Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Human Resources 

As an employer, you may have many Human Resources related questions and uncertain where to go for information. To help you during this difficult time, listed below is information to provide assistance.

1. Thank you to Dan Sinas, PRemployer's vice president of Human Resources, for providing the below. For a Facebook Live video with Mr. Sinas and Mary Beth Reynolds, Personnel Resource's executive vice president, please click here.
 

• Important Information Regarding Unemployment Claims
• Coronavirus Leave Request & Unemployment FAQ's /Forms
• Coronavirus Unemployment & Required Posting Information
• Update on Congressional Action
• New SBA Loan Information; including CARES Act 

2. Thank you to Carr Allison for providing COVID-19 informational links on its website to assist business with questions about their obligatioins as an employer. 
  

3. Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act - The CARES Act was signed by President Trump to help provide financial stability and relief for individuals and businesses affected by COVID-19. 
 

• Highlights of the CARES Act
• Guide to the Employee Retention Tax Credit
• U.S Chamber of Commerce's COVID-19 Emergency Loans: Small Business Guide 

4. Small Business Paycheck Protection Program - The Paycheck Protection Program provides small businesses with funds to pay up to eight weeks of payroll costs including benefits. Funds can also be used to pay interest on mortgages, rent and utilities. 
 

• Paycheck Protection Program Application 

5. Family First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) - The FFCRA requires certain employers to provide their employees with paid sick leave and expanded family and medical leave for specified reasons related to COVID-19. These provisions will apply from April 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020.

• Questions and Answers
• Fact Sheet for Employees
• Fact Sheet for Employer
• U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Coronavirus Paid Leave Programs: Employer Guide

6. "Safer at Home" Statewide Public Health Order Frequently Asked Questions

7. Unemployment Compensation - ADOL Secretary Fitzgerald Washington announced that Alabama workers who are not able to work due to COVID-19 will be eligible to file for unemployment benefits. Dothan Career Center, 787 Ross Clark Circle, Dothan, Alabama, (334) 792-2121 – no in person visits, but they have all related information at their front door.

• Unemployment Compensation Information
• Coronavirus and Unemployment Insurance Benefits Questions and Answers
• Alabama to Waive Employer Charges For COVID-19 Related Claims, State Urging Employers to File Claims on Employees' Behalf
• Employer Bulk Filing Information 
• Department of Labor, Chamber, Community Organizations Rehiring Guide: