Covid-19 Relief Package Trimmed to Limit Some Paid Leave (1)

Lawmakers late Monday approved a “corrected” version of the coronavirus emergency relief bill, significantly limiting workers’ eligibility for expanded family and medical leave by restricting it to child care purposes.

The previous version of the bill (H.R. 6201), passed by the House March 14, would have required employers to provide workers with 12 weeks of partially paid Family and Medical Leave Act leave for quarantine, to care for a family member, or to care for a child. The new version of the legislation would limit a “qualifying need” for FMLA leave to instances where an employee can’t work ...