Caton Discusses Voluntary FFCRA Leave With SHRM

Pryor Cashman Counsel LaKeisha M.A. Caton sat for a conversation with Allen Smith from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)  to discuss whether employers should resume voluntary Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) leave due to the COVID-19 "Delta Variant" that has been raging throughout the nation. As Smith notes, the answer depends on the optics of resuming so close to the scheduled end of the tax credit for voluntary FFCRA leave, the ability of the business to allow employees to take the leave and whether the resumption violates the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA).

According to Caton, 

"Given the delta variant and significant increase in COVID-19 cases, employers that previously discontinued voluntary FFCRA leave may want to consider voluntarily providing FFCRA leave now. Employers that choose to restart voluntary FFCRA leave should make sure to administer the benefits in a manner that will allow them to take advantage of the FFCRA