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COVID-19 Employer and Employee Resources

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Information about the coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to be issued at a rapid pace. In order to stay up to date and access accurate information, employers and employees should utilize the resources below:

Local Resources

Louisiana Department of Health 
Louisiana Workforce Commission 
Louisiana Department of Education
​Louisiana Business Emergency Operations Center
​Red Stick Ready
Printable resources from the Louisiana Department of Health 
  • How to Keep the Illness from Spreading
  • Coronavirus Symptoms and Travel Considerations
  • LDH's Guidance for Family Preparedness 
COVID-19 FAQs for Louisiana
  • Louisiana 211
  • You can also call the Louisiana 211 Network by dialing 211 OR text keyword LACOVID to 898-211 for regular text updates. 
Testing sites across the states

ABC Pelican Member Resources

ABC Pelican's Plans for Reopening 
Best Practices for Construction Sites
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Download COVID-19 best practices for construction sites

ABC Pelican Members Fighting Against COVID-19

Gulf Coast Occupational Medicine: Gulf Coast has supplied sanitizers and disinfectants along with medical and sanitation supplies since the beginning of COVID-19 pandemic. They are performing a variety of COVID-19 screenings for the industry with a focus on returning to work and putting our craftsmen back on their tools, where they belong. Gulf Coast's goal continues to be making sure our sites are well supplied with anything they need to add a measure of increased safety. Gulf Coast has also started drive-thru COVID-19 testing. Click here to find a location near you. 

3M: 3M is now shipping more than 90% of its U.S.-based N95 respirator production to our courageous healthcare workers. Read 3M's letter about these efforts. 

Embassy Suites Baton Rouge: Embassy Suites is offering social distance compliant office space for business continuation use during these unprecedented times. Click here to learn more. The hotel is also offering ABC members an $85 rate for mandated emergency travel. Click here to learn more.

PeopleReady Skilled Trades: PeopleReady is offering timely new services to keep jobsites clean and safe amid this crisis. Click here to learn more. 
PRIME Occupational Medicine: PRIME has developed a comprehensive package of services designed to keep ABC Pelican members' workplaces safe during this time. View their services here. 

ACE Enterprises: has supplied sanitizing and disinfectant stations to many companies and worksites in our area. 

On-Site Medical Solutions: is offering COVID-19 return to work exams in the  form of the rapid COVID-19 tests. Call 225.644.6767 to set up your appointment or set up an account here. On-Site is administering these tests at their local clinic in Gonzales.

Breazeale, Sachse &Wilson: BSW has created a COVID-19 preparedness resource center. 

ABC Insurance Trust: Many large insurers like United Healthcare, Cigna, Aetna and Humana are waving cost-sharing and copays for COVID-19 treatments. Read the ABC Insurance Trust brief that outlines these carriers and how they will cover related expenses. 
ABC Insurance Trust has also put together a HR Toolkit for COVID-19. 
Ochsner Health: Ocshner is keeping our community updated on healthcare resources during this time. Click here to view those resources. 
Ocshner Health has developed the Safe to Return employer solution so that they can be a resource to businesses across our region and help get our economy going again. They are ready to help your business! Call (1.855.542.9108), email (employersolutions@Ocshner.org or visit www.ochsner.org/employer-solutions to submit a contact form.

Postlethwaite & Netterville: P&N has published insights to keep you informed about potential business implications. Click here for those resources. 

​Taylor Porter: They have released information for employers concerning COVID-19. Those resoucres include a Legal Blog, valuable links and resources, Article about the WARN Act, COVID-19's Impact on Construction Projects and Navigating Louisiana's Public Bid Law during COVID-19.

Gallagher: AJG has developed Return to Work Playbooks that assist employers in preparing for bringing employees back and how to deal with suppliers and customers that enter the workplace. 
  • COVID-19 Compliance Guidebook
  • Guideline Checklist for Returning to the Workplace
  • General Contractor employers: Resuming Construction Operations
  • General Contractor employees: Resuming Construction Operations 

ABC National's Legislative Action:
• ​ABC Action on PPP: ABC sent this letter to Congressional leadership including requests that the program expands to 501(c)(6) organizations, like our local chapters, and extend the eight-week payroll coverage for PPP loans and modify the formula for non-payroll expenses so that more construction businesses have the full resources needed during this national health crisis. (April 8)
• ​ABC/CISC Letter to OSHA (March 23)
• ABC CARES Act Senate Support Letter (March 20)
• ABC Key Vote letter to the Senate in support of the Johnson Amendment to the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.R. 6201) (March 18)
• Business Association Letter on H.R. 6201
• ABC Letter on H.R. 6201
• SBA Disaster Assistance in Response to the Coronavirus
• DHS CISA Guidance Website
• DHS CISA Guidance (March 19)

ABC National general counsel Littler Mendelson’s coronavirus resources:
  • Coronavirus: Employer Action Items
  • HR Works: Coronavirus Compliance and Safety Concerns in the Workplace (podcast)
  • The Coronavirus: How Employers Can Manage the Outbreak (previously recorded webinar)

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) (https://www.eeoc.gov/index.cfm)
  • What You Should Know About the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act and the Coronavirus
  • Pandemic Preparedness in the Workplace and the Americans with Disabilities Act​

​U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) (https://www.hhs.gov/)
  • HIPAA Privacy and Novel Coronavirus
​U.S. Department of Labor Employee Rights Information
  • Families First Coronavirus Response Act--On March 26, the U.S. Department of Labor issued additional guidance explaining paid sick leave and expanded family and medical leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act: 
    • FAQs
    • Poster—Employee Rights
    • Posting Requirements—FAQs
    • Field Assistance Bulletin—Enforcement Guidance
    • DOL’s WHD COVID-19 and the American Workplace  
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