HR & Employee Issues

• Connecticut Department of Labor Guidance for Employers and Employees (CT DOL) across a range of issues, including unemployment compensation, wage and hour, paid sick leave and other absences, family and medical leave, and more.

• Families First Coronavirus Response Act

• Suspension of CT DOL's RESEA Program: The state Department of Labor is suspending the federal Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment work-search program effective immediately.
  • This program involves a more intensive process that mandates recipients of unemployment insurance go to the American Job Centers in person and receive one-on-one help.

• CT DOL anticipated serving 9,030 people this year. Suspending this program will reduce traffic in the centers and help limit in-person contact with the public. The agency still anticipates reaching its goal of serving 9,030 people this year.

• CT DOL Shared Work Program
  

• CT DOL FAQs for Workers & Employers
  • Unemployment Insurance
  • Paid Sick Leave & Other Absences
  • Wages & Hours
  • FMLA

• Effective 3.18.20, the Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) will close all branch offices to the public for the transaction of business. Employees will continue to assist in transactions that are completed online, through the mail, and by phone.

• DMV partners, including AAA and Nutmeg State Financial Credit Union will make independent determinations of whether to conduct license transactions.

• The DMV will also be offering a 90-day extension to Connecticut residents with expiring driver’s licenses, identification cards, and learner’s permits. There will be no late fees. This applies to credentials that expire between March 10, 2020 and June 8, 2020.

• United States Department of Labor (U.S. DOL), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

• OSHA Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19

• U.S. DOL, Wage & Hour Division Fair Labor Standards Act

• U.S. DOL Guidance:
  • Fact Sheets:
    • Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Employee Paid Leave Rights
    • Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Employer Paid Leave Requirements
  • Questions and Answers:
    • Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Questions and Answers
    • COVID-19 and the Fair Labor Standards Act: Questions and Answers
    • COVID-19 and the Family Medical Leave Act: Questions and Answers
  • Posters:
    • Employee Rights: Paid Sick Leave and Expanded Family and Medical Leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act
    • Families First Coronavirus Response Act Notice – Frequently Asked Questions
  • Field Assistance Bulletin:
    • Field Assistance Bulletin 2020-1: Temporary Non-Enforcement Period Applicable to the Families First Coronavirus Response Act

• Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Online Security Tips for Working from Home

• U.S. Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Allows Providers to Prescribe Controlled Substances Without an In-Person Medical Exam During COVID-19

• Connecicut State Department of Education (CSDE) Resources for Distance Learning

• CSDE Commissioner Cardona Announces Department is Seeking Federal Waiver to Suspend Assessments for the Current School Year

• Questions and Answers on Providing Services to Children with Disabilities During Coronavirus Disease 

• U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Pandemic Preparedness in the Workplace and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

• EEOC - What You Should Know About the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and COVID-19

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Guidance for Businesses and Employers

• Internal Revenue Service Filing and Payment Relief Deadlines Questions and Answers