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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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• I am unable to work because of a family member’s illness. Can I collect unemployment benefits?

  6/9/2020

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

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

  6/9/2020

  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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• Can I require my employees to stay home if they are sick with COVID-19?

  6/9/2020

  Yes, you can require your employee to stay home. However, you should issue the employee an Unemployment Separation Package.

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• Now that the Coronavirus Emergency Relief package is available, how much money will I get while on leave from my job?

  6/9/2020

  If you are sick or seeking care for yourself, you earn the full amount you are usually paid, up to a maximum of $511 a day.

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• I’m a first responder (police, firefighter, EMS, Medical Reserve Corps, Disaster Medical Assistance Team). Should I be worried about liability when responding to needs during the coronavirus crisis?

  6/9/2020

  Under Connecticut law, you are immune from liability as a member of the state’s civil preparedness forces while responding to the public health and civil preparedness emergency.

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