Miami-Dade firm wrongly denied a parent $4,300 in COVID-19-related sick pay, feds say
A Medley construction company paid an employee $4,352 in emergency sick leave pay after U.S. Department of Labor investigators found the company violated the federal coronavirus response act.
The explanation in Labor’s announcement: A parent working at Martinez Truss requested time off for child care because the COVID-19 pandemic had closed the child’s school. Under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), the worker was entitled to 80 hours of emergency paid sick leave and up to 10 weeks of expanded family medical leave.
Martinez Truss denied the paid sick leave. In addition to that violation, Wage and Hour Division investigators noted the 37-year construction company hadn’t post a notice of employee rights.
David J. Neal
Miami Herald