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CT Covid-19 Knowledge Base

• I’m a health care worker. If a hospital in another part of the state needs assistance, am I able to work there?

  6/8/2020

  Yes. Governor Lamont has ordered that for the duration of this emergency, health care providers may provide direct patient care.

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• Can I require my employees to stay home if they are sick with COVID-19?

  6/8/2020

  Yes, you can require your employee to stay home. However, you should issue the employee an Unemployment Separation Package.

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• Is there an alternative to laying off my employees if my business has slowed down as a result of COVID-19?

  6/8/2020

  Yes. The Department of Labor offers a SharedWork program.

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• Now that the Coronavirus Emergency Relief package is available, how much money will I get while on leave from my job?

  6/8/2020

  If you are sick or seeking care for yourself, you earn the full amount you are usually paid, up to a maximum of $511 a day.

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• I’m a first responder (police, firefighter, EMS, Medical Reserve Corps, Disaster Medical Assistance Team). Should I be worried about liability when responding to needs during the coronavirus crisis?

  6/8/2020

  Under Connecticut law, you are immune from liability as a member of the state’s civil preparedness forces while responding to the public health and civil preparedness emergency.

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• My employer sent me home because I have a fever. Will the CT Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) protect my job??

  6/8/2020

  You may be protected if:

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• I have a workers Compensation claim that’s been delayed due to the COVID-19 crisis. How do I get more information?

  6/8/2020

  Executive Order No. 7K, dated March 23, 2020, suspended non-critical operations of the Workers’ Compensation Commission.

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• How is Connecticut making sure I have full access to COVID-19 testing?

  6/7/2020

  In addition to the Connecticut State Public Health Laboratory, private companies like Quest Diagnostics, LabCorp, and Jackson Labs have recently been approved to conduct COVID-19 testing.

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• Does my business need to self-certify before I can reopen? How do I self-certify?

  6/7/2020

  Before you can open your doors for business, you must self-certify that you are following strict safety guidelines to keep your employees and customers safe.

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• Will Advanced Placement (AP) tests still be administered this spring?

  6/7/2020

  Beginning on Wednesday, March 25, you can attend free, live AP review courses, delivered by AP teachers from across the country.

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