Advice for Businesses in Dealing with the Expanding Coronavirus Events

New Legislation on Paid Sick Leave and Employer Tax Credits

March 20, 2020

Joseph P. Opich, Jeffrey R. Ii, Stephen J. Turanchik, Brendan Counihan & Thomas Bourneuf

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On March 18, President Trump signed into law the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the “Act”), which includes a public health emergency leave, mandatory emergency paid sick leave, and refundable payroll tax credits for small and medium-sized employers for the public health emergency leave and emergency paid sick leave provided to their employees who are unable to work or telework due to COVID-19.