On March 19, 2021, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 95 into law, which provides for up to 80 hours of supplemental paid sick leave for reasons related to COVID-19.
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On April 1, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division published its temporary rule issuing regulations to implement and clarify protections provided by the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act (“EPSLA”) and Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act (“EFMLEA”), which are both part of the recently passed Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) in response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (“COVID-19”).
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On Wednesday, March 18, 2020, President Donald Trump signed into law the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“the Act”), which provides paid sick leave and paid family medical leave expansion to workers in the United States affected by the novel coronavirus.
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On March 11, 2020, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment adopted the Colorado Health Emergency Leave with Pay ("Colorado HELP") rules, which temporarily require employers in certain industries to provide a small amount of paid sick leave to employees with flu-like symptoms while awaiting coronavirus (COVID-19) testing.
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The U.S. Center for Disease Control (“CDC”) has published an Interim Guidance for Businesses and Employers to plan and respond to the Coronavirus (COVID-19), outlining how employers can best prepare and respond to the outbreak.
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