The US Federal District Court for the Southern District of New York threw out portions of a rule promulgated by the Trump administration Monday that sought to limit the scope of a federal aid package that mandated paid leave for employees impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
In April, as part of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). The FFCRA extended mandatory paid sick leave to employees who were experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 as well as extended medical leave for employees who needed to care for children whose school or child care was closed as a result of the novel coronavirus.
