Count On Me NC - The Count On Me NC program is focused on providing the necessary knowledge and information needed to manage COVID-19 within businesses as restrictions are relaxed. As part of the voluntary program there are free, 30-minute online courses providing a consistent approach based on state and national guidelines. The program is also partnered with a marketing campaign and customer expectations, with the intent to create shared responsibility for preventing the spread of COVID-19.
Lowe's LISC-Partnership Grant Information - Thanks to a significant grant from Lowe’s, LISC will provide the emergency assistance that small businesses desperately need to stay afloat. We will deploy grants to help them bridge the financial gap, and provide guidance to help them navigate the intricate web of public and private resources now available. LISC will focus these efforts on historically underserved communities—especially those enterprises owned or led by minorities and women, who often lack access to affordable capital.
COVID-19 Safety and Health Standards, Control & Prevention - An overview of information for workers and employers about the evolving coronavirus outbreak. Includes links to OSHA standards, control and prevention, by Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
Protecting your Staff Through Work Practice Controls - Social distancing means reducing the frequency, proximity, and duration of contact between people (both employees and customers) to reduce the chances of spreading pandemic influenza from person-to-person. All employers should implement good hygiene and infection control practices.
OSHA Advice for Employees Living or Traveling Internationally - The U.S. Department of State emphasizes that, in the event of a pandemic, its ability to assist Americans traveling and residing abroad may be severely limited by restrictions on local and international movement imposed for public health reasons, either by foreign governments and/or the United States.
Advice for Employers from the Society for Human Resources Management
Coronavirus Resource Page - A resource page by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, including links to Resilience in a Box and Disaster Preparedness and Recovery Quick Guides.
Small Business Disaster Resources - The U.S. Small Business Administration disaster assistance in response to the Coronavirus
NC Department of Commerce: COVID-19 Information - The North Carolina Employment Security Division is publishing instructions and guidance on this page to help you understand new changes to the state’s unemployment system, due to the current impacts of the COVID-19 coronavirus in North Carolina.
North Carolina Small Business & Technology Development Center - North Carolina’s small business service providers are here to help you navigate this unprecedented event. As a collective, we have a long history of helping businesses prepare for and recover from disasters. As North Carolina comes to grips with the coronavirus, we are committed to providing businesses with guidance to help them manage during this crisis.
RSM Coronavirus Resource Center - As middle market businesses feel the coronavirus fallout within their organizations - from sluggish supply chains to diminished workforce mobility -- it's important for leaders to stay on top of the evolving issues related to this crisis in order to mitigate the risks and plan accordingly..
Business interruption and other types of COVID-19 litigation: COVID-19 litigation encompasses lawsuits filed by businesses and individuals who have suffered losses from the coronavirus pandemic. Most of these cases are businesses interruption lawsuits, but other types include wrongful termination, discrimination, and workers compensation.
