Tax Credits Remain in Place for Employers Who Provide COVID-19 Leave

The Families First Coronavirus Relief Act ("FFCRA") that mandated two weeks of paid sick leave for COVID-19 reasons – and extended the FMLA by protecting leave relating to the need for child care because of COVID-19 – expired at the end of 2020. The stimulus package that was passed at the very end of 2020 extended the payroll tax subsidy for employers offering workers paid sick leave, but did not extend the mandate. While employers are no longer required to provide paid sick leave, or additional...
By: Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

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