Moving with alacrity, the House of Representatives will vote on H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act very soon. Assuming the Senate doesn’t amend it, the bill will go into effect immediately after the president signs it. This report gives the provisions of interest to Payroll and HR.

Stay tuned: The Families First Coronavirus Response Act is intended to be the first tranche of relief to help employees and employers deal with the work-related impacts of the coronavirus outbreak and the COVID-19 illness the virus causes. We’re following this closely and will update this article as necessary.