For more information on FFCRA, please use the following link: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/pandemic/ffcra-employer-paid-leave
The FFCRA requires certain employers to provide their employees with paid sick leave or expanded family and medical leave for specified reasons related to COVID-19. The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) administers and enforces the new law's paid leave requirements.
Three types of leave the Act covers:
Enter this amount on the employee's 001 USPSCN/DEDSCN in the COVID 1 field or using a spreadsheet to load the information using UPSLOAD.
The per day limit is $511 for up to 10 days. The maximum limit amount is $5,110. |
Enter this amount on the employee's 001 USPSCN/DEDSCN in the COVID 2 field or using a spreadsheet to load the information using UPSLOAD.
The per day limit is $200 for up to 10 days. The maximum limit amount is $2,000. |
Enter this amount on the employee's 001 USPSCN/DEDSCN in the COVID 3 field or using a spreadsheet to load the information using UPSLOAD.
The per day limit is $200 for up to 10 weeks. The maximum limit is $10,000. |
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Using the USPLOAD/DEDSCN program, the 3 COVID reporting fields can be imported into the Federal Deduction with a spreadsheet. These amounts will appear on Box 14 of the employee's W2.
Save the spreadsheet as a .CSV.
The format of the DED_CODE column needs to be 3 characters in length for the system to recognize the leading zeros in the 001 deduction. You can change the length to 3 characters by going to 'Format Cells', selecting Custom and typing in 000. ![]() |
Transfer the .CSV file to Reflections using FileZilla or the File Transfer in Reflections
Transfer type for CSV files is ASCII |
To upload the data go to USPLOAD, then the DEDSCN option.
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