COVID-19 Resources for Employers
April 2nd, 2020 by Thomas Harte
The following resources are available to employers and employees for concerns related to the Coronavirus / COVID-19.
New Alera Group Resources for your Company and Employees:
Alera Group’s Coronavirus site has evolved to become an extensive resource to assist employers and their employees with the challenges that are prominent during this pandemic. All of the current regulatory, legislative, wellness, policy, and procedure issues are reviewed in great detail. Some of the most valuable resources include the following:
- Alera Group Coronavirus Landing Page, click here
- COVID-19 and DCAPs, FSAs, and Transit Benefit Concerns, updated 4.14.20, click here
- Tax Credits Under FFCRA: Qualified Leave Wages & Health Plan Expenses, 4.13.20, click here
- COVID-19 Update Employee Terminations, Furloughs, and Lay-offs: COBRA, Reinstatement, and Closed Businesses, 4.10.20, click here
- Legal Alert: Collecting Premiums During Employee’s Leave of Absence, 4.10.20, click here
- Legal Alert: How Does FMLA and EFMLEA Apply to Leaves?, 3.31.20, click here
- Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) –Temporary Regulation FAQ, click here
- Families First Coronavirus Response Act for Employers under 50 Employees – FAQs, click here
Important Recordings for Employers:
NEW!! Click Here for access to the “COVID-19 Updates and Employer FAQ“. hosted by the consulting team at ThinkHR, a benefits partner of Landmark Benefits, to include Kara Govro, JD, SPHR. The following topics were covered on this presentation:
- Current guidance from CDC
- Illness and quarantine FAQs
- Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA)
- Reducing hours or closing
Click Here for access to the “COVID-19 Compliance Update“. This is an informative session from the legal team from Alera Group that covered the following items:
- HSA eligibility for waived COVID-19 testing
- Telemedicine
- Best practices during layoffs
- How to handle collecting participant contributions if their paycheck falls short
- FMLA and paid leave
- General employment law that apply to this situation.
Click Here for access to the “COVID-19 HR Guidance and Best Practices“, hosted by the consulting team at ThinkHR, a benefits partner of Landmark Benefits, to include Kara Govro, JD, SPHR. The following topics were covered on this presentation:
- Current guidance from the CDC
- Illness and quarantine
- Families First Coronavirus Response Act
- Reducing hours or closing
Reference Material:
- Legal / Compliance:
- NEW!! Legal Alert: CARES Act Summary, posted on 4.2.20
- NEW!! Legal Alert: The CARES Act – Retirement Plan Provisions, posted on 4.2.20
- NEW!! CARES Act – FSA Implications, posted on 4.1.20
- NEW!! Legal Alert: How Does FMLA and EFMLA Apply to Leaves?, posted on 3.31.20
- Families First Coronavirus Response Act, Employer Fact Sheet, posted on 3.25.20
- Outline of legislation by the Department of Labor
- Families First Coronavirus Response Act, FAQs, posted on 3.25.20
- What is the effective date?
- How do we count part time hours?
- Does overtime need to be included in the calculation of pay?
- How much will employees get paid?
- Comparison of Employee Scenarios: Comparison of the Employee Protections, posted on 3.25.20
- Sick Leave
- Disability Benefits
- FMLA
- Families First: Emergency FMLA
- Families First: Emergency Paid Sick Leave
- Families First Coronavirus Response Act – Regulation Summary!!
- Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act
- Emergency Unemployment Insurance
- Emergency Paid Sick Leave
- Tax Credits for Paid Sick and Paid Family and Medical Leave
- COBRA Under COVID-19, posted 3.21.20
- Adjustment to COBRA premiums
- Subsidizing COBRA Premiums
- Post Tax Contributions
- Employee Eligibility During ACA Stability Period, posted 3.21.20
- Eligible employees with reduction in hours should be offered to continue coverage
- Penalties may apply if benefits are terminated involuntarily following reduction in hours
- Return to Work Post Work Stoppage / Reinstatement of Benefits, posted 3.21.20
- ACA requires health benefits to be reinstated with less than 13 weeks of not actively at work
- Landmark Benefits: Unemployment Insurance Update, posted 3.17.20
- Families First Coronavirus Response Act:
- Employer Guidance:
- Symptoms:
- Telemedicine Benefits:
- Staying Healthy:
Other Center for Disease Control Resources
- CDC: What to do if you are sick?, posted on 3.18.20
- CDC: What to do if you are sick? (Spanish), posted on 3.18.20
- CDC: Stop the Spread of Germs, posted on 3.18.20
- CDC Website on Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19)
- CDC: Flyers to keep the workplace, school, and home safe
- CDC: Interim Guidance for Businesses and Employers
- CDC: Stop the spread of germs poster
- CDC: Stop the spread of germs at work poster
- CDC: Stay home if you’re sick poster
- CDC: Coughing and Sneezing
- CDC: Keeping hands clean
- CDC: Hand sanitizer in community settings
Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Resources
- SHRM: Sample memo to employees
- SHRM: Sample memo for suspension of non-essential travel
- SHRM: How to Handle Communicable Diseases in the Workplace
- SHRM: Infectious Disease Control Policy
- SHRM: Communicable Disease Policy
- SHRM: Notice of Workplace Exposure
Landmark Benefits, Inc.
- Employer Reference Guide
- Employer Recommendations
Other
- World Health Organization – Worksite Readiness
