COVID-19 Resources

As you continue to feel the impact of COVID-19 on your organization, we've put together a few resources that have been useful in the HR community. Have a link you want to add to the list or need a resource that's not listed, please contact Nikki at [email protected] 

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Employer Resources:

*NEW* EEOC What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO Laws Q&A

https://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/wysk/wysk_ada_rehabilitaion_act_coronavirus.cfm?utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_name=&utm_source=govdelivery&utm_term=

SHRM Coronavirus and COVID-19 Resource Page

https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/pages/communicable-diseases.aspx

Department of Labor - Emergency Unemployment Compensation Package

https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/eta/eta20200410

OSHA press release on requirements for making sure your workers are safe while working.

https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDOL/bulletins/2866945

Department of Labor release temporary rule for FFCRA

https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/WHD/Pandemic/FFCRA.pdf

IRS releases new Q&A to help answer common questions about the tax benefits for employers

https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/covid-19-related-tax-credits-for-required-paid-leave-provided-by-small-and-midsize-businesses-faqs#substantiate_eligibility

Small Business Association - Coronavirus (COVID-19): Small Business Guidance & Loan Resources:

https://www.sba.gov/page/coronavirus-covid-19-small-business-guidance-loan-resources​

Find your local Small Business Association for additional local support:

https://www.sba.gov/about-sba/sba-locations

​Brevard CareerSource Resources for Employers:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1D-69IQ8x-1myDzLeQWT0MWaUokGg0DXj

Employee Resources:

*NEW* 2-1-1 Brevard (or 2-1-1 Central Florida if you live in Orange or Osceola) provides a free, confidential one-stop way to call for help with difficult issues like hunger, job loss, homelessness, mental illness, child and family services, substance abuse, veteran’s issues, suicide prevention and more. Trained counselors are available 24/7 to answer the public’s calls for information and advice during life’s tough times. They may be just the support that you or someone you know could use now during COVID-19 or in the months ahead.

• Dial 2-1-1 from your cell phone or landline
• Text your zip code to 898211 (they respond 9 a.m. to midnight, but may be slower currently)
• Go online to 211Brevard to see all of the services that are available in Brevard County
• Go to 2-1-1 of Central Florida, for Orange and Osceola residents, also has a live chat feature

Find Unemployment Insurance Benefits and Resources in their state:

https://www.careeronestop.org/LocalHelp/UnemploymentBenefits/find-unemployment-benefits.aspx

Find local resources for finding food, paying housing bills, or other essential services:

http://211.org/

Mental Health Resources*:

• Call 1-800-273-8255 for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

• Text HOME to 741-741 for Crisis Text Line

• Call 1-800-985-5990 or text TalkWithUs to 66-746 for the Disaster Distress Hotline

• Call 1-866-488-7386, text START to 678-678 or click here to chat with The Trevor Project (for LGBTQ youth)

• Call 1-800-799-7233 or text LOVEIS to 22-522 to connect with The National Domestic Violence Hotline.

*Resources listed on 211.org

Find a local Food Bank:

https://www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-local-foodbank

Brevard CareerSource Jobseekers Resource:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1a2uo7I7903QAvTfPmizIH1nVYgNHLMbZ