How does the Families First Coronavirus Response Act help if an employee (or doctor) has been advised by a health-care provider to self-quarantine because of COVID-19 or is experiencing COVID symptoms and seeking a medical diagnosis? Here are the details on optimizing this law to keep your patients and practice safe. Both American employees and employers benefit from the relief found in the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act and Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act, which are both part of the (FFCRA). American private employers with less than 500 employees receive tax credits for the cost of providing employees with paid leave for specific reasons related to COVID-19. The goal of the law is to keep employees on the payroll and off unemployment by removing the need for employees to choose between working and public health measures put in place to combat the virus. Read More