Employers Encouraged To Use Specific FFCRA Leave Request Forms

In the span of two days, two different federal agencies have issued guidance that demonstrates the need for employers to create carefully tailored forms for employees to complete in requesting paid leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act ("FFCRA").

First, the IRS issued guidance that, while informing employers how to benefit immediately from tax credits that completely offset paid FFCRA leave, also details the kind of information and documentation employers must maintain to claim these tax credits. The IRS guidance provides a checklist for the categories of documentation employers must maintain, while also summarizing the information employers should document or include on FFCRA-tailored leave request forms to support an employee's need for leave.