Coronavirus

State and Local Public Health Orders

Statewide Order Limiting Public Gatherings
(Effective Date – October 8, 2020; End Date – November 6, 2020)
http://www.thewheelerreport.com/wheeler_docs/files/100620dhsthing_02.pdf


Statewide Order Limiting Public Gatherings FAQ
https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/publications/p02792.pdf


Statewide Order Requiring Face Coverings
(Effective Date – September 22, 2020; End Date – November 21, 2020)
https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/WIGOV/2020/09/22/file_attachments/1552176/EmO01-SeptFaceCoverings.pdf


Statewide Order Requiring Face Coverings FAQ
https://evers.wi.gov/Documents/COVID19/FaceCoveringFAQ.pdf


Dane County COVID-19 Public Health Order
(Effective Date – September 1, 2020)
https://publichealthmdc.com/documents/2020-08-21_Order_9.pdf


Dane County COVID-19 Public Health Order FAQ
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_Gku1_gBdjvsWr3KmECvOe0hRoRyJO4J2bfutVwqrAc/edit#


City of Milwaukee Restaurant and Bar COVID-19 Safety Plan
https://city.milwaukee.gov/MMFS/SafetyPlan

Legal Resources for Small Employers

Legal Articles and Documents for Small Employers:

Alison Helland is an Attorney with the Madison-based law firm – Boardman & Clark LLP. She is a valued member of the WIB team of professionals that are available to answer your critical business questions.

She is just a phone call – 1-800-362-9644 (toll-free) – or click away – office@wibiz.org – from responding to legal questions from WIB members in response to the coronavirus crisis.

In addition to this personalized service, Alison provides WIB with articles written by her colleagues at Boardman & Clark LLP on recent federal and state government coronavirus-related actions of interest and concern to small, independent businesses.

Updates from Alison’s Office:

Public Health on Madison and Dane County Notifies Licensed Food and Drink Establishments of Increased Enforcement Efforts to Combat COVID-19 (9/15/2020)
https://www.boardmanclark.com/publications/business-minute/public-health-of-madison-and-dane-county-notifies-licensed-food-and-drink-establishments-of-increased-enforcement-efforts-to-combat-covid-19 

DOL Provides Guidance on Tracking and Compensating Remote Workers’ Unscheduled Hours (9/14/2020)
https://www.boardmanclark.com/assets/newsletters/hrheadsupsep14.pdf

Back to School FFCRA Guidance for Employers (8/17/2020)
https://www.boardmanclark.com/assets/newsletters/hrheadsupaug17.pdf

Presidential Executive Order Provides Opportunity to Defer Employee Payroll Taxes, but Proceed with Caution in Doing So (8/11/2020)
https://www.boardmanclark.com/publications/business-minute/executive-order-provides-opportunity-to-defer-employee-payroll-taxes-but-proceed-with-caution-in-doing-so

Dane County Requires Face Coverings Indoors Beginning July 13, 2020 (7/8/2020)
https://www.boardmanclark.com/assets/newsletters/hrheadsupjuly8.pdf

Navigating Disability Accommodations and Discrimination as Your Business Reopens (6/17/2020)
https://www.boardmanclark.com/assets/newsletters/hrheadsupjune17.pdf

Potential Liability for Organizations Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic (6/8/2020)
https://www.boardmanclark.com/assets/newsletters/hrheadsupjune8.pdf

Managing Employees’ Return to the Workplace During the COVID-19 Pandemic (6/3/2020)
https://www.boardmanclark.com/assets/newsletters/hrheadsupjune3.pdf

U.S. Treasury Department Releases FAQ on the Review of Borrower’s Good Faith Certification under the PPP (5/13/2020)
https://www.boardmanclark.com/publications/the-banking-lawyer/u-s-treasury-department-releases-faq-on-the-review-of-borrowers-good-faith-certification-under-the-paycheck-protection-program-ppp

DOL Releases Latest Guidance on FFCRA Leave (5/8/2020)
https://www.boardmanclark.com/assets/newsletters/hrheadsupmay8.pdf

The Latest on Substitution of Other Paid Leave During FFCRA Leave (4/24/2020)
https://www.boardmanclark.com/assets/newsletters/fyi-apr-24.pdf

Changes to Wisconsin Unemployment Benefits (4/17/2020)

https://www.boardmanclark.com/assets/newsletters/hrheadsupapr17.pdf

DOL Issues Temporary Rule on the FFCRA (4/8/2020)

https://www.boardmanclark.com/assets/newsletters/hrheadsupapr8.pdf

Updated United States Treasury Department FAQs on SBA Paycheck Program Program (4/7/2020)

https://www.boardmanclark.com/publications/the-banking-lawyer/updated-treasury-department-faqs

Unemployment Insurance Expansion under the CARES Act (4/7/2020)

https://www.boardmanclark.com/assets/newsletters/hr_heads_up_-apr7.pdf

IRS Clarifies Documentation Required for FFCRA Leave and Limitations on Caretaker Leave (4/1/2020)
https://www.boardmanclark.com/assets/newsletters/hr_heads_up_-irs.pdf 

DOL Issues First Guidance on the Families FFCRA (3/26/2020)
https://www.boardmanclark.com/assets/newsletters/hrheadsupmar252020.pdf

DOL Releases Additional FFCRA Guidance Clarifying Common Areas of Concern (Part 2) (3/31/20)
https://www.boardmanclark.com/assets/newsletters/hrmar312020.pdf

DOL Releases Additional FFCRA Guidance Clarifying Common Areas of Concern (Part 3) (3/31/2020)
https://www.boardmanclark.com/assets/newsletters/hr_heads_up_2020-4-1_ns_1.pdf)

U.S. Treasury Department Issues Guidance on Paycheck Protection Program (3/31/2020
https://www.boardmanclark.com/publications/the-banking-lawyer/u-s-treasury-department-issues-guidance-on-paycheck-protection-program

SBA – Paycheck Protection Program (3/31/2020)
https://www.boardmanclark.com/publications/business-minute/sba-business-loan-program

DOL Releases Additional FFCRA Guidance Clarifying Common Areas of Concern (Part 1) (3/27/2020)
https://www.boardmanclark.com/assets/newsletters/hrmar272020.pdf

Governor Evers and U.S. Congress Bar Most Evictions and Foreclosures to Help Combat COVID-19 (3/27/2020)

https://www.boardmanclark.com/publications/the-banking-lawyer/governor-evers-and-u-s-congress-bar-most-evictions-and-foreclosures-to-help-combat-covid-19

Statewide “Safer At Home Order” – Emergency Order (3/26/2020)
https://www.boardmanclark.com/assets/newsletters/Safer-at-Home-Memo.pdf

Wisconsin Department of Revenue Offers One-Month Extension for Withholding, Sales and Use Tax, and Excise Tax Filings…but NOT Payments (3/25/2020)
https://www.boardmanclark.com/publications/business-minute/wisconsin-department-of-revenue-offers-one-month-extension-for-withholding-sales-and-use-tax-and-excise-tax-filings-but-not-payments[ ]( https://www.boardmanclark.com/publications/business-minute/wisconsin-department-of-revenue-offers-one-month-extension-for-withholding-sales-and-use-tax-and-excise-tax-filings-but-not-payments )

Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) Bill Signed Into Law (3/20/2020)
https://www.boardmanclark.com/assets/newsletters/mar192020.pdf