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Congress Declines to Extend Mandated FFCRA Leave Beyond December 31 But Provides Tax Credit to Employers Who Voluntarily Extend Paid Leave Tuesday, January 12, 2021
Note: This client update is based on the stimulus bill passed by Congress and sent to the President for signature earlier this week. This bill is not law until the President signs the legislation, and recent news reports suggest that President Trump finds some portions of the stimulus bill objectionable. We will continue to monitor the status of this legislation and will report promptly when the bill is either signed into law or modified from its present form.
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Wednesday, January 6, 2021
On December 27, 2020, President Trump signed the much-anticipated COVID-19 stimulus bill into law. Among other provisions, the final bill modifies the paid leave provided by the Family First Coronavirus Response Act ( FFCRA ).
Under the FFCRA, certain employers were required to provide Emergency Paid Sick Leave and Expanded Family Medical Leave through December 31, 2020. The new stimulus bill eliminates this obligation and makes the changes described below:
Are employers required to extend FFCRA paid leave beyond December 31, 2020?
No. Under the FFCRA, the requirement to provide paid leave expired on December 31, 2020. The newly enacted stimulus bill does not extend the requirement that employers provide paid leave beyond that date.