FMLA, FFCRA and Intermittent Leave: When to Use Which

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the Families First Coronavirus Relief Act (FFCRA) give workers job-protected time off. For some workers, leave is fully or partly paid. Under some circumstances, workers can take leave intermittently. FFCRA provides two types of full or partially paid leave through expanded Emergency FMLA leave and a new COVID-19 paid provision. Thus, there are three ways that workers affected by the pandemic can take time off work. However, not every worker will be eligible for all three. Nor are all employers covered.