COVID-19 Response Team and Resources (Updated 3/5)

Below are links to all the resources about COVID-19.  If you have any questions regarding COVID-19 and your obligations as an employer, please do not hesitate to contact someone on our Carr Allison COVID-19 Response Team.

 

Carr Allison Resource Teams

Carr Allison Response Team: Click Here

Carr Allison Workers’ Compensation Team: Click Here

 

 

 

Message to Carr Allison’s Valued Clients

COVID-19 Message from Thomas Logan (5/19): Click Here

 

 

Most Recent Information

Alabama Provides Expansive Immunity From Liability for COVID-19 Claim (2/26/2021): Click Here

Extension of FDCRA Employer Tax Credit (1/14/2021): Click Here

CDC Announces Plan to Reduce Quarantine Period (12/16): Click Here

DOL Revises FFCRA in Light of New York Federal Court Opinion (9/29): Click Here

EEOC Addresses Right of Employers to Require Periodic COVID-19 Testing (9/17): Click here

Updated Guidance to Assist Employers with School-Related Leave Under the FFCRA (9/16): Click here

 

 

 

Employment

  Articles

Extension of FDCRA Employer Tax Credit (1/14/2021): Click Here

CDC Announces Plan to Reduce Quarantine Period (12/16): Click Here

DOL Revises FFCRA in Light of New York Federal Court Opinion (9/29): Click Here

EEOC Addresses Right of Employers to Require Periodic COVID-19 Testing (9/17): Click here

Updated Guidance to Assist Employers with School-Related Leave Under the FFCRA (9/16): Click here

Complying with Fair Labor Standards (7/10): Click Here

EEOC Updates Guidelines Regarding Employee COVID-19 Antibody Testing (6/18): Click Here

Business Interruption Insurance Lawsuits Expected to Increase (6/2): Click Here

OSHA Announces Major Change in Employer Recording Obligations (6/1): Click Here

Re-Opening America(5/12): Click Here

Frequently Asked Questions on Reopening the Workplace (5/6): Click Here

Preparing the Workplace for Return of Employees (5/5): Click Here

Summary of Employers’ Obligation under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (3/27): Click Here

Summary of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (3/19): Click Here

 

  Federal Employment Law Links

Frequently Asked Questions on Paycheck Protection Program (5/15):Click Here

Paycheck Protection Program Loans FAQs (Updated 5/6): Click Here

EEOC COVID-19 Guidance Regarding the ADA, Rehabilitation Act and Other Employment Laws  (4/23): Click Here

Department of Labor Regulations Regarding  FFCRA (4/1): Click Here

US Department of Labor Update of Employers Obligations (3/26): Click Here

EEOC Pandemic Guidance Preparedness in the Workplace and the Americans with Disabilities Act  (3/21): Click Here

IRS COVID-19 Related Tax Credits for Required Paid Leave  (3/20): Click Here

Families First Coronavirus Response Act Summary Regarding Employee Paid Leave Rights (3/20): Click Here

Federal Plan to recover the cost of providing Coronavirus-related Leave (3/20): Click Here

Federal Plan to Implement Paid Leave for Workers and Tax Credits (3/18): Click Here

US Department of Labor COVID Guidance: Click Here

 

 

 

 

Transportation

 

  Articles

Trucking Law Update (3/26): Click Here

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Emergency Declaration Summary (3/25): Click Here

 

  Transportation Law Links

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Emergency Declaration (3/13): Click Here

 

 

 

 

Workers’ Compensation

Is COVID-19 Compensable under Workers’ Compensation? (6/4): Click Here

COVID-19 Worker’s Compensation Newsletter: Click Here

 

 

 

 

Insurance

Court Renders First Decision Concerning Business Interruption Insurance Coverage for COVID-19 Shutdown Losses (7/20): Click Here

 

 

 

 

State Specific Guidance

Status of AL, MS, FL and TN Court Systems (3/31): Click Here

 

  Alabama

AL Provides Expansive Immunity from Liability for COVID-19 Claim (2/26/2021): Click Here

Alabama Department of Health: Click Here

Alabama’s Updated Proceeding with Caution Health Order (5/27): Click Here

Alabama Continues to Move Towards Reopening (5/20): Click Here

Alabama Safer at Home Order Summary (4/29): Click Here

Alabama Safer at Home Order (4/28): Click Here

Alabama Safer at Home Order Guidance (4/28): Click Here

Alabama Safer at Home Frequently Asked Questions (4/28): Click Here

Alabama Closes All Non-Essential Businesses (3/27): Click Here

Birmingham (AL) Shelter-in-Place Ordinance (3/24): Click Here

Order of Jefferson County (AL) Health Office (3/22): Click Here

Governor Kay Ivey Statement on Alabama Statewide Public Health Order (3/19): Click Here

Jefferson County Order (AL) (3/19): Click Here

 

  Florida

Florida Department of Health: Click Here

 

Georgia

Georgia Department of Health: Click Here

Georgia COVID-19 Pandemic Business Safety Act (8/25): Click Here

Georgia Businesses Shielded from COVID Injury Suits (8/10): Click Here

 

  Mississippi

Mississippi Department of Health: Click Here

Mississippi Executive Order (4/28): Click Here

 

  Tennessee

Tennessee Department of Health: Click Here

Tennessee Executive Order Update (5/1): Click Here

Tennessee State Court Update (3/25): Click Here

Summary of Tennessee Court Updates (3/25): Click Here

Tennessee Supreme Court Order Suspending In-Person Appearance (3/25): Click Here

Eastern District of Tennessee Court Order (3/23): Click Here

Middle District of Tennessee Court Order (3/23): Click Here

Western of Tennessee District Court Order (3/23): Click Here

Tennessee Public Notice (3/23): Click Here

Western District of Tennessee Court Order (3/17): Click Here

 

 

 

 

COVID-19 Health and Confirmed Case Information

COVID Confirmed Cases and Recovered Cases Tracking Map: Click Here

Federal Centers for Disease Control COVID Website: Click Here

World Health Organization COVID Website: Click Here

News

Kennedy Obtains Dismissal

Camille M. Kennedy of our Chattanooga (TN) office recently secured a complete defense victory in Gwinnett County (GA) in a food poisoning case against a national fast-food restaurant. The plaintiff alleged that French fries served by our client caused her illness and required medical treatment. After the close of the […]

Watson and Davenport Obtain Dismissal

Jordan D. Watson and Jared Davenport of our Chattanooga (TN) office successfully defended a fellow attorney through the Tennessee trial and appellate courts in a lawsuit arising from a property dispute. After the plaintiff added the attorney as a defendant, alleging bad-faith legal advice related to a deeded property during […]

Wells Participates in Naturalization Ceremony

Carr Allison shareholder and retired Mobile County District Judge Judson W. Wells, Sr. will participate today in the Naturalization Ceremony in Mobile (AL). The formal ceremony will be conducted by the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama. In his capacity as Past President of the Mobile […]


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