DOL Issues Workplace Posters on Employees' Right to Paid Coronavirus Leave
/Employers are required to post notices or e-mail them to current employees by April 1
On March 25, the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL's) Wage and Hour Division published workplace posters that small and midsize employers can use to fulfill their obligations to notify employees of their rights to expanded paid sick leave and expanded paid Family and Medical Leave Act leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA).
The FFCRA was signed into law on March 18, and its provisions will apply from April 1 through Dec. 31, 2020. The statute gives businesses in the U.S. with fewer than 500 full-time or part-time employees funds to provide employees with paid leave, either for the employee's own health needs or to care for family members. Employees must provide two weeks (up to 80 hours) of paid sick leave at 100 percent of a full-time employee's pay. A part-time employee is entitled to leave for his or her average number of work hours in a two-week period.
Eligible businesses can retain funds that they would otherwise pay to the IRS in payroll taxes, or file for a refund if what they're paying for COVID-19-required leave exceeds their payroll tax liability.
