COVID-19 Employer & job seeker info
Colorado Safer at Home: Office-Based Business Guidelines
New rules for Colorado Health Emergency Leave with Pay from Colorado Department of Labor & Employment
Employer Guidance regarding asking employees to return to work
Video seminar “Mitigating Employer Liability,” by Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC
Access a printable poster and flier for your employees: “Workplace Guidelines during COVID-19″
El Paso County, CO Public Health – Work Guidelines for COVID-19
DO
- Do wear a face covering
- Do maintain physical distancing (6 feet)
- Do work from home whenever possible
- Do frequently clean & disinfect common surfaces
DON’T
- Don’t come to work while sick
- Don’t touch your face while wearing gloves
- Don’t allow too many customers in at one time
- Don’t forget to wash your hands after taking off gloves
PPE to Help Colorado’s Businesses Operate Safely
Purchase personal protective equipment (PPE) and other supplies for your business, nonprofit, or healthcare institution through the Energize Colorado marketplace. This marketplace is intended to be a resource to help you safely open your business and serve Coloradans.
Update as of April 17, 2020: – Starting April 20, 2020, the Unemployment Office will begin taking unemployment benefit applications under the CARES Act (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act), paying the additional $600 per week in unemployment benefits and launch other new points of access for unemployed workers to obtain information.
Self-employed and gig workers: You will need to provide either a 2018 or 2019 tax return as part of your application. Claimants do not need to take action to receive the additional $600 weekly benefit amount. More information will be posted on this page as it becomes available.
Find out more here about Colorado Executive Orders.
https://pikespeaksbdc.org/what-we-do/programs/disaster-relief/
