Most employees of the federal government are covered by Title II of the Family and Medical Leave Act, which was not amended by this Act, and are therefore not covered by the expanded family and medical leave provisions of the FFCRA. Up to an additional 10 weeks of paid expanded family and medical leave at two-thirds the employeeвЂ™s regular rate of pay where an employee, who has been employed for at least 30 calendar days, is unable to work due to a bona fide need for leave to care for a child whose school or child care provider is closed or unavailable for reasons related to COVID-19.Д¬overed Employers: The paid sick leave and expanded family and medical leave provisions of the FFCRA apply to certain public employers, and private employers with fewer than 500 employees.Two weeks (up to 80 hours) of paid sick leaveВ at two-thirds the employeeвЂ™s regular rate of pay because the employee is unable to work because of a bona fide need to care for an individual subject to quarantine (pursuant to Federal, State, or local government order or advice of a health care provider), or to care for a child (under 18 years of age) whose school or child care provider is closed or unavailable for reasons related to COVID-19, and/or the employee is experiencing a substantially similar condition as specified by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Secretaries of the Treasury and Labor and.Two weeks (up to 80 hours) of paid sick leaveВ at the employeeвЂ™s regular rate of pay where the employee is unable to work because the employee is quarantined (pursuant to Federal, State, or local government order or advice of a health care provider), and/or experiencing COVID-19 symptoms and seeking a medical diagnosis or.Generally, the Act provides that employees of covered employers are eligible for: These provisions will apply from the effective date through December 31, 2020. The Department of LaborвЂ™s (Department) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) administers and enforces the new lawвЂ™s paid leave requirements. The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA or Act) requires certain employers to provide employees with paid sick leave or expanded family and medical leave for specified reasons related to COVID-19.

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