One economist said a loophole allowing small businesses to avoid paid leave provisions could threaten those same firms if the virus continued to spread as a result.
with a 90-8 vote, sending it to the White House for President Donald Trump's signature.
Small businesses with less than 50 employees will also be able to ask the labor department to let them dodge paying sick and family leave for their workers amid the pandemic. "It does not go far enough because many workers are still not protected if they are in businesses over 500, or under 50 employees," Ioana Marinescu, an assistant professor of economics at the University of Pennsylvania, told Newsweek by email.
Asked for her views on the provision that allows small businesses with less than 50 employees to be exempt from paying sick and family leave, Marinescu said:"I understand why the provision is there because businesses are asked to front the cost . Therefore, some small businesses may not be able to pay right now especially considering that many had to close.
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