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Businesses

• Should I be working from home? How do I stay safe as a non-essential worker?

  6/8/2020

  Effective 8PM on Monday, March 23, all workers at non-essential businesses in the state shall work from home. The governor is encouraging all businesses to employ, to the maximum extent possible, any telecommuting or work-from-home procedures that they can safely implement.

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• I’m self-employed or an independent contractor. Am I eligible for unemployment benefits during the coronavirus crisis?

  6/8/2020

  The CT Department of Labor has all the latest updates on the CARES Act and unemployment insurance

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• What are the specific guidelines for reopening businesses during the four Phases of the ReOpenCT Plan?

  6/8/2020

  Governor Lamont has updated the official plan for reopening Connecticut

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• My employer notified me that they decided not to open for business today, when I was scheduled to work. Are they still required to pay me?

  6/8/2020

  If you are a non-exempt “hourly” employee, no. An employer is not required to pay a non-exempt employee for the time in which he or she performs no work.

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• If my employees get sick from Covid-19 or they need to be isolated, I will need to close my business for 14 days. Will I be liable for unemployment benefit charges?

  6/8/2020

  You will be liable in the same way you would be for a layoff or a shut down.

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• One of my employees started coughing or felt feverish during their shift, so I sent them home.

  6/8/2020

  But I’m requiring they complete their duties by working from home. Am I still required to pay that employee?

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• I have a small business and I'm considered an essential business. How can I get personal protection equipment?

  6/8/2020

  If your business has less than 50 employees and you're on the list of essential businesses, the State has provided you a means to get personal protection equipment

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• SAFE STORE Guidelines for retail establishments

  6/8/2020

  How grocers and retailers can ensure the safety of their employees and customers during the Coronavirus crisis

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• My small business/nonprofit is struggling with the loss of revenue during the state’s business shutdown. What assistance is available?

  6/8/2020

  The Connecticut Department of Revenue Services has extended the filing deadlines for certain annual tax returns due on or after March 15, 2020, and before June 1, 2020, by at least 30 days.

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• Business Exemptions for Coronavirus

  6/8/2020

  The Governor issued Executive Order 7H, directing all businesses and nonprofit entities in the State of Connecticut to utilize, to the maximum extent possible, any telecommuting or work from home procedures that they can safely employ.

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