Source: USDOL, 6/15/20
The U.S. Department of Labor will offer two webinars in Spanish
for agricultural employers and employees in California about the paid sick and
expanded family and medical leave benefits available under the Families First
Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA).Presented by the Department’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), the webinars will provide information on the rights and protections under the law, including eligibility, coverage, qualifying reasons and pay calculation. WHAT: Spanish language webinars about the availability of
paid leave for agricultural workers WHEN: Thursday, June 18, 2020
10 a.m. to 11
a.m. PDT
Tuesday, June 23,
2020 6:30
p.m. to 7:30 p.m. PDT Join the
presentations at https://dolwhd.cosocloud.com/ffcrawcdo/ To listen to the
presentation, please call: 1-866-871-9043. Use Participant Code: 7422087# “We are committed to providing information and education about the benefits and protections available under Families First Coronavirus Response Act to all workers and employers, including those in the Spanish-speaking community in the agricultural industry,” said Western Wage and Hour Division Regional Administrator Ruben Rosalez. “We encourage all those interested to join us for these informative webinars.” Attendance is
free, but space is limited so participants are encouraged to connect online or
call in early to join the presentation. Members of the public with questions
about attending the webinars should contact Community
Outreach and Resource Planning Specialist Filiberto
Quintero at (626)732-1088 or at Quintero.filiberto@dol.gov. The FFCRA helps the U.S. combat and defeat the workplace effects of the coronavirus by giving tax credits to American businesses with fewer than 500 employees either to provide employees with paid leave for the employee’s own health needs or to care for family members. Please visit WHD’s “Quick Benefits Tips” for
information about how much leave workers may qualify to use and the wages
employers must pay. The law enables employers to keep their workers on
their payrolls, while at the same time ensuring that workers do not have to
choose between their paychecks and the public health measures needed to combat
the virus. WHD provides additional information on common
issues employers and employees face when responding to the coronavirus and its
effects on wages and hours worked under the Fair Labor Standards Act and on
job-protected leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act at https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/pandemic For more information about the laws enforced by
WHD, call 866-4US-WAGE, or visit www.dol.gov/agencies/whd. For further information about the coronavirus,
please visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The mission of the
Department of Labor is to foster, promote and develop the welfare of the wage
earners, job seekers and retirees of the United States; improve working
conditions; advance opportunities for profitable employment; and assure
work-related benefits and rights.
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