***UPCOMING WEBINARS***
Tomorrow, May 4, 10:15AM: Hudson Valley Economic Development Corporation will host a webinar discussion regarding guideline strategies for reopening the hospitality industry. You can register for webinar HERE.
May 6, 8AM: The Dutchess County Regional Chamber of Commerce and the Dutchess Business Notification Network will host a webinar on the latest guidance for employers from a legal and HR perspective as the state looks towards reopening. Panelists are Ed Kowalski from Ethan Allen Workforce Solutions and David Wise from Mackey Butts and Wise LLP. Thank you to Rose & Kiernan Insurance for sponsoring. Register HERE.
May 7, 2PM: The Dutchess County Regional Chamber of Commerce and the Dutchess Business Notification Network will host New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli for a town hall forum. The Comptroller will present economic information for the regional business community and take questions from attendees. Thank you to Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. and Quality Environmental Solutions & Technologies for sponsoring. You can register HERE.
·The SBA has released a PPP Loan FAQ document. It can be foundHERE. They also released a “Talking Points” document for the Economic Injury Disaster Loan program for agricultural businesses. That can be found HERE.
·The U.S. Department of Labor released new guidance regarding deadlines for a number of employee benefits, including COBRA. For more information, click HERE.
·A new classification code has been created for employer’s worker compensation insurance. Employees reassigned to either not perform any work duties or perform clerical work duties at home due to New York’s stay-at-home order may now be classified under new classification code 8873, Telecommuter Reassigned Employee. The update can be found HERE.
·In today’s (Monday) press conferenceGovernor Cuomo announced that regions would not be allowed to begin Phase 1 reopening unless they have less than 15 new cases and 5 deaths on a three day rolling average.
Governor Cuomo reiterated that in Phase 1 of the reopening, construction, manufacturing, and select retail with curb-side pick-up will be allowed to start operations again. Phase 2 will allow professional services, retail, real estate, and finance to reopen. Phase 3 will allow restaurants and hotels to reopen. And Phase 4 will allow arts, recreation and education to reopen. These industries must still create a plan to ensure employee and customer safety based on CDC guidelines.