On September 11, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) announced revisions to regulations that implement the paid sick leave and expanded family and medical leave provisions of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). Most significantly, the revised rule will require healthcare providers to provide FFCRA protected/paid leave to a broader range of employees than previously believed. The revisions also clarify other employers’ responsibilities regarding FFCRA paid leave. The revisions were issued in response to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York’s August 3, 2020, decision invalidating portions of the FFCRA regulations and are slated to go into effect on September 16, 2020. You can read the revisions here: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/16/2020-20351/paid-leave-under-the-families-first-coronavirus-response-act In short, the revisions:

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