More FFCRA Questions Answered
DOL Releases Additional Q&A for Families First Coronavirus Response Act, Effective April 1, 2020
MSK Client Alert
March 30, 2020
On March 27, 2020 the U.S. Department of Labor (”DOL”) published a second series of “Questions and Answers” related to the FFCRA, supplementing the DOL’s initial March 24, 2020 set of Questions and Answers issued on March 24, 2020. Here are the top six takeaways in the latest Questions and Answers:
1. Furlough = No Paid Leave. If an employer furloughs an employee because it does not have enough work or business for him/her, he/she is not entitled to then take paid sick leave or expanded family and medical leave. (Question #26)