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

Zwilling Presents Webinar on How to Not Get Sued for Discrimination or Harassment

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Ross Selected for Membership in the ACTA

Carr Allison Shareholder Brett Ross has been selected for membership in the American College of Transportation Attorneys (ACTA). A nationally known attorney, Brett has practiced in the transportation arena for 29 years. ACTA is a select group of 32 transportation defense lawyers from across the United States that serves as […]

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Oliver, Vann and Team Obtain Favorable Verdict

Carr Allison shareholders Tom Oliver and Dennis Vann successfully defended a hazmat motor carrier in a week-long trial in Birmingham (AL). The case was brought following an incident in 2019 that alleged the motor carrier unloaded a chemical into the wrong tank creating a hazardous gas cloud affecting numerous employees […]

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