave-benefits-under-the-families-first-coronavirus-response-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southernoregonbusiness.com\/u-s-department-of-labor-adds-to-guidance-for-workers-and-employers-explaining-paid-sick-leave-and-expanded-family-and-medical-leave-benefits-under-the-families-first-coronavirus-response-act\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Department Of Labor Adds To Guidance For Workers And Employers Explaining Paid Sick Leave And Expanded Family And Medical Leave Benefits Under The Families First Coronavirus Response Act"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Effective Wednesday, April 1, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

WASHINGTON, DC<\/strong> \u2013 Today, the U.S. Department of Labor\u2019s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) published more guidance to provide information to employees and employers about how each will be able to take advantage of the protections and relief offered by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) when it goes into effect on April 1, 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The latest round of guidance includes\u00a0questions and answers\u00a0<\/a>addressing critical issues such as the definition of a \u201chealth care provider<\/strong>,\u201d\u00a0and the scope of the small business exemption for purposes of exclusion from the provisions of the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act and Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act, as well as\u00a0whether public sector employees may take paid family and medical leave. In addition, WHD posted its two recently released posters and fact sheets in Spanish on its\u00a0COVID-19 website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This guidance adds to a growing list of compliance assistance materials published by WHD, including the English-language versions of a Fact Sheet for Employees<\/a>, a Fact Sheet for Employers<\/a>, and two new required posters\u2014one for federal workers<\/a> and one for all other employees<\/a>, as well as Questions and Answers<\/a> about posting requirements, and a Field Assistance Bulletin<\/a> describing WHD\u2019s 30-day non-enforcement policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe response to the guidance we\u2019ve published so far has illustrated the critical need that workers and employers have for this important information,\u201d said Wage and Hour Division Administrator Cheryl Stanton. \u201cThis round includes some of the most common questions we are receiving and will help ensure that the American workforce has all the tools and information needed in these very trying times. We encourage everyone to check the Wage and Hour Division website<\/a> frequently, as we continue to add guidance to help everyone understand what they are entitled to as we prepare for these vital new benefits to go into effect on April 1, 2020.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FFCRA will help the United States combat and defeat COVID-19 by offering all American businesses with fewer than 500 employees tax credits to provide employees with paid leave, either for the employee\u2019s own health needs or to care for family members. The legislation will enable employers to keep their employees on their payrolls, while at the same time ensuring that employees are not forced to choose between their paychecks and the public health measures needed to combat the virus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WHD provides additional information on common issues employers and employees face when responding to COVID-19, and its effects on wages and hours worked under the Fair Labor Standards Act and job-protected leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act at https:\/\/www.dol.gov\/agencies\/whd\/pandemic<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information about the laws enforced by the WHD, call 866-4US-WAGE, or visit www.dol.gov\/agencies\/whd<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For further information about COVID-19, please visit the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services\u2019 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WHD\u2019s mission is to promote and achieve compliance with labor standards to protect and enhance the welfare of the nation\u2019s workforce. WHD enforces Federal minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping and child labor requirements of the FLSA. WHD also enforces the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act, the Employee Polygraph Protection Act, the FMLA, wage garnishment provisions of the Consumer Credit Protection Act, and a number of employment standards and worker protections as provided in several immigration related statutes. Additionally, WHD administers and enforces the prevailing wage requirements of the Davis Bacon Act and the Service Contract Act and other statutes applicable to federal contracts for construction and for the provision of goods and services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The mission of the Department of Labor is to foster, promote and develop the welfare of the wage earners, job seekers and retirees of the United States; improve working conditions; advance opportunities for profitable employment; and assure work-related benefits and rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Agency<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wage and Hour Division<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Date<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

March 28, 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Release Number<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

20-546-NAT<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contact:<\/strong> Department of Labor National Contact Center<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Email<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

DOL-Info@dol.gov<\/a>
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