Employment

The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) was signed into law on March 18, 2020, in response to the COVID-19 national emergency.  The FFCRA contains two provisions that have a particular impact on employers with less than 500 employees: the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act; and the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act.  These provisions require employers with less than…

This memo gives employers and businesses the highlights of the Maryland Healthy Working Families Act (“Act”) recently passed by the Maryland Legislature requiring earned paid sick and safe leave. The Act is effective as of February 11, 2018. It applies to employers who have 15 or more employees. What Is Sick and Safe Leave? Sick and safe leave means leave…