Judge Expands Virus Paid Leave Rule in Blow to Trump Agency (2)

Trump administration restrictions on which workers can access a temporary federal paid leave program are illegal and must be removed from a Labor Department rule so more employees can access emergency benefits, a Manhattan federal judge ruled.

The DOL’s regulation Implementing a virus relief law defied the intent of Congress by excluding virtually the entire health-care sector and other employees from up to 12 weeks of paid sick and family leave, Judge J. Paul Oetken of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York said Monday.

Consequently, the judge vacated the sections of the DOL final ...