Families First Coronavirus Response Act cases are on their way.

We’re starting to see the first cases coming out about the Families First Coronavirus Response Act extensions of the FMLA to cover those who aren’t permitted to telework and who can’t go to the office because their kids are out of school / daycare / childcare due to COVID.

Ramsland Law has already prepared the first of the lawsuits on behalf of our clients and given employers one final chance to do the right thing before the lawsuits are filed.

If you’ve been denied the benefits of the FFCRA by your covered employer (between 50 and 500 employees, usually, and you’ve been there for at least 30 days) for your qualifying reason, don’t sleep on your rights.

Your employer can’t deny your rights or interfere with them - in fact your employer has a DUTY to notify you of your rights under the FFCRA and the FMLA. If they’ve blown it on their responsibilities - or worse, taken hostile action against you for using those rights - don’t go easy on them. They wouldn’t hesitate to fire you if you broke the law, so why let them off the hook when they break the law?