TMPA COVID-19 News
COPS, WORKER’S COMP AND THE COVID-19 | By Executive Director Kevin Lawrence
We know you all have questions about what to do during this crisis, pandemic, bedlam that we all find ourselves addressing. As has been pointed out so eloquently, cops cannot shelter in place and most of you are not being provided with the necessary equipment, supplies and tools to protect yourselves. Click here.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Have COVID-19 work-related questions? We have answers. Click here.
Information for Employers/Employees
EEOC Confirms That Employers Can Require Vaccination
Essentially, the EEOC has said all employers can require mandatory vaccines as long the employer: (i) allows employees to receive the vaccine from a third party that does not have a contract with the employer, and (ii) follows accommodation requirements under the ADA and Title VII.Click here.
OSHA Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19
This document from the Occupational Safety
and Health Administration provides practical guidance for employers for
preventing the spread of COVID-19. It address safe work practices and
appropriate personal protective equipment based on the risk level of exposure. Click here.
DOL Fact Sheet: Families First
Coronavirus Response Act – Employee Paid Leave Rights
DOL has issued information for employees
in response to the Families First Act including new paid leave requirements
that employers must follow. This resource is helpful for employees to
understand their rights. Click here.
DOL Fact Sheet: Families First
Coronavirus Response Act – Employer Paid Leave Requirements
DOL has issued information for employers
in response to the Families First Act including new paid leave requirements.
This resource is helpful for employers to understand their requirements. Click here.
Employment and Training
Administration Unemployment Insurance Program Letter
DOL announced the publication of Unemployment Insurance Program Letter accessible via the link provided herein, outlining relevant provisions of the CARES Act related to the administration and eligibility criteria for state unemployment insurance programs. Additionally, please see a summary of programs for relief for workers affected by the CARES Act. Click here.
Employment and Training
Administration Guidance on Unemployment Compensation Program
DOL issued guidance to states as them
implements the CARES Act and Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation
Program (PEUC). PEUC provides up to 13 weeks of federally funded benefits to
qualified individuals. Click here.
U.S. EEOC: Pandemic Preparedness in
the Workplace and the ADA
The EEOC has provided guidance that can
help employers implement strategies to navigate the impact of COVID-19 in the workplace. Note, the EEO laws, including the ADA and Rehabilitation Act, continue to apply during the time of the COVID-19 pandemic. Click here.
Information for Law Enforcement
COVID-19 Law Enforcement Impact
Dashboards
The National Police Foundation, in collaboration with the National Alliance for Public Safety GIS Foundation, and Esri, has developed a real-time COVID-19 situational awareness tool for law
enforcement agencies. The tool monitors the impact of COVID-19 on first responders. Click here.
Department of Homeland Security
Information for First Responders
The Department of Homeland Security issued
the information accessible via the link provided herein, intended to support
first responders’ efforts to provide the best possible service to their team
and community in the midst of a pandemic. Click here.
Public Safety Officers’ Benefits
Program
The guidance document accessible via the
link provided herein states that the Bureau of Justice Assistance will, “in
general,” find that an office contracted COVID-19 in the line of duty. This new
guidance from DOJ provides that law enforcement and other first responders who
die of COVID-19 and file a claim from the Public Safety Officers’ Benefit
program will be eligible for death benefits in most cases. Click here.
Department of Health and Human
Services: COVID-19 and HIPAA
The Department of Health and Human
Services published guidance accessible via the link provided herein regarding
disclosures to law enforcement, paramedics, other first responders and public
health authorities. Click here.
CDC Guidance to Law Enforcement
The CDC issued the Fact Sheet accessible
via the link provided herein specifically for law enforcement personnel. Click here.
IACP General Fact Sheet for Law
Enforcement
The IACP issued the Fact Sheet accessible
via the link provided herein specifically for law enforcement personnel. Click here.
CDC Strategies to Optimize the
Supply of PPE and Equipment
The CDC issued helpful strategies to
consider to optimize the supply of personal protective equipment (PPE). Click here.
CDC Interim Guidance on Management
of COVID-19 in Correctional and Detention Facilities
The CDC issued the Guidance providing
information for correctional facilities and detention centers to ensure the
continuation of essential public services and protection of the health and safety
of incarcerated and detained persons, staff, and visitors. Click here.
IACP Guidance on “Staying Healthy
as a Police Officer”
The IACP issued the fact sheet accessible
via the link provided herein. Included is a sample reporting form for departmental use. Click here.
IACP Guidance for Law Enforcement
Families
The IACP issued healthy practices for
families of law enforcement personnel. Click here.
Police Executive Research Forum
PERF developed the page accessible via the link provided herein with up-to-date resources, including daily reports, for law enforcement and agencies responding to COVID-19. Click here.
SAMPLE Officer Exposure Plan
Developed by the Dallas Police Department,
the plan accessible via the link provided herein can be modified to fit the
needs of any department. Click here.
SAMPLE COVID-19 Critical Decision-Making Model
Developed by the Burlington, North
Carolina Police Department using the same structure as the standard CDM. Click here.