How to Clean Your Facemask
From the folks at National Geographic, here are tips on how to clean your facemask and other PPE to keep you – and it – safe during the pandemic.
DOL Adopts Revised Enforcement Policies For Coronavirus
On May 19, 2020, OSHA updated its guidance regarding COVID-19 and recording of these cases on the OSHA 300 logs. This revised policy brings all employers back into the mix. Read the DOL’s news release here.
Guidelines for Disinfecting Business & Workplaces
The EPA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released updated guidance to help businesses clean and disinfect spaces. Developed in concert with the White House, the guidance provides step-by-step instructions for public spaces, workplaces, businesses, schools, and homes, and falls in line with the Opening up America Again guidelines. Read the details here.
Social Distancing Still Matters!
As COVID-19 continues to spread in some areas and gradually slow down in others, social distancing is critically important. Keep your distance at work and at home. It matters to you and everyone around you.
Quick Links to National Coronavirus Resources
Center for Disease Control: cdc.gov OSHA: osha.gov World Health Organization: who.int Federal Emergency Management Agency:fema.gov Coronavirus Information:coronavirus.gov
Retailers: Partner with RILA to Deploy Talent
The American Staffing Association and RILA have joined forces to deploy talent to retailers like grocery stores and pharmacies as these businesses work hard to fill the demand created by the coronavirus crisis. As a proud ASA member, Active can help. We’re in this with you, retailers! https://bit.ly/2y3rJKP
Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Q&A
We’re sharing this Q&A about the Families First Coronavirus Response Act as a resource to our clients and associates. https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/pandemic/ffcra-questions
What Employers Should Know About COVID-19 Laws in New York
New NY laws that were created because of COVID-19. Here’s a summary for our NY clients.
Federal Relief for Small Businesses: Paid Leave, Tax Credits
Today the U.S. Treasury Department, Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. Department of Labor announced that small and midsize employers can begin taking advantage of two new refundable payroll tax credits, designed to immediately and fully reimburse them, dollar-for-dollar, for the cost of providing Coronavirus-related leave to their employees. This relief to employees and small…
NYC Residents: Free Food & Supplies
NYC Dept of Education is offering 3 free meals a day, Mon-Fri, for NYC children. Learn more here. Invisible Hands is providing free delivery of food and supplies to the elderly and other at-risk individuals in NY and NJ.