Like many of you, we are closely monitoring the spread and impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) around the nation. The health and wellbeing of our clients and employees is of the utmost importance.

As a key business partner, we are working to do our part in ensuring we limit the impact this situation has on your everyday operations. The JA Counter/Alera Group service and support team remains operating as usual and is here to answer any questions you have about helping your employees and business throughout the impact of COVID-19.   The information provided is fluid, and our daily email updates will provide day to day updates.  This page will provide you with links to locally provided information and to our COVID-19 Resource Hub.

Alera Resource Hub

What you can find on the Alera Group Resource Hub:

• Legal Alerts, Webinars & Recordings, FAQs, Infographics, Employer Resources & Decision Trees
• Employee Benefit, Business Liability and Wealth Management Considerations & Resources
• Remote Working, Wellness & Family Resources
• SBA – Small Business Administration Resources
• States’ Department of Insurance Responses
• COVID-19 Employer Pulse Survey — Listen to the podcast, or request a copy of the results!
• Other various resources added and updated daily!

For Employees:

• Employee FAQs
• Transition Counts for Challenging Times
  • Program that provides benefit and insurance guidance for employees changing employment status.
• EPSLA & EFMLA Request Form

For Employers:

Please visit the Alera Group Resource Hub for a more expansive and comprehensive listing of Employer Resources 

• Employer FAQs
• Employer Adoption Guide – Request
• Return to Work Checklist 
• Road Map: Reopening Worksites
• Restarting & Rethinking Your Workforce: Webinar Recording & Slides
• Informational email on Back to School, Masks at Work, Employment Laws and Workers Comp

Wisconsin:

Please visit the Alera Group Resource Hub for a comprehensive listing of State & Federal Resources 

• Safer at Home Order for Wisconsin Residents
• Wisconsin EDC: Reopen Guidelines
• Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Programs & Resources
• Wisconsin Department of Health Services
• U of M: COVID-19 Stories, Insights & Expertise 

Minnesota:

Please visit the Alera Group Resource Hub for a comprehensive listing of State & Federal Resources 

• Minnesota Emergency Executive Order  Stay Safe Minnesota
• Minnesota Guidance on Reopening 
• Minnesota COVID-19 Response Hub
• Minnesota Chamber of Commerce COVID-19 Business Toolkit
• Minnesota Department of Health
• Minnesota Employment and Economic Development Resources
• U of M: COVID-19 Stories, Insights & Expertise 

Federal Resources:

Please visit the Alera Group Resource Hub for a comprehensive listing of State & Federal Resources 

• DOL – Department of Labor
  • COVID-19 and the American Workplace
  • FFCRA FAQs
• IRS – Internal Revenue Service
  • Coronavirus Tax Relief and Economic Impact Payments
  • CARES Act Employee Retention Credit FAQs
  • PPP Guidance and Program Overview  – Information Sheet for Borrowers
• HHS – U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  • Bulletin regarding HIPAA Privacy and COVID-19.
• EEOC – Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
  • Pandemic Preparedness in the Workplace and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
• OSHA – U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
  • OSHA website
    • Background
    • Hazard Recognition
    • Medical Information
    • Standards
    • Control and Prevention
    • Additional Resources
• CDC – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  •  Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) main page
    • Interim Guidance for Businesses and Employers to Plan and Respond to Coronavirus Disease
    • Public Health Response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Outbreak
  • The CDC has also created the following posters for download:
    • What you need to know (English, Spanish, Chinese)
    • What to do if you are sick (English, Spanish, Chinese)
    • Stop the spread of germs (English, Spanish, Chinese)
    • Symptoms of coronavirus (English, Spanish)