DOL Updates Q&A Section Concerning Paid Leave Provisions

By: Marcia L. DePaula, Allison B. Williams

Published: March 30, 2020

Updated March 29, 2020

The Department of Labor once again updated its Q&A section concerning the implementation of the paid leave provisions of the Families First Coronavirus Relief Act. The updated Q&A can be found here: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/pandemic/ffcra-questions.

In a nutshell, the updated Q&As:

In addition to the Q&A’s, the Department of Labor posted on its website model “notice” posters for employers to hang in their workplaces or publish on their websites for their employees to see.

The posters can be found here:

English Version: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/WHD/posters/FFCRA_Poster_WH1422_N…

Spanish Version: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/WHD/Pandemic/1422-spanish.pdf.

The Department of Labor also posted a link to a Field Assistance Bulletin, found here: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/field-assistance-bulletins/2020-1 which provides that it will not bring any enforcement actions against employers for violations of the FFCRA occurring between March 18 and April 17, 2020 provided the employer has made a “reasonable, good faith” effort to comply with the Act.

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