COVID-19 Resources for Employers

UPDATED 10/29/20 2:42pm PT:

We know you’ve been exposed to a great amount of information about the COVID-19 crisis and what it means for your practice. In order to better serve you, we’ve compiled a list of resources to help you make sense of all the information available.   

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• Re-Opening Your Practice: 5 Steps to Getting Back on Track

Blog Posts

• Best Practices for When Your Employees Request FFCRA
• What if My Employees Don't Want to Come Back
• PPP: What to Do if Your Rehire Offer is Rejected
• The Families First Coronavirus Response Act & The Impact on Your Practice
• COVID-19 Employer Obligations & FAQ
• My Office is Closed Because of COVID-19, Now What?
• Paycheck Protection Program: An Overview for Doctors and Small Business Owners
• Paycheck Protection Program Seeks Additional Funding
• Understanding PPP Loan Forgiveness Provisions
• Applying for Assistance Through the CARES Act
• State Offers Programs for Partial Unemployment
• Wage & Hour Claims due to COVID-19
• Calculating Pay for Employee Training and Meetings
• Re-Opening FAQ for Employers During COVID-19
• An Overview of FFCRA + How Employees Can Request FFRCA Leave
• Identifying and Managing High-Risk Employees Case-by-Case
• Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act
• What's the Difference Between Termination and Resignation?
• PPP: What to Do if Your Rehire Offer is Rejected
• FFCRA: Everything You Need to Know When you Re-Open
• Best Practices for When Your Employees Request FFCRA
• New Paycheck Protection Program Guidance Released
• How the Small Business Exemption Affects Your Practice - Here's What You Need to Know
• Questions and Answers Surrounding Back to School and the FFCRA
• Clarifying the FFCRA's "Health Care Provider" Exemption
• Protect Your Practice - A Wave of Age Discrimination Lawsuits is Expected
• California Expands Employee Rights to Family and Medical Leave
• Lawsuits Over COVID-19 Leave are Expected to Increase Soon

COVID-19 Risk Assessment

• 5-Minute COVID-19 Risk Assessment

Roadmap

• Roadmap to Re-Opening: A Guide to Bringing Back Your Team

Exposure Flowchart

• COVID-19 Exposure & Positive Test Result for Employees or Patients

Webinar and Live Q&A Recordings

DISCLAIMER: Due to the rapidly changing guidance on these regulations, some information from these webinars may no longer be up to date. Please note the date of the recording prior to watching.

• CDA Webinar: COVID-19 Updates + Live Q&A with Ali Oromchian, JD, LL.M 
   
  • Recorded March 20,2020

• Henry Schein Webinar: COVID-19 & The Impact on Your Practice

  • Recorded March 20,2020

• COVID-19 Q&A Live Stream Host by Ali Oromchian

  • Recorded March 16,2020

• What to do with my employees: terminate, layoff or furlough? 

  • Recorded March 23,2020

• DOL Updates on FFCRA Eligibility

  • Recorded March 27,2020

• COVID-19 Updates: Mistakes to Avoid, a Discussion on PPP Funding

  • Recorded April 16, 2020

• Live Q&A with CDA

  • Recorded April 27,2020

• How to Re-Open Your Practice + Q&A with Ali Oromchian, JD, LL.M 
   
  • Recorded April 29, 2020

• Live with CDA: Bringing Your Dental Team Back to Practice

  • Recorded May 7, 2020

• Live: CDPH Latest Guidelines Breakdown with Ali Oromchian, JD, LL.M
   
  • Recorded May 8, 2020

• Live: FAQs for Re-Opening

  • Recorded May 29, 2020

• Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act Q&A

  • Recorded June 10, 2020

• COVID-19: Exposure, Travel Policies, Sick Leave & More

  • Recorded July 8, 2020

• Thriving Dentist Podcast: HR and COVID-19: What Dentists Need to Know

  • Air Date October 28, 2020

Email Templates

• Office Closure - Employee Letter

• Office Closure - Patient Notification Letter

• Emergency Work Consent - Employee Waiver

• Emergency Treatment Consent - Patient Waiver 

• Returning to Work Letter for Furloughed Employees

• Rehiring Letter for Laid Off Employees

Unemployment Links by State

• List of Unemployment Websites by State
  
  
• COVID-19 Guidance & Unemployment by State

Quarantining & Safety for COVID-19

• CDC: How to conduct a risk assessment

• OSHA Guidance Summary: Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19

• CDC Guidance for Business and Employers

• OSHA COVID-19 Guidance

• CDC Guidance on Optimizing PPE Supplies

• CDC Interim Infection Prevention and Control Guidance for Dental Setting

Families First Coronavirus Response Act

• Employee Rights under FFCRA Poster 

• DOL Guidance for the Families First Coronavirus Response Act

• DOL Breakdown of FFCRA Tax Credits

• DOL Q&A on FFCRA

Practice Management & Guidance

• CDC Business Guidance (All Industries)

• CDC Guidance for Healthcare Professionals (All Healthcare)

• CDA COVID-19 Updates (Dental)

• ADA: Practice Management Resources (Dental)

• AOA: COVID-19 Crisis Response (Optometry)

• AAHA: COVID-19 Resources (Vet)

• CDC Guidance for Pharmacies (Pharmacy)

• COVID-19 Toolkit from Gene St. Louis Consulting (Dental)

• OSHA Control and Prevention Guidance (Dental)

• CDA Back to Practice Resources (Dental)

• OSHA Control and Prevention Guidance (Dental)

Financial Resources

• Small Business Guidance & Loan Resources

• SBA Approved Lenders

• SBA Debt Relief Program

• CPA Referral List

• Live Oak's Paycheck Protection Program Breakdown

• Live Oak's Paycheck Protection Program Sign Up

• Paycheck Protection Program Application Form

• Paycheck Protection Program Forgiveness Calculator

Re-Opening Resources

• ADA: Return to Work Toolkit

• ADA: Triaging Patients for Emergency and Urgent Dental Care

• ADA: Guidance for Minimizing Risk of COVID-19 Transmission

• HRFH Whitepaper: Re-Opening After COVID-19

Additional Resources

• Paycheck Protection Program FAQ

• Infection Control Questions

• COVID-19 Risk Assessment

• Childcare Resources During COVID-19 (in all 50 states)

If you are a current HR for Health client and have additional questions, please reach out to our team by calling 877-779-4747. Please keep in mind that due to an influx in questions related to the COVID-19 outbreak, our response time may be slower than usual but we will get back to you as soon as we can! 

If you are not a current HR for Health client and have additional questions, please schedule an HR consultation with us by booking time here or calling us at 877-779-4747, option 1. 

Quick note: This is not to be taken as legal or HR advice. Since employment laws change over time and can vary by location and industry, consult a lawyer or HR expert for specific guidance. Learn about HR for Health's HR services