COVID-19 has already significantly impacted the U.S. in
unprecedented ways. In response, Congress passed and President
Trump signed into law yesterday evening a law designed to provide relief to families
impacted by the recent coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak. As most
people already know, the World Health Organization (WHO) on March
11, 2020 declared COVID-19 a global pandemic, the first since the
H1N1 virus in 2009. But COVID-19 has already had a bigger impact on
U.S. employers than H1N1 ever did, with many employees currently
working remotely to help curb the spread of COVID-19.
As a result, President Trump declared a national emergency on
March 13, 2020, and signed new emergency measures into law just
last night. One significant law for employers is the Families First
Coronavirus Response Act providing:
