What Employers Need to Know: Implementing New Paid Sick Leave & FMLA Requirements of the COVID-19 Response Act

Clear Law Institute

Left in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic are employers seeking guidance for understanding and implementing the paid leave requirements of the Families First Coronavirus Relief Act.

In this practical webinar, you will discuss what an employer’s new paid sick and expanded FMLA leave obligations are, as well as how to implement them. You will additionally explore an overview of available tax credits, the administrative requirements necessary for compliance, and when the small business exemption applies.

Upon course completion, you will be able to:

• Determine how much emergency paid sick leave must be provided to full-time and part-time employees
• Determine how much FMLA leave must be provided due to COVID-19
• Distinguish between the reasons an employee can and cannot use emergency paid sick leave
• Define the reasons why an employee can take expanded FMLA Leave
• Calculate how much an employer is required to pay employees for sick and FMLA leave
• Identify when an employee is eligible for paid leave under the act
• Comply with the administrative requirements of the COVID-19 Response Act
• Assess the tax credits offered to employers
• Answer frequently asked questions about the COVID-19 Response Act

Faculty:  Danielle G. Eanet, Shareholder, Head of the Labor and Employment Department, Eanet, PC

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