COVID-19: Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA)
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- COVID-19 and the Workplace
- Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Employee Paid Leave Rights
- Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Employer Expanded Family and Medical Leave Requirements
- Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Questions and Answers
- COVID-19 or Other Public Health Emergencies and the Family and Medical Leave Act Questions and Answers
- COVID-19 or Other Public Health Emergencies and the Fair Labor Standards Act Questions and Answers
- Workplace Posters:
- Employee Rights: Paid Sick Leave and Expanded Family and Medical Leave under The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA)Â (download in pdf format)
- Federal Employee Rights: Paid Sick Leave and Expanded Family and Medical Leave under The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA)Â (download in pdf format)
- Families First Coronavirus Response Act Notice – Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ about posting the notices)
- All workplace posters
IRS
News and Articles
- New Federal Infrastructure Legislation Eliminates Employee Retention Credit (by GLGA member Husch Blackwell, 11/15/21)
- FAQs About Paid Leave Under the American Rescue Plan Act (by GLGA member Husch Blackwell, 05/07/21)
- Let Us Help You Understand What Is Happening With Families First (by GLGA member CliftonLarsonAllen, 04/27/21)
- Funny You Should Ask: FAQs Regarding Paid Leave Under the American Rescue Plan Act (by GLGA member Husch Blackwell, 04/08/21)
- The New FFCRA Under the American Rescue Plan Act (by GLGA member Husch Blackwell, 03/11/21)
- Whiplash: Is a New FFCRA on the Horizon? (by GLGA member Husch Blackwell, 01/27/21)
- Five Steps for Handling FFCRA Expiration (by MRA, 01/21)
- New COVID-19 Stimulus Package Becomes Law: FFCRA Considerations for Employers (by the National Law Review, 12/29/20)
- FFCRA Leave Ends This Month, but Tax Credits Continue for Leave Voluntarily Extended to Employees (by Littler Mendelson, 12/22/20)
- Coronavirus Relief Bill Extends FFCRA Tax Credits to March 2021 (by HR Dive, 12/22/20)
- How to Handle FFCRA Tax Credits as Expiration Approaches (by MRA, 12/16/20)
- Amendments to FFCRA Regulations Effective September 16, 2020 (by GLGA member Husch Blackwell, 09/16/20))
- School is Back in Session! Or is It? An Employer’s Back-to-School Guide to Answer Your FFCRA Child Care Leave Questions (by FMLA Insights.com, 08/20/20)
- IRS Issues Guidance on Recapturing Excess Employment Tax Credits (by CPA Practice Advisor, 07/27/20)
- DOL Issues Return-to-Work Guidance Under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (by JD Supra, 07/22/20)
Resource Pages
- Dedicated COVID-19 Resource Page from our HR partner MRA
- Comprehensive And Updated FAQs For Employers on the COVID-19 Coronavirus (by Fisher Phillips)
FAQs
- Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) Q&A for Employers Resource Guide (by our HR partner MRA; 03/29/20; pdf download)
- The Families First Coronavirus Response Act FAQs: The FMLA Amendments and Paid Sick Leave Requirements of the New Law (by GLGA member Ogletree Deakins; 03/24/20)
Emergency Paid Sick Leave – Forms and Samples
- HR Checklist – Families First Coronavirus Response Act (by our HR partner MRA; download in Word format)
- Sample – Memo to Employees about Emergency Paid Sick Leave (by our HR partner MRA; download in Word format)
- Sample – Request Form for Emergency Paid Sick Leave (by GLGA member Lindner & Marsack; download in Word format)