COVID-19 Resource Center

CDC/WHO Guidance Materials

• Guidance: Discontinuation of Isolation for Persons with COVID-19 Not in Healthcare Settings Reduce to 10 Days in Some Cases (CDC, last updated July 20, 2020)
• Guidance: Considerations for Wearing Cloth Face Coverings (Updated July 16, 2020)
• Guidance: COVID-19 Employer Information for Office Buildings (May 27, 2020)
• Article: CDC Releases Guidelines for Reopening Workplaces (SHRM, May 15, 2020)
• WHO mobile app (daily updates and public health emergency information in multiple languages)
• COVID-19 CDC Website
• What you need to know about COVID-19 (PDF)
  
• What to do if you are sick with COVID-19 (PDF)
  
• Interim Guidance for Implementing Safety Practices for Critical Infrastructure Workers Who May Have Had Exposure to a Person with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19 (PDF)
• Maritime Resources / Guidance for Ships
• Strategies for conserving/optimizing supply of respirators
  
• Guidance on Respirator/N95 Reuse
  

Safety Videos

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Department of Homeland Security

• Identifying Critical Infrastructure During COVID-19 (March 28, 2020)
• Memo: Defense Industrial Base Essential Critical Infrastructure Workforce (March 20, 2020)

Department of Labor

• News Release: Additional Guidance on Wage and Hour Rules, Family and Medical Leave as Workplaces Reopen (July 20, 2020)
• News Release: Guidance for Employers to Help Protect Oil and Gas Workers During the Coronavirus Pandemic (July 7, 2020)
• News Release: Online Tool to Help Workers Determine Eligibility for Paid Sick Leave Due to Coronavirus (June 23, 2020)
• News Release: Alert on Social Distancing to Keep Employees Safe at Work During the Coronavirus Pandemic (May 28, 2020)
  
• Guidance Document: How much paid leave can employees take? (May 11, 2020)
• News Release: UPDATED: U.S. Department of Labor Issues Guidance Announcing the Availability of $100 Million in Short-Time Compensation Grant Funds for States (May 11, 2020)
• News Release: Guidance and Reminders to States To Ensure Integrity of Unemployment Insurance Program (May 11, 2020)
• New Release: Additional Guidance to States On the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation Program (May 9, 2020)
• News Release: DOL Ends Temporary Non-Enforcement of Paid Leave Protections to Help American Workers During Coronavirus Pandemic (April 20, 2020)
• News Release: Guidance Regarding Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation Program (April 10, 2020)
• Memo: Regional Administrators State Plan Designees (April 10, 2020)
• News Release: Employers Cannot Retaliate Against Workers Reporting Unsafe Conditions During Coronavirus Pandemic (April 8, 2020)
• News Release: Expanded Temporary Guidance for Respirator Fit-Testing to All Industries During COVID-19 Pandemic (April  8, 2020)
• Safety Poster:  New OSHA Poster Aimed at Reducing Workplace Exposure to the Coronavirus (April 6, 2020)
• News Release: Guidance for Respirators Certified Under Other Countries' Standards During Covid-19 Pandemic (April 3, 2020)
• Temporary Regulations for FFCRA (April 1, 2020)
• Administrative Notice: Suspension of Hearings and Procedural Deadlines (March 19, 2020)
• Administrative Notice: Relaxation of Filing and Service Requirements (March 17, 2020)
• Mandatory Labor Law Posters for Workplace Compliance (Resourceful Compliance)
• Guidance, Posters, and Q&A: Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA)
• DOL COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions
• DOL Coronavirus Website
• DOL News Releases

Environmental Protection Agency

• EPA Coronavirus Website (information on disinfectants, drinking water, wastewater)
• Emerging Viral Pathogens Guidance for Antimicrobial Pesticides
• List N: List of Disinfectants for use Against Coronavirus (COVID-19)
• Frequently Asked Questions about Disinfectants for Use Against Coronavirus
  

FEMA

• Guidance Document: Exercise Starter Kit for Workshop on Reconstituting Operations (May 12, 2020)
  

Industry Associations

• Document: COVID-19 Resources and Lessons Learned (VSRA)
• Memo: Maintaining Maritime Commerce and Identification of Essential Maritime Critical Infrastructure Workers (IRPT, April 1, 2020)
• Memo: Opportunity for COVID-19 Assistance from Regional Workforce Boards (VSRA, March 27, 2020)
• Memo: Navy's Response to COVID-19 (PSSRA, March 23, 2020)
• Memo: Source Protocols for Positive COVID 19 Tests (PSSRA, March 22, 2020)
• Memo: Commander Navy Region Southeast - Health Protection (HPCON) Guidance (JASRA, March 16, 2020)
• Website: Pandemic Information & Resources for the Towing Industry (American Waterways Operators)

NAVSEA

• PowerPoint Presentation: Naval COVID-19 Rapid Response Team (NCR2T) Brief (April 21, 2020)
• Memo: 90-Day Extension to Shipyard Competent Person (SCP) Refresher Training (March 31, 2020)

OSHA

• FAQS on Face Coverings
• Memo: Revised Enforcement Guidance for Recording Cases of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (May 19, 2020)
• Interim Guidance for Workers and Employers of Workers at Increased Risk of Occupational Exposure
• Video: Putting on and Taking off a Mask
• Poster: Seven Steps to Correctly Wear a Respirator at Work (English) 
• Poster: Seven Steps to Correctly Wear a Respirator at Work (Spanish) 
• Poster: Ten Steps All Workplaces Can Take to Reduce Risk of Exposure to Coronavirus (PDF) 
• Memo: Discretion in Enforcement when Considering an Employer's Good Faith Efforts During the COVID-19 Pandemic (April 16, 2020)
• Memo: Interim Enforcement Response Plan for COVID-19 (April 13, 2020)
• Memo: Enforcement Guidance for Recording Cases of COVID-19 (April 10, 2020)
• Memo: Enforcement Guidance for Respiratory Protection and the N95 Shortage Due to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic (April 3, 2020)
• Memo: Temporary Enforcement Guidance - Healthcare Respiratory Protection Annual Fit-Testing for N95 Filtering Facepieces During the COVID-19 Outbreak (March 14, 2020)
• General OSHA Guidance on COVID-19
• Preventing Worker Exposure to COVID-19 (OSHA publication 3989)
• Guidance on Preparing for COVID-19 (OSHA publication 3990)
• OSHA Respiratory Protection standard, 29 CFR § 1910.134
• OSHA Personal Protective Equipment standard

Shipbuilders Council of America

• AEU Webcast: Shipbuilders Council of America: An Advocate for Shipyards During COVID-19 and Beyond (June 11, 2020)
• Coronavirus Update (March 31, 2020)
• Coronavirus Stimulus Package Summary (March 27, 2020)
• Small Business Provisions in the CARES Act (March 26, 2020)

State & Federal Regulations

• Department of Navy: Mandatory Face Mask Use (April 17, 2020)
• State Regulatory Responses to COVID-19*
• US Financial Regulatory Agency Action on COVID-19*
• South Carolina DOI: Bulletin Number 2020-02 (March 25, 2020)
• Florida DOI: Informational Memorandum (March 25, 2020)

*updated daily by Steptoe & Johnson

EEOC

• Article: EEOC Won’t Collect Employer EEO-1 Data in 2020 Due to Coronavirus (SHRM, May 7, 2020)
• Updated Guidance: Americans with Updated Guidance: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and coronavirus; explaining that employers may screen employees for COVID-19 Act (ADA) and coronavirus; explaining that employers may screen employees for COVID-19 (April 23, 2020)
• Article: Complying with EEOC Anti-Discrimination Laws During the Pandemic (SHRM, April 21, 2020)

Human Resources Guidance / Personnel Assistance

• National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) - FAQs on COVID-19 and Workers' Compensation (April 13, 2020)
• Answers to the Most Common Coronavirus Questions (SHRM)
  
• How can we reassure employees who are worried about the coronavirus? (SHRM)
• Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) Government Response Website - including webcasts, federal legislative resources, state resources, and more
  
• SHRM COVID-19 Website - including remote work guidance, layoff/furlough/pay cut policy comparisons, HR Q&As, HR forms, and more
• NeedAJobNow.usNLx.com - for displaced workers to access employment opportunities from U.S. corporations with immediate hiring needs due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)

Small Business Resources

• List of emergency financial resources to help with COVID-19 hardships (GrantSpace)
• SBA Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) - SBA loan that helps businesses keep their workforce employed during the COVID-19 crisis
  
• SBA Express Bridge Loan (EBL) Pilot Program - allows SBA Express Lenders authority to deliver expedited SBA-guaranteed financing on an emergency basis for disaster-related purposes to eligible small businesses
• U.S. Small Business Administration - COVID-19 Guidance and Resources
• NFIB - Small Business FAQs on COVID-19
• Disaster Loan Assistance

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Last updated: September 15, 2020

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