For Business Owners / Employers
The following resources provide important rules and guidelines to help you implement on-site safety measures in your business. Below, you will also find resources related to tax credits and other financial benefits that your business may qualify for during these times. The materials collected provide recommendations and resources related to improving health and financial assistance for your business.
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COVID-19 Business Safety Toolkit for Business Owners / Employers
This tool kit provides employers and business owners with information and resources to help them safely run their business during COVID-19. It includes material on protocols and requirements for workplace safety as well as financial resources that businesses may qualify for.
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Maximizing Business Safety
Below are resources that you can use to help guide your businesses’ safety measures during COVID-19.
–Comprehensive Safety Checklist that you can use to ensure your business is deploying adequate safety measures:
–Example Employee Health Screening Form that you could use to screen employees for symptoms before their shift:
–State COVID-19 Employer Playbook: Designed to provide safety guidance for businesses
–OSHA Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19
–Listed County Resources for Businesses
–California State face mask mandate
–Current County Public Health Orders for Businesses
–Governor executive order (temporary outdoor operation permits)
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Financial Relief and Benefits
To help alleviate the financial hardships that many small businesses are currently going through, the government has funded programs and resources to financially assist businesses.
–Tax Credits that have been allocated to eligible businesses to offset the financial hardship of paying for sick leave related to COVID-19 under the Families First Corona Virus Relief Act (FFCRA). Tax Credit Flow Chart Summary
-The Rapid Response Services is a government program that is available for small businesses to reach out to companies facing potential layoffs or plant closures. Call: 916-654-6206 or email: Jennifer.Gouvaia@edd.ca.gov
–Alternatives to Layoffs: Work Sharing
–County’s list of financial resources: available to help businesses
–UCSD Rady School Business Recovery Coalition: This new initiative draws on expertise from the UC San Diego community to provide immediate free assistance and guidance to businesses during these extraordinary times.
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Resources for Managing Employees
This section has important information regarding your businesses’ employees.
–Business Safety Toolkit for Employees: be sure to share this resource with your employees so they can be better informed on how to safely work during COVID-19.
–Employer Required Paid Sick Leave for employees: Important information regarding the paid sick leave that businesses are required to provide regarding COVID-19 related illness.
Increasing Workplace Safety Against COVID-19
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For employees
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UCSD Business Outreach
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Sign-up for a free consultation:
We offer a free consultation service where a trained member of our team can go over the business safety toolkit with you, your employees, or both.
Our team members are available to talk to you about the guidelines and requirements surrounding your business during the coronavirus pandemic. We understand that different businesses have different needs, and different questions.
We offer consultations in-person, by phone, or by video conference. We will discuss the resources in the Small Business Safe Reopening Toolkit and make sure you are aware of other important resources for small businesses
Set up a time by emailing, calling, or texting our team at:
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Team members are also available to speak to you and/or your employees to talk about coronavirus and answer general questions.
The program will adapt as needed, both responding to the needs of the community as well as changes in the pandemic.
Additional Resources
CDC: Businesses and Workplaces
https://www.cdc.gov/
2-1-1 San Diego: A free 24 hour confidential phone service
Email San Diego County with your business questions
Disclaimer:
The toolkit and other content on this site are taken directly or adapted from the CDC, San Diego Public Health Services, and other reputable health information organizations.
Please note, team members cannot answer questions about the individual health of you or your employees. The information provided in the toolkit does not replace medical advice. If you or an employee is a contact of someone with COVID-19, experiencing any symptoms of COVID-19, or has been tested for COVID-19, please contact a healthcare provider or call 2-1-1.