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Official Guidelines

• What businesses are closed during the State’s coronavirus response? When will they reopen?

  6/8/2020

  Governor Lamont extended the deadline for all closure, distancing, and safety measures for many businesses. Here are specific reopening rules for certain business types, including barbers, nail salons, restaurants, bars, malls, parks, campgrounds, zoos, bowling alleys, golf courses, dentists, tattoo parlors, and farm stands.

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• Has the COVID-19 response changed the date that I need to file my Income and Expense Report for my rental property?

  6/8/2020

  Connecticut General Statutes requires any owner (individual or business) of income producing real property to file an Income and Expense Report annually.

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• 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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• How should I clean my home or workspace to limit the risk of coronavirus infection?

  6/8/2020

  CDC recommends daily cleaning and disinfecting of high-touch surfaces and household common areas.

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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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• Can I still have a wedding? Can I attend a wedding? What restrictions do I need to know about?

  6/8/2020

  Weddings have specific guidelines for both the ceremony and the reception

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• Can I receive telehealth services from a practitioner who is based out of state?

  6/8/2020

  Section 5(b) of Executive Order 7G allows a clinician licensed in another state to treat someone in CT through telehealth without getting a license in CT.

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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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• Can I leave my house to go shopping or go to work during the state’s coronavirus response?

  6/8/2020

  Yes. You may travel freely and as needed for the purposes of caring for yourself and your family (going to the grocery store, the pharmacy, or to seek medical care) or for going to work at a business that is deemed essential during this public health crisis

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