Trump administration quietly guts COVID-19 paid leave provision that

already excluded 75 percent of workers

Published 1 min ago on April 4, 2020
By Igor Derysh, Salon- Commentary

This article first appeared in Salon.

The Trump administration has quietly issued new guidance that will exempt many small businesses from having to provide some workers with paid leave during the coronavirus pandemic.

The Department of Labor issued a temporary rule Wednesday that effectively exempted businesses with fewer than 50 workers from being required to provide 12 weeks of paid leave for workers whose children are suddenly at home from school or child care under the coronavirus stimulus package signed by President Donald Trump.

Democrats already agreed to exclude workers at large companies with more than 500 employees from being eligible for sick leave during negotiations with Republicans. As a result, more than 75% of American workers are employed by companies not required to provide them with sick leave during the pandemic.

The bill passed by Congress said businesses with fewer than 50 employees could be eligible for exemptions if they prevent the business from being able to function, The New York Times reported. The Trump administration’s guidance has effectively exempted these businesses entirely from having to provide paid leave to workers who have to take care of their families, though it still requires them to provide paid leave if employees themselves get sick.

https://www.rawstory.com/2020/04/trump-administration-quietly-guts-covid-19-paid-leave-provision-that-already-excluded-75-percent-of-workers/

Does anyone see how dictatorship is forming right before our eyes, and this Scalia asshole is just like his fucking father, that Federalist Society POS libertarian..................