As we previously reported, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, which was signed into law on December 27, 2020, extended the availability of the tax credits for eligible employers for emergency paid sick leave and family leave taken through March 31, 2021. These tax credits were created by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) and were previously only available through the end of 2020. It’s important to note that these credits are extended from 2020 and are not new benefits. The credits available apply to periods of leave from April 1, 2020, through March 31, 2021, not solely to new periods of leave taken in 2021. For example, if you ...