Major Provisions of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act FFRCA Analysis Webinar - ACI - March 24, 2020 - FI | Page 8

LEAVE-RELATED PROVISIONS
EMERGENCY FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE
EXPANSION ACT (EFMLEA)
• First 10 days are unpaid.
• Employees may use other paid leave to supplement those first 10 days:
Emergency Paid Sick Leave (if eligible)
Any existing accrued paid time off (vacation, personal or sick)
• An employer cannot require the usage of this leave
• Remaining 10 weeks
Eligible employees must be paid at two-thirds the employee’s regular rate or
minimum wage, whichever is greater.
Eligible employees with variable hours, leave would be equal to average of
hours work over previous six months.
Limited to: $200 a day / $10,000 total
Anything beyond limit would be unpaid for remainder of the 12-week total.
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