Monthly Archives March 2021

On March 19th, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 95 reviving the COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave (SPSL) that expired December 31st and applied to CA employers with over 500 U.S. employees. This emergency legislation applies to CA employers with 26 or more employees, and took effect immediately but provided a 10-day grace period for employers to start providing the leave. It also applies retroactively to January 1, 2021, and will remain in effect until September 30, 2021. Which employees are eligible?Employees not able to work or telework due to any of the covered reasons under this law qualify for SPSL. There is no length of service
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To recap, in 2020, employers with fewer than 500 employees were required to provide FFCRA paid leave to employees covered by the Act for qualifying reasons from April 1 through December 31, 2020.  Effective January 1, 2021, these paid leaves became optional for covered employers. If employers elected to participate past January 1st, they would qualify for tax credits through 3/31/2021 for qualifying paid leaves to employees.  The American Rescue Act Plan of 2021 extended and expanded the FFCRA, however it remains optional for covered employers with fewer than 500 employees.  For employers that opt in, the FFCRA expiration deadline is now September 30,
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