"The court's order would seem to render employees who are furloughed for lack of work to be eligible for EPSL if they experience a qualifying reason for EPSL while out on furlough.... The SDNY court also struck down any requirement that the employer must agree to intermittent leave under EPSLA. Intermittent leave is only available for conditions that are unrelated to any possible transmission of the virus by the employee." [New York v. U.S. Dept. of Labor, No. 20-3020 (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 3, 2020)]  MORE >>