UPDATED: 7:15 p.m. Wednesday, March 18- Last
President Trump signed into law a coronavirus relief bill Wednesday night that requires employers with less than 500 employees to provide two weeks of paid, virus-related sick leave and family leave.
The new law covers people who become infected with the coronavirus or have to care for someone who is, as well as people who are quarantined or whose place of work or children's school is closed due to coronavirus.
Employers will receive a payroll tax credit to cover the paid sick leave.
Self-employed workers will also get a tax credit equivalent to qualified sick leave. Here's a summary of that provision: READ MORE