APRIL 1 NEW COMPLIANCE DATE FOR FAMILIES FIRST CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE ACT

by Julie Ann Giammona, Alexandra P. Saddik and Jonathan R. Babione Yesterday afternoon (March 24, 2020), the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued its highly anticipated guidelines for the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). Most significantly, the guidelines mandate compliance with the Act commencing on April 1, not April 2, as was originally understood. The FFCRA states the leave