As COVID-19 continues to change the face of the world, U.S. employers and their HR teams have been confronted with a variety of new personnel challenges. One of the many issues the pandemic has highlighted is the changing landscape of family leave protections and policies in the United States.
The United States is the only developed country that does not guarantee paid parental leave to all workers. More and more states are passing or considering passing family leave laws in an effort to rectify this. Importantly, the new Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) includes provisions that provide some workers with both paid sick leave and paid family leave through the end of the year.
