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title: Families First Coronavirus Response Act (UPDATE)
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# Families First Coronavirus Response Act (UPDATE)

 March 17, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

On the evening of Monday, March 16, the House amended the [Families First Coronavirus Response Act](https://appropriations.house.gov/news/press-releases/house-passes-families-first-coronavirus-response-act) (“FFCRA”) (HR 6201) by amending the bill with what are being called ​“technical corrections.”

The previous bill, passed by the House on March 14, contained two main centerpieces: (1) new paid Family and Medical Leave to deal with the COVID-19 ​“public health emergency”; and (2) emergency paid sick leave. The previous version of the bill, which we reported on [here](https://www.kelleydrye.com/News-Events/Publications/Client-Advisories/Families-First-Coronavirus-Response-Act), placed a significant financial burden on employers (limited to those with under 500 employees) by requiring them to provide **12 weeks of paid leave** for employees who went on leave for COVID-19 related reasons, including COVID-19 exposure, quarantine, or due to a school closing.

The amended version lessens this burden. It still requires employers covered by the act to provide employees with two weeks of emergency paid sick leave for COVID-19 related reasons; however, only employees who are out due to a school closing would be entitled to the additional 10 weeks of paid leave (at two-thirds salary).

**We stress none of this is law yet, and has to be voted on by the Senate**.

A more detailed analysis of the new corrections can be found below.

**[Read More](https://www.kelleydrye.com/News-Events/Publications/Client-Advisories/Families-First-Coronavirus-Response-Act-(UPDATE))**

 

 

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