--- title: FFCRA Employee Leave Q&As description: The Department of Labor issued questions and answers providing guidance on the implementation of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act’s leave image: https://blog.nisbenefits.com/hubfs/faqs%20ee%20leave%20B.jpg --- ![FFCRA Employee Leave Q&As](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/hubfs/faqs%20ee%20leave%20B.jpg) # FFCRA Employee Leave Q&As - Home - [Employee Benefit News for School, City and County Employers](https://blog.nisbenefits.com) - FFCRA Employee Leave Q&As [ Rick Labian ](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/author/rick-labian) 09/14/2020 [ Legislative News](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/topic/aca-other-legislative-news), [ COVID-19](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/topic/covid-19) [0 Comments ](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/ffcra-employee-leave-questions-and-answers#postComment) *1 minute read* After passing the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), the Department of Labor (DOL) issued questions and answers (Q&As) providing guidance on the implementation of the Act’s leave provisions. The [Q&As](https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/pandemic/ffcra-questions) have been amended and cover a variety of issues and topics including: - Definitions - Eligibility - Coverage - Return to school - And more Employers subject to FFCRA should review the DOL Q&As. [Download the bulletin](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/hubfs/Blog%20-%20supporting%20documents/bulletin%20-%20DOL%20FAQs%20on%20FFCRA%20Leave.pdf) for more details. [![New call-to-action](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/3325505/8735e94c-f275-430e-91d3-bc193234be09.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3325505/8735e94c-f275-430e-91d3-bc193234be09) *This blog is intended to be a compilation of information and resources pulled from federal, state, and local agencies. This is not intended to be legal advice. 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