Coronavirus Update: Congress Passes 2nd and 3rd Bills on the Pandemic
In the past two weeks, Congress passed its second and third bills addressing the Coronavirus Pandemic, both of which had provisions directly relating to employment. The first bill did not! All three bills passed on a bipartisan basis, and have been signed into law by President Trump. The second bill, the Families First Coronavirus Relief Act, HR 6201, mandates paid sick leave and paid medical leave for employees under certain circumstances related to the coronavirus pandemic. The new law goes…