On March 19, 2020, the senate passed, and the president signed into law, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. The new law has many provisions that affect you as an employer. The bill provides:
Expanded FMLA Coverage For School Closures—The bill dramatically expands the FMLA on an emergency basis. Under the old law, the FMLA only applied to companies with 50 or more employees. Under the revisions, the FMLA imposes leave requirements on any employer with less than 500 employees. …
