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Businesses

• My employee has been exposed to a family member who just returned from a Level 3 country. The employee shows no signs or symptoms of COVID-19, but I still want to send them home. Does the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) protect their job?

  6/9/2020

  At this time, if the employee’s family member does not have a serious health condition under the FMLA, then their job will not be protected.

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• Safe Workplace Rules for Essential Businesses

  6/9/2020

  Learn the latest guidelines for Employers and Employees for staying safe in the workplace

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• I am shutting down my business for 14 days due to the emergency COVID-19 response. Do I have to pay a non-exempt or exempt employee who does not work at all during those 14 days?

  6/9/2020

  No. You are not required to pay employees for any work week in which he or she performs no work at all during the week.

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• Can I require my employees to stay home if they are sick with COVID-19?

  6/9/2020

  Yes, you can require your employee to stay home. However, you should issue the employee an Unemployment Separation Package.

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• Are part-time and self-employed workers eligible for help from the Coronavirus Emergency Relief package?

  4/7/2020

  Yes. Part-time workers will be paid the amount they typically earn in a two-week period.

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• Can I leave my house to go shopping or go to work during the state’s coronavirus response?

  4/6/2020

  Yes. You may travel freely and as needed for the purposes of caring for yourself and your family.

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• I heard that Congress passed additional legislation to respond to the Coronavirus crisis and offer help to small businesses. What help is available to the business owner?

  4/6/2020

  The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act” or the “CARES Act” provides emergency assistance and health care response

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• Can barbershops and salons sell products for curbside pickup?

  4/6/2020

  Yes. These businesses may sell products for curbside pickup in the same way that non-essential retail operations are allowed to, but can provide no services on site, whether inside or outside.

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• I have a dental appointment/ I am a dentist. Are dental offices required to close during the business shutdown?

  4/6/2020

  The American Dental Association (ADA) recommends that dentists nationwide postpone elective procedures,

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• I need to go to my local liquor/package store but I am worried about entering the store. Is there a solution?

  4/6/2020

  Yes. On March 31, 2020 at 8:00 p.m. Governor Lamont began allowing package and grocery stores to permit the sale of curbside pickup of alcoholic beverages.

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