U.S. DOL OSHA COVID-19 Guidance Updated 6-10-2021

Oregon Health Authority (Statewide Reopening Guidance- Masks, Face Coverings, and Face Shields) (PDF) 5-18-2021

Oregon OSHA COVID-19 Permanent Rule (PDF) 5-4-2021

U.S. CISA (Advisory Memo on Critical Infrastructure Workers and COVID-19 Vaccine) (PDF) 12-16-2020

Model Policy for Notification of Employees when COVID-19 Exposure Occurs 11-12-2020

Oregon OSHA COVID-19 Temporary Standard (Fact Sheet) (PDF)

Oregon OSHA COVID-19 Temporary Standard (Enforcement Memo) (PDF) 12-7-2020

Oregon OSHA COVID-19 Temporary Standard (Questions and Answers) (PDF) 11-232020

Oregon OSHA COVID-19 Temporary Standard (Quick Summary) 11-10-2020

Oregon OSHA COVID-19 Temporary Standard (Overview) 11-10-2020

Oregon OSHA COVID-19 Temporary Standard (Assessment Checklist) 11-10-2020

Oregon OSHA COVID-19 Temporary Standard (Exposure Risk Assessment Form) 11-10-2020

Oregon OSHA COVID-19 Temporary Standard (Job Hazard Assessment Form) 11-10-2020

Oregon OSHA COVID-19 Temporary Standard (Poster- English) 11-6-2020

Oregon OSHA COVID-19 Temporary Standard (Poster- Spanish) 11-6-2020

Oregon OSHA COVID-19 Temporary Standard (Temporary Rule) 11-6-2020

Oregon Health Authority (Quarantine Guidance) 11-17-2020

Oregon Business and Industry (Local PPE Resources)

Business Oregon (PPE Supply Connector)

National Governors Association (PPE Resources)

CDC (Guidance for Businesses and Employers)

CDC (Guidance on Social Distancing)

CDC General COVID-19 Guidance (How to Protect Yourself and What to Do If You Are Sick)

FEMA (Addressing PPE Needs in a Non-Healthcare Setting) 4-22-2020

OSHA (Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19) (PDF)

OSHA (Interim Enforcement Response Plan) 4-13-2020

OSHA (Discretion in Enforcement) 4-16-2020

OSHA (Federal Resources)

National Institutes of Health (Stability of COVID-19 Guidance) 3-17-2020

Oregon Health Authority (Guidance for Employers) (PDF) 3-15-2020

Oregon Health Authority (Poster on Social Distancing) (PDF) 3-25-2020

EPA (COVID-19 Disinfectants)

County Public Health Authority Directory

ORRA Prioritization of COVID-19 Vaccine Request to OHA (PDF) 12-21-2020

U.S. Department of Homeland Security (Designation of Solid Waste as Essential)

U.S. Department of Homeland Security (Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers)

OSHA (Interim Guidance for Solid Waste Workers and Employers)

FEMA (Addressing PPE Needs in a Non-Healthcare Setting) 4-22-2020

EPA (Temporary Enforcement Policy) 3-26-2020

EPA (Memo on Temporary Enforcement Policy Ending 8-31-2020) (PDF) 6-29-2020

EPA (Recycling and Sustainable Management of Food)

Oregon DEQ Fact Sheet (Managing Solid Waste) (PDF) 3-11-2020

SWANA (COVID-19 Guidance) (PDF) 3-6-2020

NWRA (COVID-19 Guide for Waste Operations) (PDF) 3-23-2020

ISRI (Guidance to Help Recyclers Operate Safely) 3-21-2020

NWRA (Work Practices)

NWRA (Guidance on Screening Employee Temperatures) (PDF) 4-16-2020

CDC (Implementing Safety Practices for Critical Infrastructure Workers Who May Have Had Exposure) 11-16-2020

CDC (What Waste Collectors and Recyclers Need to Know)

CDC (Critical Infrastructure Sector Response Planning)

CDC (Discontinuation of Isolation-Not in Healthcare Settings)

CDC (Contract Tracing Training)

SWANA Sanitation Workers Support Fund (Applications Begin 5-1-2020)

ORRA Safe Practices in Collection

Safe Practices Guidance Letter (PDF) 4-7-2020   |   Safe Practices Educational Poster (PDF) 4-7-2020

ODOT Commerce and Compliance Division (COVID-19)

ODOT (Extended Grace Period For Expired Licenses) (PDF) 6-10-2020

ODOT (Appointments for Commercial Licenses) 6-3-2020

ODOT (DMV Offices for Commercial Drivers) 3-24-2020

FMCSA (COVID-19 Extension of Emergency Declaration) (PDF) 12-1-2020

FMCSA (Waiver Extension for Commercial Drivers Licenses) 6-16-2020

FMSCA (Hours of Service Final Rule) (PDF) 5-14-2020

FMSCA (CDL Waiver in Response to COVID-19) (PDF) 3-24-2020

FMSCA (Policy on COVID-19) (PDF) 3-20-2020

FMCSA (COVID-19 Emergency Declaration) 3-13-2020

U.S. Department of Transportation (Compliance with Drug and Alcohol Testing) (PDF) 3-23-2020

U.S. Department of Transportation (Enforcement Notice on Expiring CDLs) (PDF) 3-24-2020

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP (Documenting COVID-19) 4-30-2020 

Oregon State Police (FAQ Response to Stay-at-Home Orders) 3-24-2020   English (PDF)  |  Spanish (PDF)

Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act and Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act

–  U.S. Department of Labor (U.S. DOL)

• U.S. DOL (FFCRA Required Poster, Overview, Fact Sheets, Q&A)
• U.S. DOL (FFCRA Required Poster FAQ)
• U.S. DOL (Temporary Rule for Paid Leave Under FFCRA) 4-1-2020

–  Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

• IRS (Guidance on required documentation for Emergency Family Medical and Emergency Paid Sick Leave)
• IRS (Tax Credits for Required Paid Leave FAQ)
• IRS (Tax Relief Resources for Businesses)

–  Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI)

• BOLI (Employment Law Resources)

Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES Act) Paycheck Protection Program (direct bank lending), Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL), other U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) debt relief, grant, loan funding options, and expanded unemployment insurance benefits.

• U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship (Guide to the CARES Act including funding options and resources) (PDF)
• U.S. Department of Treasury (Paycheck Protection Program FAQ) (PDF) 5-19-2020
• U.S. DOL (Clarification of Unemployment Insurance Benefit Eligibility) (PDF) 4-20-2020  
• Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt (Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness Application Process) 5-26-2020

–  U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)

• SBA (Funding Options Comparison Chart)
• SBA (Guidance and Loan Resources)
• SBA (Apply for Assistance)
• SBA (Find Eligible PPP Loan Lenders)
• SBA (Video tutorial for SBA Grant Disaster Assistance)

–  Small Business Development Centers (SBDC)

• SBDC (National, state, and regional funding resources and useful program summary sheets)
• Find Your SBDC

–  Expanded Unemployment Insurance Benefits

• Employment Department Resources for Employers and Workers FAQ (PDF) 4-10-2020  
• Employment Department (Layoffs, Closures, and Expanded Unemployment Insurance Benefits)
• Employment Department (Temporary Rules for UI) (PDF) 3-27-2020
• Employment Department (UI Scenarios and Benefits Chart) (PDF) 3-25-2020
• Cascade Employers Association (U.S. DOL Clarification of Unemployment Insurance Benefit Eligibility) 4-20-2020

General Employer Resources

• Cascade Employers Association
• Cascade Employers Association Stimulus Package Article 1-20-2021
• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Guidance (ADA, Rehabilitation Act, and other EEO laws)
• Business Oregon Small Business Navigator (Financial Assistance, Workforce Assistance, Other Business Assistance, and Employee Resources)
• Governor’s Small Business Resource Navigator (PDF)
• Employment Department Work Share Program (Provides Oregon Businesses Alternative to Layoffs)
• Bureau of Labor and Industries (FAQ)
• CDC Guidance to Prepare Small Business and Employees for COVID-19
• CDC (Interim Guidance for Businesses and Employers) 5-6-2020
• U.S. Department of Homeland Security (Business Continuity Plan)
• Department of Revenue (Corporate Activity Tax Temporary Administrative Order) (PDF) 3-6-2020
• Department of Revenue (Corporate Activity Tax Guidance) (PDF) 4-20-2020  
• Department of Revenue (Extension of Tax Filing Deadlines and Payments) 3-25-2020
• Department of Consumer and Business Services (Temporary Emergency Order for Insurance Deadlines) 3-25-2020
• OHA (Guidance for Employers)
• SAIF (Workers’ Compensation)
• U.S. DOL (Final Rule On Fluctuating Workweek Computing Overtime) 5-20-2020
• OSHA (Revised Enforcement Policies) 5-19-2020
• OSHA (Revised Guidance for Recording Cases) 5-19-2020

AOC-LOC-ORRA Joint letter to Governor Brown (PDF) 3-22-2020

ORRA letter to Joint Special Committee on Coronavirus Response (PDF) 3-23-2020

ISRI Letter to Vice President Pence (Recycling as Essential Business) (PDF) 3-18-2020

ISRI and NWRA (Multi Industry Letter Supporting Critical Infrastructure Designation) (PDF) 3-25-2020

SWANA Statement to U.S. Senate on Recycling Challenges (PDF) 6-17-2020

SWANA Letter to FEMA to Reimburse Solid Waste Providers 3-31-2020

SWANA, ISRI, and NWRA (Joint Letter to Federal Officials to Prioritize Testing for Essential Workers) (PDF) 4-14-2020

Sen. Wyden and Sen. Merkley (Recycling Caucus Letter Supporting Solid Waste Industry as Essential) (PDF) 6-3-2020

Governor’s Executive Orders

State

• Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI)
• Business Oregon
• County Public Health Authority Directory
• Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)
• Employment Department (OED)
• Governor Kate Brown
• Office of Emergency Management (OEM)
• Oregon Health Authority (OHA)
• Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU)
• Oregon State Chamber of Commerce
• Reopening Oregon
• Small Business Development Centers (SBDC)
• Bureau of Labor and Industries Technical Assistance hotline for Employers bolita@boli.state.or.us or 971-673-0824
• Office of Small Business Assistance (businesses without employees or with fewer than 100 employees) sos@oregon.gov or toll free 1-844-469-5512
• Small Business Navigator at covid19@oregon.gov or 1-833-604-0880

Federal

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
• Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
• Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc. (ISRI)
• National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• National Waste & Recycling Association (NWRA)
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
• Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA)
• U.S. Department of Agriculture (PDF)
• U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley
• U.S. Senator Ron Wyden
• U.S. Treasury Department
• White House
• World Health Organization (WHO)