Employers Want Clarification on Virus-Related Leave Mandates

Business groups, attorneys, and dozens of other callers flooded the Labor Department with questions on how the agency plans to implement new coronavirus-related paid family and sick leave requirements.

Protections for small businesses and health-care providers prompted a number of questions from participants in a virtual town hall hosted by the DOL Wage and Hour Division Friday. Participants also wanted to know how new paid leave obligations jibe with existing federal requirements and how they apply to employers already voluntarily offering leave benefits.

The law guarantees some workers impacted by coronavirus two weeks of paid sick leave and 10 weeks ...