Covid-19 Updates

 

As the world navigates the uncertainty of COVID-19, you can count on SubAla for continuity of service. We are here to support your business and enable you to focus on meeting the needs of your organization. Keeping you informed on the latest information regarding your business is a top priority. We want to make sure you are receiving the latest information as quickly as possible.

 

CDC – COVID-19

COVID-19 is caused by a coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2. Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that are common in people and may different species of animals, including camels, cattle, cats, and bats.  Rarely, animal coronaviruses can infect people and then spread between people. This occurred with MERS-CoV and SARS-CoV, and now with the virus that causes COVID-19. Learn more about symptoms, testing, those at higher risk, how to protect yourself and others at the link above.

 

ATLAS ALABAMA

Many resources are now available to assist small business owners during the coronavirus pandemic. From tax relief to SBA loans to unemployment benefits, there are various avenues of assistance available at the federal, state, and local levels. Please check back often to access updated information.

 

Alabama Department of Public Health

The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) is providing updated information and guidance on this website, as well as Facebook and Twitter, as it becomes available. Stay up-to-date with the current Alabama cases, deaths, and testing sites. 

 

OSHA COVID-Guidance

This webpage provides information for workers and employers about the evolving coronavirus outbreak first identified in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China. The information includes links to interim guidance and other resources for preventing exposures to, and infection with, the novel coronavirus—now officially named COVID-19.

 

OSHA COVID-19 Guidance for the Construction Workforce

When working in the construction industry, the following tips can help reduce the risk of exposure to the coronavirus.

 

OSHA Enforcement Guidance for Recording Cases of Covid-19

This memorandum provides interim guidance to Compliance Safety and Health Officers (CSHOs) for enforcing the requirements of 29 CFR Part 1904 with respect to the recording of occupational illnesses, specifically cases of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). This memorandum will take effect immediately and remain in effect until further notice. This guidance is intended to be time-limited to the current public health crisis.

 

IRS -Coronavirus Tax Relief

The IRS has established a special section focused on steps to help taxpayers, businesses and others affected by the coronavirus. This page will be updated as new information is available.

 

Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Questions and Answers

FFCRA helps the United States combat the workplace effects of COVID-19 by reimbursing American private employers that have fewer than 500 employees with tax credits for the cost of providing employees with paid leave taken for specified reasons related to COVID-19. The law enables employers to keep their workers on their payrolls, while at the same time ensuring that workers are not forced to choose between their paychecks and the public health measures needed to combat the virus. The Department’s Wage and Hour Division administers the paid leave portions of the FFCRA.


Non-Federal FFCRA Employee Poster

Each covered employer must post a notice of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) requirements in a conspicuous place on its premises. An employer may satisfy this requirement by emailing or direct mailing this notice to employees, or posting this notice on an employee information internal or external website.

 

The Small Business Owner’s Guide to the CARES Act

This guide provides information about the major programs and initiatives that will soon be available from the Small Business Administration (SBA) to address these needs, as well as some additional tax provisions that are outside the scope of SBA.

 

Coronavirus (COVID-19): Small Business Guidance & Loan Resources

Our nation's small businesses are facing an unprecedented economic disruption due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. On Friday, March 27, 2020, the President signed into law the CARES Act, which contains $376 billion in relief for American workers and small businesses.

 

Essential Worker Letter

This template has been provided by the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA). Please provide to your working employees in case they should be questioned by law enforcement regarding travelling to and from a job.

 

World Health Organization- Advice for Public

Stay aware of the latest information on the COVID-19 outbreak, available on the WHO website and through your national and local public health authority.