Notice to Contributing Employers Regarding COVID-19 Related Leaves

March 1, 2021

As you may have heard, the federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) expired on December 31, 2020. Under this law, employers with fewer than 500 employees:

1. Were required (among other things) to provide employees with up to 80 hours of paid sick time (subject to certain wage caps) for various COVID-19 related reasons, including if they were required to isolate or quarantine due to COVID-19 infection or exposure[1]; and
2. Were reimbursed by the federal government for these paid leave benefits (through tax credits).

Under the recent stimulus package passed by the federal government, employers may choose to continue to provide FFCRA leave benefits to employees and seek reimbursement in the form of tax credits from the federal government, for leaves taken through March 31, 2021. Given the availability of reimbursement, employers may elect to continue to provide these benefits for eligible employees (who have not previously exhausted these benefits) through March 31, 2021.  

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[1] Information regarding FFCRA leave is available at: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/pandemic/ffcra-employee-paid-leave.