Today the Department of Labor (DOL) updated the required poster
that employers subject to the Families First Coronavirus Response
Act (those with fewer than 500 employees) must place on their
premises to satisfy their employees of the rights requirement under
the Act. The update corrects the 10 weeks of paid sick leave under
the Family and Medical Leave Act expansion cap amount to
$10,000.
Since a vast majority of employees are now working remotely, the
DOL has advised that employers may satisfy the standard notice
requirement of hanging the poster in a conspicuous place on the
employer's premises (i.e., a kitchen, breakroom or other
accessible area) by emailing, or directly mailing, the notice to
employees, or by posting the notice on the employer's internal
or external website. Employers that are not fully remote must also
post the notice. Similarly, employers who are currently all remote
must remember to post the notice once in-office operations
resume.
