What is Families First Coronavirus Response Act, how does it cover me?

The FFCRA allows for leave related to COVID-19, providing new regulations for the size of businesses and how much time employees may take.

How long is the FFCRA in effect?

The FFCRA runs through Dec. 31.

Who is eligible?

If a business has fewer than 500 employees then the employees are eligible. Federal government employees are not.

Small businesses with fewer than 50 employees may be exempt from some of the requirements if complying can jeopardize the business.

What do employees get?

Employees can get two weeks, up to 80 hours, of paid sick leave at their regular pay if an employee can’t work because they are quarantined or have COVID-19 symptoms and are trying to get diagnosed.

Employees can get two weeks, up to 80 hours, of paid sick leave at two-thirds their regular pay because they have to care for someone who is subject to quarantine or to care for a child whose school or child care is closed because of COVID-19.

If an employee has been on the job for at least 30 days, employers must provide up to an additional 10 weeks of paid expanded family and medical leave, paid at two-thirds the regular rate, if the employee can’t work due to having to provide care for a child whose school or child care provider is closed because of COVID-19.

For more on how the FFCRA covers workers, including part-time employees, click here.