The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), both enacted last week, provide significant new federal benefits to small businesses and their employees. Critically, both statutes target smaller employers. To that end, they each contain provisions that are only applicable to employers with fewer than 500 employees. However, each statute counts employees differently. This distinction in counting methods between the statutes presents a dangerous compliance trap for the unwary.
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