FFCRA (Families First Coronavirus Response Act)
Additional Sick time (all employees)
Two weeks (up to 80 hours) of paid sick leave at the employee’s regular rate of pay (up to $411 per day or $5110 total) where the employee is unable to work because:
- The employee is quarantined (pursuant to Federal, State, or local government order or advice of a health care provider), and/or
- Experiencing COVID-19 symptoms and seeking a medical diagnosis.
Two weeks (up to 80 hours) of paid sick leave at two-thirds the employee’s regular rate of pay (up to $200 per day or $2000 total) because the employee is unable to work because of:
- a bona fide need to care for an individual subject to quarantine (pursuant to Federal, State, or local government order or advice of a health care provider), or
- To care for a child (under 18 years of age) whose school or child care provider is closed or unavailable for reasons related to COVID-19, and/or
- The employee is experiencing a substantially similar condition as specified by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Secretaries of the Treasury and Labor.
Additional Leave time: (employees employed for at least 30 days)
Employees employed for at least 30 days are eligible for up to an additional 10 weeks of paid expanded family and medical leave for reason described below.
- Employee is caring for a child whose school or place of care is closed (or child care provider is unavailable) for reasons related to COVID-19.
Employees taking leave are entitled to pay at 2/3 their regular rate or 2/3 the applicable minimum wage, whichever is higher, up to $200 per day and $12,000 in the aggregate (over a 12-week period, including first 2 weeks of paid sick time).
Families First Response Act: Questions and Answers
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/pandemic/ffcra-questions
Fact Sheet for Employers:
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/pandemic/ffcra-employer-paid-leave
Fact Sheet for Employees:
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/pandemic/ffcra-employee-paid-leave