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Many Billings business owners unaware of new requirement to provide paid sick leave
August 17, 2020/
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act requires certain employers to provide paid sick leave amid the COVID-19 pandemic, however, some Billings businesses don’t know about it.
Enforced through the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, or FFCRA, requires private employers with fewer than 500 employees to provide them with paid sick leave and expanded family and medical leave for specified reasons related to COVID-19. The act was signed into law in March and went into effect April 1. It sunsets Dec. 31.
