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April 15, 2021 | Fact Sheet | Adewale Maye

What Workers Need to Know About COVID-19 Emergency Leave Provisions under the American Rescue Plan Act

While the right to emergency paid leave under FFCRA expired, the American Rescue Plan (ARP) signed into law March 11, 2021, expanded the use of FFCRA emergency paid leave credits for employers. 

March 29, 2021 | Fact Sheet

Paid Family and Medical Leave and Paid Sick Leave Provisions in the American Rescue Plan Act

On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan (ARP). While it does not reinstate the requirement that employers provide paid leave, it does extend and expand the tax credits to employers who choose to provide paid leave. The tax credits will cover…

December 1, 2020 | Fact Sheet

Amended and New State and Local Laws and Guidance on Paid Sick Days in Response to COVID-19

A tracker of compiled amended, expanded or newly passed paid sick laws in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, outlining the eligibility and details of each leave policy.

November 1, 2020 | Report/Brief | Pronita Gupta

Recommendations for Providing Long-Overdue Paid Leave to All Workers and Their Families

Recommendations for the Biden-Harris Administration for why paid leave is both urgent and fundamental to building a strong economy. 

October 19, 2020 | Report/Brief | Adewale Maye

In Their Own Voices: How Workers Earning Low Wages Struggle with COVID-19

Over the past several months, CLASP has been collecting stories from workers nationwide to amplify and assess the needs of workers during the on-going COVID-19 pandemic. This brief reports on some initial findings of workers’ challenges in balancing work and caring for themselves or loved ones when…

October 5, 2020 | Fact Sheet | Tanya L. Goldman

FFCRA and Paid Leave to Care for a Child

This fact sheet provides information from DOL’s Revised Rule and sub-regulatory guidance on working parents’ rights to COVID-related paid sick days and paid family leave to care for a child whose school is closed or child care provider is unavailable.

September 28, 2020 | Fact Sheet

U.S. DOL Regulation and Guidance on FFCRA’s Paid Sick Days and Paid Leave Provisions

On March 18, 2020, Congress passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), providing some employees up to 10 paid sick days and up to 12 weeks of family leave (with 10 of the weeks paid), in addition to other critical measures. This was the first time Congress required federal paid leave for private sector workers—an important first step in ensuring workers earning low wages…

May 6, 2020 | Fact Sheet

Paid Sick Days and Paid Leave Provisions in FFCRA and CARES Act

The COVID-19 pandemic is having devastating implications for workers earning low wages and their families. Learn more about CLASP's work in responding to COVID-19.

April 29, 2020 | Fact Sheet

FFCRA Paid Leave Provisions Fact Sheet Template

This is a template fact sheet on the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act and Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act provisions in the Families First Coronavirus Relief Act (as amended by the CARES Act), and as interpreted by the U.S.

April 14, 2020 | Testimony/Comments

Letter to DOL to Hold it Accountable for Providing Workers Access to Paid Sick Days and Paid Leave

CLASP worked with our partners to send the U.S.

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