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FFCRA extension and COVID liability protection

      Despite efforts in Congress to extend the paid leave provisions of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), the FFCRA expired on Dec. 31, 2020. Workers are no longer entitled to FFCRA paid leave for reasons related to COVID-19.

      However, the new stimulus package included in the Consolidated Appropriations Act allows employers to take advantage of FFCRA tax credits on any wages paid through March 31, 2021, as long as the leave was taken prior to the Dec. 31 expiration date, according to PilieroMazza PLLC attorneys.

      The FFCRA required employers with fewer than 500 workers to offer employees paid leave related to COVID-19 in two ways, either as emergency paid sick leave, or as extended family medical leave.

      Also left out of the new law were proposals to grant businesses legal immunity from COVID-19 lawsuits.

More information:
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