| May 27, 2020 | | |
| CDC Updates COVID-19 Guidance on When You Can Be Around Others | Census Bureau Finds that One-Third of Americans Now Show Signs of Clinical Anxiety or Depression | SBA Releases Latest Interim Final PPP Loan Forgiveness Rules |
| May 26, 2020 | | |
| What Does a Bus Crash, COVID-19, and Mental Wellbeing Have in Common? | First Deadlines for Laid-Off Workers to Get Health Insurance | U.S. to Launch Large-Scale COVID-19 Vaccine Trials by July |
| Federal Coronavirus Testing Plan Puts Burden on States | WHO Warns of “Second Peak” in Areas Where COVID-19 Is Declining | |
| May 22, 2020 | | |
| U.S. Begins Crackdown on Unvetted Virus Blood Tests | CDC Estimates That 35 Percent of Coronavirus Patients Don’t Have Symptoms | U.S. to Invest $1.2 Billion to Secure Potential Coronavirus Vaccine from AstraZeneca, Oxford University |
| Mnuchin Sees “Strong Likelihood” of Needing Another COVID-19 Relief Bill | | |
| May 21, 2020 | | |
| OSHA Ramps Up Physical Inspections, COVID-19 Case Reporting | CDC Director Touts Decrease in COVID-19 Transmission | FDA Will Seek to Collect “Real-World” Data on COVID-19 |
| Assessment of Deaths from COVID-19 and from Seasonal Influenza | | |
| May 20, 2020 | | |
| CDC: Coronavirus Mainly Spreads through Person-to-Person Contact and “Does Not Spread Easily” on Contaminated Surfaces | Adaptive Clinical Trials to Speed COVID-19 Research | A CRISPR-Based, At-Home COVID-19 Test Is Set to Arrive This Year |
| COVID-19 Kills 1.3 Percent of Symptomatic Patients | | |
| May 19, 2020 | | |
| Virtual Townhall (May 19, 2020): Post COVID-19 Construction World – A Strategic and Tactical Response | SBA Releases PPP Loan Forgiveness Application, Instructions | IRS Offers CARES Act Retirement Plan Q and A Pending Formal Guidance |
| CDC Plans Sweeping COVID-19 Antibody Study in 25 Metropolitan Areas | Moderna Coronavirus Vaccine Trial Shows Promising Early Results | |
| May 18, 2020 | | |
| U.S. Begins “Warp Speed” Vaccine Push as Studies Ramp Up | Governors Eye Medicaid Cuts to Ease COVID-19 Budget Pain | FDA OKs First At-Home COVID-19 Test Kit for Use with Multiple Labs |
| UnitedHealth, Microsoft Launch COVID-19 Screening App for Large Employers | | |
| May 15, 2020 | | |
| CDC Issues Reopening Checklists for Schools and Businesses | FDA Probes Accuracy Issue with Abbott’s Rapid Virus Test | U.S. Issues First Coronavirus Workplace Guidance to Nursing Homes |
| McConnell: “High Likelihood” Congress Will Need to Pass Fifth Coronavirus | | |
| May 14, 2020 | | |
| Social Distancing for the Social Butterfly | Study Raises Doubts Over Effectiveness of Abbott Laboratories’ Rapid Coronavirus Test | Experiment Shows Human Speech Generates Droplets that Linger in Air for More than Eight Minutes (Subscription Required) |
| Wisconsin Supreme Court Invalidates State’s COVID-19 Stay-at-Home Order | | |
| May 13, 2020 | | |
| New IRS Guidance for Section-125 Plan Mid-Year Changes | IRS Provides More Options for Unused FSA Funds, Clarifies ICHRA Expense Eligibility | Moderna’s Potential Coronavirus Vaccine Gains GDA’s “Fast Track Status” |
| May 12, 2020 | | |
| Preparing to Back into It – Personal Strategies for Returning to the Workplace (4:00) | Fauci Warns of Suffering and Death if U.S. Reopens Too Soon | OSHA Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19 |
| Survey: 68 Percent Unsure of Health Insurance Options If Coverage Lost | As Countries Restart, WHO Warns about Lack of Virus Tracing | |
| May 11, 2020 | | |
| Part 2 – Managing Risk as Employees Return to Work | FDA Approves First Antigen Test for Detecting the Coronavirus | Test Tracker: Commercially Available COVID-19 Diagnostic Tests |
| As Companies Reopen, Employees Scramble to Find Child Care (Subscription Required) | Workers’ Comp Systems Poised for Deluge of COVID-19 Claims | |
| May 8, 2020 | | |
| Getting Raw and Real about COVID-19 | Cal Beyer Speaks to the Importance of EAPs During and After COVID-19 | EEOC Updates Employer Guidance on Coronavirus and the ADA |
| Treasury Department Will Let Employers Claim Retention Tax Credit and Provide Insurance to Furloughed Workers | Looking for a Path to Reopen, Employers Weigh COVID-19 Testing of Workers | FDA Paves Way for Home Testing of Coronavirus |
| Malaria Drug Shows No Benefit in Another COVID-19 Study | | |
| May 7, 2020 | | |
| Part 1 – Managing Risk as Employees Return to Work | U.S. Chamber of Commerce Map Shows Reopening Rules, Guidelines for Businesses | Microsoft Teams Users Targeted in Phishing Scam |
| Administration Shelves CDC Guide to Reopening Country | SBA Releases Updated Payroll Protection Program Loan Guidance | |
| May 6, 2020 | | |
| ICYMI: [Webinar] Holmes Murphy and CSDZ’s What Employers Need to Know as Employees Return to Work | Latest Sticking Point Sticking Point in COVID-19 Relief Legislation: Indemnity for Employers | Site Offers Industry-Specific Guidance for Businesses to Reopen |
| Herd Immunity or Big Second Wave? Israel Antibody Testing Hopes to Find Out | | |
| May 5, 2020 | | |
| BenefitsPro Shares Holmes Murphy and CSDZ Information on Reopening the Workplace Strategies | DOL Releases New COBRA Model Notices, FAQs for Employers | Gilead CEO Says Remdesivir Could Reach Patients Within Days |
| FDA Tightens Policy on COVID-19 Antibody Tests | Laid-Off Workers May Have to Give Up Unemployment Benefits as States Reopen | |
| May 4, 2020 | | |
| The Personal Impacts of COVID-19 | FDA Grants Emergency Authorization of Remdesivir to Treat COVID-19 | NCCI Launches Tool to Estimate COVID-19 Impact on Workers Compensation |
| Oxford Scientist Says Its Vaccine Is Making Headway, Could Show Efficacy by June | | |
| May 1, 2020 | | |
| Business Record Features Holmes Murphy and CSDZ Webinar on Reopening the Workplace Strategies | CDC Drafts Reopening Guidance for Schools, Work, Churches | Gilead Ready to Ship Over 50,000 Courses of Remdesivir |
| Apple and Google Release Test Version of Coronavirus Tracing Software | Thirty Million Have Sought U.S. Unemployment Aid Since Virus Hit | |
| April 30, 2020 | | |
| Breaking the Mental Health Stigma | The Voice Features Cal Beyer Speaking to High Risk of Suicide in Construction Industry | DOL Issues Guidance and Relief for Benefit Plans Due to COVID-19 Outbreak |
| New Coronavirus Test Offers Advantages: Just Spit and Wait | Hundreds of Millions of Coronavirus Vaccine Doses May Be Ready by January | Poll: Majority of Americans Support Another Two Weeks of Lockdown |
| Nearly a Third of American Have Put Off Healthcare During COVID-19 (Subscription) | | |
| April 29, 2020 | | |
| Why Is There Uncertainty about COVID-19 Health Insurance Coverage? | Virtual Townhall (April 28, 2020): Insurance Coverage | COVID-19 Business Interruptions Claims Procedures and Loss Documentation |
| Cal Beyer Offers Tips in Fieldwire about How to Support Your Team’s Mental Health | Cal Beyer Speaks with Construction Business Owner about Dealing with COVID-19 Stress | Business Groups Push for ACA Susidies in New Virus Relief Bills |
| Gilead Says Critical Study of COVID-19 Drug Shows Patients Are Responding to Treatment | Case Fatality Rates Rise as Coronavirus Runs Deadly Course | Coronavirus Relief Often Pays Workers More than Work (Subscription) |
| April 28, 2020 | | |
| WHO: No Evidence Yet that Former COVID-19 Patients Protected from a Second Infection | Unreliable Antibody Tests Flood the Market as FDA Waives Quality Reviews | Most States Need to Ramp Up Testing to Safely Reopen |
| Many States Fall Short of Mandate to Track Virus Exposure | Will Child Care Be There When States Reopen? | |
| April 27, 2020 | | |
| Connecting with Your Employees During and After COVID-19 | EEOC Gives Employers a Green Light to Test for COVID-19 | The Road Back to Business: 12 Steps for Companies |
| CDC Adds Six New Potential Symptoms for COVID-19 | | |
| April 24, 2020 | | |
| Trump to Sign Bill with Nearly $500B More in Virus Aid | SBA Paycheck Protection Program Guidelines Ask for Some Loans to Be Returned | |
| April 23, 2020 | | |
| COVID-19 Construction Risk | Can Workers Use PTO and FFCRA Leave at the Same Time? It Depends, DOL says | State Governments Face Financial Abyss with Coronavirus |
| More Death, No Benefit from Malaria Drug in VA Virus Study | What Five Coronavirus Models Say the Next Month Will Look Like | |
| April 22, 2020 | | |
| Senate Approves $484 Billion Package to Help Small Businesses and Hospitals, Expand Testing | First COVID-19 Diagnostic Test Authorized for Home Sample Collection | U.S. COVID-19 Deaths Top 45,000, Doubling in Little Over a Week |
| CDC Director Warns Next Wave of COVID-19 Could Be Worse | COVID-19 Economic & Benefits Uncertainty: Q and A with Beau Reid | |
| April 21, 2020 | | |
| In Fine Print, HHS Appears to Ban All Surprise Billing During the Pandemic | EEOC Weighs in on Employer Temperature Checks, Symptom Questions | Dispute Over Virus Testing Delays Deal on Aid to Small Businesses and Hospitals |
| WHO Warns Rush to Ease Virus Rules Could Cause Resurgence | Los Angeles Infections 40 Times Greater Than Known cases Antibody Tests Suggest | Will You Be Getting an Auto Premium Refund? |
| April 20, 2020 | | |
| A Look at New Guidance to States on How to Revive Economic Activity | FDA Did Not Review Many Coronavirus Antibody Tests Flooding the Market (Subscription) | Roadmap to Pandemic Resilience |
| Why We Don’t Know the True Death Rate for COVID-19 | | |
| April 17, 2020 | | |
| NIH Begins Study to Quantify Undetected Cases of Coronavirus | WHO Busts Coronavirus Myths | CDC: More Than 9,200 Healthcare Workers Have Been Infected with COVID-19 |
| How to Help Your Employees Cope with the Stress of COVID-19 | Coronavirus & Construction: How to Support Your Team’s Mental Health | |
| April 16, 2020 | | |
| Paycheck Protection Program Has Run Out of Money | Unemployment Claims Jumped by 5.25 Million Last Week, 22 Million Jobs Lost in 4 Weeks | This 3-D Simulation Shows Why Social Distancing Is So Important |
| April 15, 2020 | | |
| SBA Updates the FAQs on Paycheck Protection Program | CDC: No Drugs, Other Therapeutics Yet Approved by FDA to Prevent or Treat COVID-19 | Getting Ahead of the Next Stage of the Coronavirus Crisis |
| CDC, FEMA Have Created a Plan to Reopen America (Subscription) | Virtual Townhall: Capturing Opportunity in 2020 | Surety Guidelines to Paycheck Protection Program Loans |
| April 14, 2020 | | |
| Treasury, DOL, HHS Issue Final FAQs on FFCRA and CARES Act Implementation | Update IRS FAQ on Payroll Tax Deferrals | Survey: Most Health Insurers Won’t Raise Premiums Next Year Due to COVID-19 |
| Anitbody Tests: Your Questions Answered | VUCA: The New Acronym HR Professionals Need to Know | |
| April 13, 2020 | | |
| Fears of “Wild West” as COVID-19 Blood Tests Hit the Market | Broad Coronavirus Testing Crucial in Lifting Restrictions: U.S. Experts | Face Masks and Respirator – Mandatory or Voluntary, Know the Difference |
| April 10, 2020 | | |
| Hurry Up and Wait? Why Relief to Small Businesses Has Lagged | As Social Distancing Shows Signs of Working, What’s Next? | |
| April 9, 2020 | | |
| Update: Furloughed Staff Are NOT Counted When Determining FFCRA 500 Employee Threshold | Federal Reserve Could Pump Additional $2.3 Trillion into the Economy | CDC Launches New Weekly COVID-19 Surveillance Report |
| Warm Weather May Not Curtail Coronavirus Spread | COVID-19: Making Smart Lifestyle Choices While Sheltered at Home | Virtual Townhall: COVID-19 and Workers’ Compensation |
| April 8, 2020 | | |
| New Guidance Released on Paycheck Protection Program Loans | Mapping the Spread of the Coronavirus | CDC Removes Antimalarial Dosing Guidance for COVID-19 |
| COVID-19 Might Attack Heart Tissue | The Buzz: Facing Challenges and Common Claims | COVID-19: Making Smart Lifestyle Choices While Sheltered at Home |
| April 7, 2020 | | |
| Healthcare.Gov Is Open to People Who Lost Their Jobs With Exceptions | Congress, White House Reach High for Next Virus Bill | Modeling Coronavirus: “Uncertainty Is the Only Certainty” |
| April 6, 2020 | | |
| Telemedicine Regulatory Barriers Continue to Drop for COVID-19 (Subscription) | SmartDollar Financial Wellness Benefit Available at No Cost | What Can Firms Do Now in the Midst of a Pandemic? |
| COVID-19 and Cyber Risk: Tips to Prepare for Scams and Phishing | | |
| April 3, 2020 | | |
| Spanish-Language FFCRA Leave Poster Available | Health Care Service Corp. Launches Special Enrollment Period | COVID-19 Projections Assuming Full Social Distancing Through May 2020 |
| COVID-19: Using Technology for a Great Client Experience | Ali Payne Among Experts Addressing How COVID-19 Is Shaping HR Strategies | |
| April 2, 2020 | | |
| DOL Publishes Rule Implementing Coronavirus Leave Law | United Healthcare, Anthem to Waive Cost-Sharing for COVID-19 Treatment | FAQs on Small Business Loans in Coronavirus Relief CARES Act |
| COVID-19 and Making Quick Decisions | | |
| April 1, 2020 | | |
| Paycheck Protection Program Overview | The Next Coronavirus Hot Spots Are in States that Aren’t Testing Enough | CDC: Chronic Illness Raises Risk of Severe COVID-19 |
| Virtual Townhall: COVID-19 and Surety Consideration | COVID-19 and Making Quick Decisions | |
| March 31, 2020 | | |
| CARES Act Expands HSA, FSA, and HRA Eligible Expenses | The Buzz: Employee Wellness and HR Challenges | |
| March 30, 2020 | | |
| FFCRA Notice Poster FAQs | Health Insurers Cigna, Humana Waive Out-of-Pocket Costs for Coronavirus Treatment | A Ray of HOPE – How COVID-19 Will Transform Healthcare |
| March 27, 2020 | | |
| Congress Passes COVID-19 Package #3: The Coverage Provisions | | |
| March 26, 2020 | | |
| Senate Passes Omnibus CARES Act | IRS Promises Full, Immediate Reimbursement for Coronavirus Leave | Cariloop Provides Their Customers with COVID-19 Specific Assistance |
| Where Can Domesitc Violence Victims Turn During COVID-19? | Video: COVID-19’s Impact on the Hospital System | Virtual Townhall: Employee Wellbeing and HR Challenges |
| March 25, 2020 | | |
| DOL Releases FAQ for FFCRA Act | Senate and White House Strike Deal for $2 Trillion Stimulus Package | White House: Anyone Who Recently Left New York Should Self-Quarantine for 14 Days |
| Understanding the Spread of COVID-19 | | |
| March 24, 2020 | | |
| DOL to Observe 30-Day “Temporary Non-Enforcement” of Coronavirus Paid Leave Law | Joyages Offers Free Two-Week COVID-19 Employee Communication Campaign | CDC Launches Coronavirus Self-Checker Website |
| Coronavirus – How the U.S. Compares | The Buzz: What Will Traditional Insurance Programs Cover? | |
| March 23, 2020 | | |
| FDA Warns New COVID-19 At-Home Testing Kits Are “Unauthorized” | Video: What to Do If You Have a Chronic Disease | Coronavirus – How the U.S. Compares |
| March 20, 2020 | | |
| Four-Tier System Implemented for Prioritizing COVID-19 Testing | Video: Dealing with Worry During COVID-19 | |
| March 19, 2020 | | |
| Trumps Signs Second Major COVID-19 Relief Package | Buoy Health Offers Free COVID-19 Screening Website | Kashable Can Help Employers Provide a Financial Safety Net for Employees |
| Video: New Ways to Access Care | Virtual Townhall: Forced Project Shutdown | What You Should Know about COVID-19 and the ADA, Rehabilitation Act and Other EEO Laws |
| March 18, 2020 | | |
| COVID-19 Leaves, Furloughs and Closures | Expanded Paid Sick Leave Provisions of House-Passed Bill | Dependent Care FSA Contributions May Be Suspended |
| Video: What Should HR Do If an Employee Feels Sick | | |
| March 17, 2020 | | |
| Paid Leave in Self-Quarantine Situation | Senate to Take-Up Coronavirus Package after House Passes Revised Bill | COVID-19 Update: Keeping Our Clients Informed |
| March 16, 2020 | | |
| Flattening the Curve, Social Distancing and the New Coronavirus Vocabulary | CDC Recommends Gathering of 50+ People Be Cancelled or Postponed for 8 Weeks | If You Think You Might Have COVID-19 |
| Risk Management During a Time of Unknown | CSDZ’s Sharon Scharf Discusses Coronavirus and Actionable Steps for Businesses | Video Playlist: COVID-19 Resources |
| Risk Management During a Time of Unknown | | |
| March 13, 2020 | | |
| Managing Your Workforce During a Pandemic | How HR Leaders Are Preparing for the Coronavirus | National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions Employer Resources Library |