As workers across the country face the challenges of being called back to work during a devastating pandemic while schools and child care providers remain closed, the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) announced that the Legal Network for Gender Equity has initiated a new service to help eligible workers secure COVID-19-related caregiving leave.
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In March 2020, Congress passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), which required covered employers to provide two weeks of emergency paid sick days to allow workers to take paid time off due to their own or a family member’s COVID-19 related-illness—and up to 12 weeks paid leave to allow workers to care for a child whose child care provider or school is closed due to the coronavirus. But press reports make clear the Department of Labor has failed to get the word out to businesses and workers about the new benefit. As a result, business owners have described being confused about the benefit and many workers are unaware that the benefit even exists. NWLC has created user-friendly resources for both workers and attorneys that outline the new leave laws. The Legal Network for Gender Equity, which is housed and administered by the National Women’s Law Center Fund, will connect people who are facing problems getting emergency paid sick days and paid leave for which they are eligible to Network attorneys for a free initial consultation.
Millions of workers at mid-size businesses with 50-500 employees are now eligible for emergency paid sick days and paid leave to care for children. Unfortunately, businesses with more than 500 employees are exempt from these requirements. And businesses with fewer than 50 employees can opt out of providing paid leave and paid sick days to workers who need to care for children.
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