Summer Camp Closed Due to COVID-19? Employees May Be Entitled to Paid Leave Under FFCRA

Under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), employees may be entitled up to two weeks of paid sick leave and up to 12 weeks of expanded family and medical leave. In the event a child’s summer camp, summer enrichment program, or other summer activity closing for COVID-19 related reasons, will parents be entitled to paid leave under the FFCRA? Recent guidance issued by the U.S. Department of Labor provides insight.