What If FFCRA Expires at the End of the Year?
Unless Congress acts, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) paid-leave requirements will expire at the end of the year. But even if they expire, organizations that have generous paid-leave policies and those in states that have paid-leave laws will continue to grant time off to employees who have COVID-19 or whose children's schools or child care providers are closed.
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Gus Sandstrom, an attorney with Blank Rome in Philadelphia, said that if the FFCRA expires, employers need to communicate this to employees so they aren't surprised. "Employers should also advise employees as to their options for continued leave, paid or unpaid, beginning Jan. 1," he said.
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"What If FFCRA Expires at the End of the Year?" by Allen Smith, J.D. was published in SHRM on December 17, 2020.