The Families First Coronavirus Response Act has implications for families and the employees who work in their homes. Here's what you need to know, from our partners at GTM.
President Trump recently signed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act into law.
Federal regulatory agencies, including the Department of Labor (DOL) and Health and Human Services (HHS), will provide guidance on how to execute or implement the new requirements.
As written, the law applies to household employers. However, the Secretary of Labor has the authority to exempt employers with fewer than 50 employees. This hasn’t happened yet and it’s unclear if the exemption would apply to household employers.
Also, the law only applies only employees who are working on or after April 2. At this time, the law won’t be retroactive to cover employees who take leave before that date.
In the meantime, here’s what household employers and their workers should know about the law…
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