Legal Alert: School’s Out For Summer: Unavailability Of Child Care And The FFCRA

This legal alert was posted on March 26th 2020 by Matthew R Korn and Sheila M Willis in Columbia.

 

As more and more businesses plan their re-openings heading into the summer months, many employers are trying to determine how to handle employee requests for leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) based on the unavailability of child care. Specifically, once schools are closed for summer vacation, do employees continue to qualify for paid leave benefits under FFCRA?