Federal Government Resources

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

• Interim Guidance for Businesses and Employers 
•  COVID-19 webpage
• What Rail Transit Operators Need to Know About COVID-19
• What Transit Maintenance Workers Need to Know About COVID-19
• Interim Guidance for Implementing Safety Practices for Critical Infrastructure Workers Who May Have Had Exposure to a Person with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19
•  Workplace Decision Tree
•  FAQs for Businesses

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

•  Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19
•  Ten Steps All Workplaces Can Take to Reduce Risk of Exposure to Coronavirus
• OSHA’s COVID-19 webpage
• Worker Exposure Risk to COVID-19
•  Enforcement Guidance for Recording Cases of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
• Interim Enforcement Response Plan for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
• OSHA Fact Sheet: Protecting Workers During a Pandemic
•  OSHA’s COVID-19 Hazard Recognition
•  Discretion in Enforcement when Considering an Employer’s Good Faith Efforts During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic
•  Updated Interim Enforcement Response Plan

Department of Labor (DOL)

• DOL’s Coronavirus Resources

Department of Labor: Wage and Hour Division (WHD)

•  WHD Coronavirus Resources page
• COVID-19 and the American Workplace
• FFCRA Poster
• Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Questions and Answers
•  Temporary Rule—effective April 2, 2020

Department of Labor: Employment and Training Administration (ETA)

• WARN Act Frequently Asked Questions
•  Unemployment Insurance Program Letter (UIPL) 24-20

Department of Transportation

• Guidance on Compliance with Drug and Alcohol Testing Regulations

Federal Railroad Administration

• Safety Advisory 2020-01: Safety Precautions Related to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
• Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information from the FRA
• FRA Position on the Reportability of COVID-19 Employee Illnesses Under 49 CFR Part 225
• Response to Comments in FRA-2020-0002 from Labor Organizations

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

• What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO Laws
• Coronavirus and COVID-19 page
•  YouTube Webinar, COVID-19 “Ask the EEOC” and Transcript of March 27, 2020 Outreach Webinar
• Pandemic Preparedness in the Workplace and the Americans with Disabilities Act

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

•  Plan to Implement Coronavirus-Related Paid Leave for Workers and Tax Credits for Small and Midsize Businesses to Swiftly Recover The Cost of Providing Coronavirus-Related Leave
•  Coronavirus Tax Relief page
• Form 7200 and Instructions for Form 7200
• Notice 2020-21
•  Treasury and IRS Release FAQs to Help Small and Midsize Businesses Navigate Paid and Sick Family Leave Tax Credits
• New Employee Retention Credit helps employers keep employees on payroll
• FAQs: Employee Retention Credit under the CARES Act
•  IRS Guidance page

Railroad Retirement Board (RRB)

•  News Release Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act
•  Unemployment and Sickness Benefit Flexibilities Under the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA) during the COVID-19 Virus Outbreak
•  Interim Final Rule—effective April 3, 2020