Congress passes paid-leave law in response to outbreak.

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Emergency legislation signed into law by President Trump on March 18 aims to help employees recoup income lost when the coronavirus outbreak causes them to miss work. Key points:

Paid emergency sick leave. Many employers will have to provide 80 hours of paid sick-leave benefits for various reasons, including if workers are sick with COVID-19, are in quarantine, are caring for a sick relative or if their child's school or daycare is closed. Paid sick-leave benefits are capped at $511 per day for a worker's own care and $200 a day if the worker is caring for a relative.

Paid family leave. The bill will temporarily provide workers with two-thirds of their wages for up to 12 weeks of qualifying family and medical leave when employees can't work (or telework) because...