COVID-19 Resources
Date postedMarch 19, 2020
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General Information
- Centers for Disease Control: COVID-19 Vaccine Communication Toolkit for Essential Workers: Getting Started
- Wisconsin Department of Health Services (WDHS): COVID-19 FAQ
- WDHS: Preventing and Managing COVID-19 Outbreaks in the Workplace
- WDHS: COVID-19 Report [updated daily]
- WDHS: Coronavirus Assessment & Self-Care Guide
- CDC: Guidance for Businesses and Employers to Plan, Prepare and Respond to COVID-19
- Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA): Guide on Preparing Workplaces During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA): Proper Use of Non-Contact Thermometers
- Federal Emergency Management Agency: Issued Guidance on the Proper Use and Management of Personal Protective Equipment
- Department of Workforce Development (DWD): Implementing Employer-required Safety Practices (Such as Wearing Gloves or Hygienic Masks) and Other Infection-control Strategies
- DWD: Information on Health Screenings for Employees Who are Returning to Work After Having COVID-19
- Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC): Best Practices for Reopening Businesses
Research on Coronavirus and Food
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA): FAQ Regarding Food Products and Coronavirus
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Food Safety and Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Dairy Processing Operations Resources
- WCMA: Webinar–Inspection Protocol During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- WCMA: Webinar–New COVID-19 Employer Guidance and Free Workplace Consultations 10.1.20
- WCMA: Webinar Slides–New COVID-19 Employer Guidance 10.1.20
- Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene: COVID Consultating
- FDA and OSHA: Employee Health and Food Safety Checklist for Human and Animal Food Operations During the COVID-19 Pandemics
- WCMA: Webinar: What Happens When An Employee Tests Positive for COVID-19 5.21.20
- DFSA: Webinar: Coronavirus Response 4.29.20
- CDC: Printable Posters on the Prevention of Coronavirus Spread
- CDC: Recommendations for Routine Disinfection
- CDC: Step-by-Step Disinfecting Instructions for Work Spaces Following a Case of Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): List of All Disinfectants Certified to Kill Coronaviruses
- Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection (DATCP): Toolkit and Planning Checklist for Agricultural Businesses (Including Food Processors)
- CDC: COVID-19 Toolkit – Extending Cheese Shelf Life
Temporary Regulatory Flexibility
- FDA: Guidance for Industry: Temporary Policy Regarding Nutrition Labeling of Certain Packaged Food During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
- EPA: COVID-19 Implications for EPA’s Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Program
- United States Department of Agriculture (USDA): Federal Order Initial Payment for April Milk Allowed to be Lower than March Lowest Class Price
- USDA: RMA Allowance of Disposed Milk in Milk Marketings
- Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR): Emergency Disposal of Milk for Dairy Processors During the COVID-10 Public Health Emergency
- WDNR: Environmental Compliance Process with Toll-Free Phone and Online Form
- WDATCP & WDNR: Emergency Disposal of Milk for Dairy Farms During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
Business Aids
- U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA): Simplified Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness Application
- SBA: Paycheck Protection Program Loans Frequently Asked Questions
- Wisconsin Public Service Commission's State Broadband Office and Department of Public Instruction: Free "Emergency Internet" Tool
- Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin: eCommerce Webpage for Wisconsin Cheese Sales
Employer Resources
- Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA): Advisory Memorandum on Ensuring Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers Ability to Work During the COVID-19 Response
- U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission: What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO Laws
- U.S. Department of Labor: Printable FMLA Benefits Poster
- DWD: Information for Employees With COVID-19
- DWD: Information on Potential Unemployment Benefits Related to COVID-19
- DWD: Guidelines for Large Employers to Comply With the Wisconsin Business Closing and Mass Layoff Law and the Federal WARN Act
- DWD: Coronavirus Info in Hmong, Spanish
- Wisconsin Department of Children and Families (WDCF): COVID-19 Child Care Request for Essential Workforce Families
- DFSA: Employer and Employee Rights
Supporting Critical & Essential Employees
- DFW: Here For You Site
- WDHS: Poster: Coronavirus isolation release times (after experiencing symptoms)
- WDHS: Poster: Coronavirus isolation release times (in the absence of symptoms)
- WDHS: Poster: Quarantine release times when living with someone diagnosed
- WDHS: Poster: Quarantine release times after close contact
- WDHS: Poster: Next Steps: While you wait for your COVID-19 test results
- WDHS: Poster: Negative COVID-19 test: What does it mean?
- WDHS: Poster: Thank you for wearing face coverings
- WDHS: Poster: Thank you for social distancing
- WCMA: Printable Mental Health Hotline Poster
- WCMA Printable Poster: Providing Food For Families
- WCMA Printable Poster: Ensuring America's Food Supply
- WCMA Printable Poster: Customizable Version - Ensuring America's Food Supply
- Intentional Leaders: LEADERSHIP. NOT. CANCELLED.: Leading in Challenging Times e-Book
- Intentional Leaders: 6 Stress Strategies
- Intentional Leaders: Focus Friday: Stress Management Strategies During the Coronavirus Pandemic
- Intentional Leaders: Focus Friday: Self-Confident Leadership
- Intentional Leaders: Focus Friday: 5 Reasons Your Employees Don’t Solve Problems
- Intentional Leaders: Focus Friday: Resources for Goal Setting