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As we discussed in a recent post, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) requires small businesses to paid employees for time away from work for various reasons related to the coronavirus epidemic. The FFRCA provides two types of benefits. Employers must pay an employee at his or her regular…

[For an update based on agency guidance please see Small Businesses Receive Help with Coronavirus Paid Leave.] On March 18, Congress passed, and the President signed on the same day, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) that, among other things, requires employers to give employees paid time off for…