RGCI-Families First Coronavirus Response Act-blog

Redstone GCI is currently monitoring the Families First Coronavirus Response Act bill passed by the House over the weekend, which will provide a number of economic, policy, and regulatory benefits in response to COVID-19. We are closely following the bill as it progresses through the regulatory process to be finalized.

Like most measures, there will likely be some revision to the bill laid out by the House, and we plan to issue a single communication regarding the impact to our clients once it is signed into law. When sent to the senate, the most significant provisions of the Act for our clients include fourteen days of leave (may be unpaid or employees may elect to substitute their accrued paid leave, but employers may not require such substitution), expansion of FMLA to include COVID-19 related bases for such leave, additional employer-paid leave after the first 14 days, additional paid sick leave, as well as relief for businesses in the form of payroll tax offsets for increased leave costs. These measures, as written, will apply to all companies under 500 employees, with possible regulatory relief/exemptions by the Labor Secretary for smaller businesses. 

There are significant questions about the implementation of this sweeping change, and we will provide further updates as the bill progresses to being signed into law. Jamie Brabston and Sheri Buchanan, who lead our HR and Employment Law practice, will provide further updates in the coming days.

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Redstone GCI is a consulting firm focused on fulfilling the needs of government contractors in all areas of compliance. With a singular mission to help contractors through the multiple layers of “red tape,” we allow contractors to focus on what they do best – support their mission with the U.S. Government. We are home to a group of consultants made up of GovCon industry professionals, CPAs, attorneys, and retired government audit and acquisition professionals.

Our focus and knowledge of audit and compliance functions administered by DCAA and DCMA will always be at the heart of what we do. However, for the past decade, we’ve strategically grown to support other areas of the government contractor back-office with that same level of focus and expertise. We’ve added expertise in contracts management, subcontract administration, proposal pricing, various software systems, HR and employment law, property administration, manufacturing, data analytics/reporting, Grant specialists, M&A, and many other areas. When we see a trend in the needs of contractors, we act to ensure we can provide the best expertise in the market to fulfill those needs.

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Topics: Human Resources, COVID-19