{"id":258,"date":"2020-08-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-13T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/norrismclaughlin.com\/hclb\/2020\/08\/13\/federal-district-court-new-york-overturns-u-s-department-labor-regulations-sick-leave-health-care-providers\/"},"modified":"2020-08-13T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-08-13T00:00:00","slug":"federal-district-court-new-york-overturns-u-s-department-labor-regulations-sick-leave-health-care-providers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/norrismclaughlin.com\/hclb\/physicians-and-providers-regulatory-compliance\/federal-district-court-new-york-overturns-u-s-department-labor-regulations-sick-leave-health-care-providers\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal District Court in New York State Overturns U.S. Department of Labor Regulations Concerning Sick Leave for Health Care Providers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the immediate onset of the COVID-19 crisis, federal, state, and local governments implemented a wide swath of regulations intended to protect the health and financial wellbeing of employees and their loved ones. One such set of regulations, enacted by Congress in March 2020 and known as the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (\u201cFFCRA\u201d), generally provides expanded paid sick leave, free COVID-19 testing, and expanded unemployment benefits for workers.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Paid Sick Leave for Health Care Providers<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>However, in its implementation of the FFCRA, the <a href=\"https:\/\/norrismclaughlin.com\/hclb\/1734\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">United States Department of Labor (\u201cUSDOL\u201d)<\/a> issued a Final Rule excluding \u201chealthcare workers\u201d from certain FFCRA protections enjoyed by non-healthcare workers, specifically paid sick leave. In an action entitled, <em>State of New York v. United States Department of Labor, et al<\/em>, commenced in the Southern District of New York, New York State challenged the USDOL\u2019s interpretation of the Final Rule, arguing if employers are allowed to exclude health care workers from the FFCRA paid sick leave benefit, the \u201cbreadth of the term \u2018healthcare provider\u2019 has grave consequences\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At issue, the USDOL defined the term \u201chealthcare worker\u201d (and as a consequence excluded them from the paid sick leave protections in the FFCRA) as \u201canyone employed at any doctor&#8217;s office, hospital, health care center, clinic, post-secondary educational institution offering health care instruction, medical school, local health department or agency, nursing facility, retirement facility, nursing home, home health care provider, any facility that performs laboratory or medical testing, pharmacy, or any similar institution, employer, or entity.\u201d As a result of the broad USDOL definition, many health care practices and facilities denied their employees\u2019 requests for paid sick leave that otherwise would have been provided to non-healthcare workers.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>New York v. U.S. Department of Labor<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>In its decision dated August 3, 2020, the Southern District ruled in favor of New York State holding that the USDOL exceeded its authority in so broadly defining the term \u201chealthcare worker.\u201d The Court opined that the USDOL interpretation conflicted with what Congress intended in enacting the FFCRA and, furthermore, could result in scenarios where non-clinical employees or affiliates of medical practices being excluded from the FFCRA protections as well. The Court\u2019s decision has far-reaching implications for health care providers in New York State.<\/p>\n<p>Our clients are encouraged to contact us to discuss any concerns arising from claims for relevant paid sick leave of their employees.\u00a0If you have any questions about this or any other legal matter, please email me at <a href=\"mailto:dnvozza@norris-law.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">dnvozza@norris-law.com<\/a>. For more topics related to COVID-19, visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/norrismclaughlin.com\/hclb\/432\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Coronavirus Thought Leadership Connection<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>The information contained in this post may not reflect the most current developments, as the subject matter is extremely fluid and constantly changing. Please continue to monitor this site for ongoing developments. Readers are also cautioned against taking any action based on information contained herein without first seeking advice from professional legal counsel<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the immediate onset of the COVID-19 crisis, federal, state, and local governments implemented a wide swath of regulations intended to protect the health and financial wellbeing of employees and their loved ones. 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