Posts Tagged ‘Families First Act’

Highlights of the U.S. Department of Labor’s FFCRA Regulations

Monday, April 6th, 2020

THIS BLOG POST HAS BEEN UPDATED ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 On Monday morning, April, 6, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued regulations implementing the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act (the Emergency FMLA Act”) and the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act (the “Sick Leave Act”), both part of the Families First Coronavirus […]

Which Tax and Retirement Deductions Must Be Taken from FFCRA Emergency Paid Leave?

Monday, March 30th, 2020

THIS BLOG POST HAS BEEN UPDATED ON APRIL 24, 2020. When employers make payments to employees under the new emergency paid leave provisions of legislation enacted to address the COVID-19 crisis, they will not take out deductions for social security, but they will take out all other normal deduction – federal and state income tax, […]

How the Paid Sick Leave Provisions of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act Affect Government Employers

Sunday, March 22nd, 2020

THIS BLOG POST HAS BEEN UPDATED ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 On March 18, 2020, Congress passed and the President signed into law the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the “Families First Act”). The Families First Act is actually a compilation of a number of different acts with different purposes, all sharing the goal of providing […]