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Safety

• 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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• 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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• 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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• I work in a hospital as a nurse. Should I be concerned about liability when treating COVID-19 patients?

  6/9/2020

  No. As of April 5, 2020, Governor Lamont has ordered that health care professionals and facilities are protected from civil liability for actions or omissions in support of the state’s COVID-19 response.

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• SAFE STORE Guidelines for retail establishments

  6/9/2020

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

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• My employee has been exposed to a family member who just returned from a Level 3 country. The employee shows no signs or symptoms of COVID-19, but I still want to send them home. Does the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) protect their job?

  6/9/2020

  At this time, if the employee’s family member does not have a serious health condition under the FMLA, then their job will not be protected.

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• I am planning to hold / attend a large event in the next few weeks. Am I still allowed to do this?

  6/9/2020

  To protect yourself and others from transmission of COVID-19, you should make every attempt to cancel or avoid any gathering, and stay at least 6 feet away from anyone, whether in a large group or not.

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• Can I still use my reusable bags at the grocery store, pharmacy, and package store?

  6/9/2020

  Yes, but you may need to bag your own groceries. As of March 26, 2020, at 8:00 p.m., employers may no longer require employees to bag any item in a customer-provided reusable bag

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• Do I have to wear a mask in public?

  6/9/2020

  Any person in a public place in Connecticut who cannot or does not maintain a safe social distance of six feet must cover their mouth and nose with a mask or cloth face-covering.

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