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In March 2020, the federal government passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), which required employers to provide paid leave to employees under certain circumstances related to the global coronavirus pandemic. The FFCRA contains two main provisions that address employee absences: the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act (EFMLEA) and the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act (EPSLA). The EFMLEA and the EPSLA were set to expire on December 31, 2020. From the employer’s perspective, an important aspect of the FFCRA included a provision that allowed employers to take payroll tax credits for paid leave provided to employees under the FFCRA. On the other hand, employees knew they would be compensated when they had to miss work for specific COVID-19 related reasons. Everyone benefited from the incentives this legislation provided for employees to stay home from work when necessary to help combat the virus.