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Businesses

• Safe Workplace Rules for Essential Businesses

  6/9/2020

  Learn the latest guidelines for Employers and Employees for staying safe in the workplace

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• Which workers qualify under the Coronavirus Emergency Relief package?

  6/9/2020

  Most workers at small and midsize companies and nonprofits can get the paid leave.

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• I work for a company with 20 employees. My employer sent me home because I had a fever. And then they terminated my employment. Can they do that?

  6/9/2020

  Employees in CT are generally considered at-will employees, which means that either the employer or the employee is free to end the relationship at any time unless there is an applicable contract or collective bargaining agreement.

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• Are part-time and self-employed workers eligible for help from the Coronavirus Emergency Relief package?

  6/9/2020

  Yes. Part-time workers will be paid the amount they typically earn in a two-week period.

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• If I need to close the doors of my business for 14 days because an employee is sick and other employees need to be isolated, how do my employees file for unemployment benefits?

  6/9/2020

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

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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?

  6/9/2020

  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.

  6/9/2020

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

  6/9/2020

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

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

  6/9/2020

  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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• I am shutting down my business for 14 days due to the emergency COVID-19 response. Do I have to pay a non-exempt or exempt employee who does not work at all during those 14 days?

  6/9/2020

  No. You are not required to pay employees for any work week in which he or she performs no work at all during the week.

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