Abrahams Wolf-Rodda - With the recent actions by Congress and some federal agencies, the leave benefit obligations for small size employers have been both extended and complicated. The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”), among other things, extended family, medical and paid sick leave obligations for employers with less than 500 employees. The FFCRA, on its face, is clear in that it imposes significant new responsibilities for employers with less than 500 employees. But it is unclear how the law affects some of the already existing leave and benefit obligations imposed by such acts as the Service Contract Act (“SCA) and the Davis-Bacon Act (“DBA”).
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