{"id":363,"date":"2023-06-09T20:04:45","date_gmt":"2023-06-09T20:04:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/s37407.p1377.sites.pressdns.com\/homepay\/how-the-families-first-coronavirus-response-act-affects-families-and-their-caregivers\/"},"modified":"2023-06-09T20:04:45","modified_gmt":"2023-06-09T20:04:45","slug":"how-the-families-first-coronavirus-response-act-affects-families-and-their-caregivers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/hp\/how-the-families-first-coronavirus-response-act-affects-families-and-their-caregivers\/","title":{"rendered":"How the Families First Coronavirus Response Act affects families and their caregivers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
On March 18, 2020, the President signed the Families First Act<\/a> to help employers and their employees deal with the personal and financial strain associated with COVID-19. The law took effect April 1, 2020 and does cover household employers. However, under the recently signed Continuing Appropriations Act 2021<\/a>, employers are no longer required to provide the paid leave explained below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We know families have a lot of questions about these laws, so we wanted to address them so you can feel informed. The biggest impact to household employers are the refundable payroll tax credits available through March 31, 2021. These are designed to reimburse families dollar for dollar for the cost of providing Coronavirus-related leave. This could result in thousands of dollars in tax credits. Additionally, the Families First Act provides paid sick leave and paid family leave for employees that are affected by COVID-19.<\/p>\n\n\n