Responding to COVID-19 A Webinar Series Presented

Transcript:Responding to COVID-19 A Webinar Series Presented:
Responding to COVID-19 A Webinar Series Presented By The Family Focused Treatment Association Week 3: New Guidance, Expanded Resources, Clarification and Looking Forward to Package 4 Covid-19 timeline update Updates and Clarifications Department of Labor (DOL) guidance around Emergency Paid Sick Leave and Emergency FMLA. Clarified key terms and provides information around record keeping. https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/04/06/2020-07237/paid-leave-under-the-families-first-coronavirus-response-act DOL updates question and answer pages for the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, COVID-19 and Fair Labor Standards, and COVID-19 and FMLA https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/pandemic DOL updates posters employers must display and posts Q & A regarding postings: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/pandemic Updates and Clarifications DOL webinar around Families First Coronavirus Response Act: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/WHD/Pandemic/FFCRA_webinar.pdf IRS to launch online tool to track stimulus checks: https://www.irs.gov/coronavirus/economic-impact-payments American Heart Association Guidance: https://cpr.heart.org/-/media/cpr-files/resources/covid-19-resources-for-cpr-training/english/covid19-statement_card-extensions_update-33120.pdf?la=en&hash=03D83E0348F2B47BA97012D68BFE237F89311E2D Guidance April 10, ACF issued guidance around the changes in the Children’s Bureau’s plans for conducting Title IV-E Foster Care Eligibility Reviews (IV-E Reviews) and National Youth in Transition Database (NYTD) Reviews. “For the foreseeable future,” all scheduled IV-E Reviews, NYTD Reviews and review preparation activities will be postponed Q & A around the used of Family Violence and Prevention Services Act (FVPSA) https://www.acf.hhs.gov/fysb/news/faqs-on-allowable-use-of-fvpsa-funds-during-the-covid-19-public-health-emergency Guidance CDC issues new guidance regarding essential employees returning to work. The new guidelines will allow critical workers who have been exposed go back to work as long as they are asymptomatic and follow conditions like taking their temperature before going to work, wearing a face mask at all times and practicing social distancing at work as much as possible. Under the old guidance, employees were told to stay home 14 days. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/critical-workers/implementing-safety-practices.html Stimulus Funds Directed to Colleges April 9, Secretary DeVos announced $7 billion to be released for colleges and universities to help students in financial distress because of the coronavirus. As part of the CARES Act, these funds direct schools to give students money to cover expenses such as food, housing, technology, childcare and health care. Public colleges and universities will receive the most amount of emergency grant funds at $4.5 billion, while private nonprofits will get about $1.2 billion, and for-profit schools will receive more than $500 million COVID-19 and Child Welfare Cases April 9, American Bar Association (ABA) Webinar, featuring Dr. Jerry Milner, Associate Commissioner. https://www.americanbar.org/groups/crsj/events_cle/program-archive/covid-child-welfare/ Article https://chronicleofsocialchange.org/child-welfare-2/family-is-a-compelling-reason/42119 Supreme Court has again delayed oral arguments for the April timeframe. Senate Unveils Heroes Fund $25,000 pandemic pay for essential frontline workers https://www.democrats.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Heroes%20Fund%20FINAL%204.7.20.pdf Looking at Package 4 What is included in the current discussions? Child