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Temporary Rule, Paid Leave Under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, 29 C.F.R. part 826

Paid Leave Under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, 85 Fed. Reg. 19326 (Apr. 6, 2020)

Wage and Hour Division, U.S. Department of Labor · United States (Federal)

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The record

Jurisdiction
United States
Level
Federal
Authority
FFCRA §§ 3102(b), 5111; CARES Act § 3611
Issued
2020-04-01 Apr. 1, 2020
Effective
2020-04-02 ('This rule is effective from April 2, 2020, through December 31, 2020. This rule became operational on April 1, 2020.') (read as 2020-04-02)
End
2020-12-31; four provisions vacated Aug. 3, 2020 (New York v. U.S. Dep't of Labor, S.D.N.Y.) and revised Sept. 16, 2020 (FED-172) (read as 2020-12-31)
In force
Apr. 2, 2020 to Dec. 31, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4
Limitation types
Schools and child careWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation
Addressees
  • covered employers and employees
Functions reached
  • WF
  • HR
  • OP
Collection
Federal health, safety and transport layer FED-A

Operative words

The Secretary of Labor ('Secretary') is promulgating temporary regulations to implement public health emergency leave under Title I of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), and emergency paid sick leave to assist working families facing public health emergencies arising out of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) global pandemic.... DATES: This rule is effective from April 2, 2020, through December 31, 2020. This rule became operational on April 1, 2020.... In general, the FFCRA requires covered employers to provide eligible employees up to two weeks of paid sick leave at full pay, up to a specified cap, when the employee is unable to work because the employee is subject to a Federal, State, or local quarantine or isolation order related to COVID-19

Enforcement

FLSA enforcement (29 C.F.R. § 826.150); DOL investigations

Notes

§ 826.20(a)(2) defined 'subject to a quarantine or isolation order' to include 'quarantine, isolation, containment, shelter in place, or stay at home orders issued by any Federal, State, or local government authority' (a federal regulation treating stay-at-home orders as orders).