End of Federal Paid Leave Law Could Mean More COVID Comp Claims

For months now, many workers infected with the new coronavirus or forced to quarantine over possible exposure used paid sick leave instead of filing compensation claims, an option that has helped keep the number of COVID claims lower than some had initially feared, attorneys, labor officials and insurers have said. That could change when the federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act expires at the end of the year and the pandemic continues to worsen across the country. The act, which took effect in April, requires certain employers to grant two weeks of leave at full wages, and the busi...