Employers play a significant role in the COVID-19 crisis – reassuring and supporting employees and their families, as well as working through strategies for mitigating the spread of the virus and the challenges faced in every area of business. As a membership organization for employers, we face these challenges together and are here for one another.
This page is intended to be a resource for you as you face this ongoing crisis. It includes a comprehensive list of links from local and national organizations regarding legal, governmental and medical & health resources that can provide guidance for employers and their advisors. Below you will also find a link to access a recording and slides from two BHCG COVID-19 webinars. Be sure to visit often as we add and update these resources.
BHCG Webinars
COVID-19: Situation Summary and Trends Regarding Vaccination and Masking, August 18, 2021
COVID-19 Vaccination Management for Employers, February 24, 2021
Best Practices & New Legal Mandates for Employers Confronting COVID-19, April 8, 2020
Employer Resources
Legal
Legal Resources
- FAQs Regarding Employer COVID-19 Mandatory Vaccination Policies – Quarles & Brady guidance designed to provide insights to employers navigating their own COVID-19 vaccination policies and/or considering mandating employee vaccinations, September 23, 2021
- FFCRA Leave Provisions Effective April 1 and CARES Act Provide Relief for Small Businesses and Unemployed Workers – Quarles & Brady guidance regarding notices, policy and suggested forms related to Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFRCA) and the Coronavirus Aid, Recovery, and Economic Security Act (CARES) Act, 3/30/20
- Action Steps for Your Employee Benefits Plan During the Coronavirus Pandemic – Quarles & Brady Seminar PowerPoint Presentation, 4/15/20
- Federal Stimulus Package Makes Loans Available to Small Businesses to Help Keep People Employed – Business Law Alert from Quarles & Brady regarding Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)and the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program, 3/27/20
- Employer Notice Requirements for Wage Reduction – Quarles and Brady 50 State survey of required wage reduction notices, 4/17/20
- COVID-19 Guidance for Employers – Various articles from Quarles & Brady to help employers navigate many aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic: updated frequently
Governmental
Governmental Resources - Federal
- COVID-19 Vaccines While Pregnant or Breastfeeding – What you need to know about the safety of getting the vaccine during pregnancy or breastfeeding, webpage from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- COVID-19 Vaccines for People Who Would Like To Have A Baby – What you need to know about COVID-19 vaccination and pregnancy, webpage from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Vaccines.gov – Easily locate available vaccine providers who are open to the public (also available in Spanish) from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – Home page of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Key Things to Know About COVID-19 Vaccines – from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Myths and Facts about COVID-19 Vaccines – from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Essential Workers COVID-19 Vaccine Toolkit – A toolkit is designed for employers of essential workers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Getting Ready for Your COVID-19 Vaccine from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- V-Safe After Vaccination Health Checker – Use your smartphone to tell CDC about any side effects after getting the COVID-19 vaccine from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- COVID-19 Vaccines – Vaccine news and updates from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Fact Sheet for recipients and caregivers from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Fact Sheet for recipients and caregivers from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) COVID-19 Resources – Information from OSHA for workers and employers about the coronavirus pandemic. The information includes links to interim guidance and other resources for preventing exposures to, and infection with, COVID-19
- Guidance for Businesses and Employers to Plan and Respond to COVID-19 – Guidance for employers and businesses from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Coronavirus Resources – Resources to help workers and employers address issues related to COVID-19 from the U.S. Department of Labor
- Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA): Questions and Answers – U.S. Department of Labor FFCRA guidance in Q&A format; page is updated frequently
- The White House COVID-19 Priorities – Biden-Harris Plan to Beat COVID-19
Governmental Resources - State
- COVID-19 Vaccine: Fertility and Pregnancy – Fact Sheet encouraging women who are pregnant or are planning to become pregnant to get vaccinated and dispelling the myth the vaccine causes infertility, from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services
- COVID-19: Vaccine, Fertility and Pregnancy – Webpage detailing COVID-19 vaccine research related to fertility and pregnancy with links to other COVID-19 vaccine resources, from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services
- COVID-19 Vaccine and Pregnancy – Video featuring Dr. Ryan Westergaard, chief medical officer at DHS, outlining the critical need for pregnant women to get vaccinated, from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services
- Our Doctors – Videos spotlighting health care professionals from different health systems and specialties across Wisconsin who share their confidence in the COVID-19 vaccines, from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services
- COVID-19 Registry – Allows Wisconsin residents to register for and schedule COVID-19 vaccinations locally – when they are eligible, and as vaccine becomes available, from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services
- COVID-19 Resources – Guidance for individuals, health care organizations, employers and business, long term care facilities, schools and child care and other organizations from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services
- COVID-19: Businesses, Employers, and Workers – Workplace outbreak guidance from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services
- Learn About COVID-19 Vaccines – Am I Eligible? Where to get a Vaccine, from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services
- COVID-19: Response Resources for Wisconsinites – Find help anywhere in the state with housing, income, food, health care and more from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services
- COVID-19: Vaccine Frequently Asked Questions – From the Wisconsin Department of Health Services
- COVID-19 Vaccination Fact Sheet for Employers – Resources about the COVID-19 vaccine, eligibility in Wisconsin and what you can do as an employer from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services
- COVID-19 Vaccination Distribution Program for Employers – Information for employers interested in hosting a a vaccination clinic from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services
- Vaccine Communication Framework – Key messaging about the COVID-19 vaccines from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services
- Unemployment COVID-19 Public Information – Frequently asked questions about the COVID-19 pandemic and Wisconsin Unemployment Benefits for claimants and employers from the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
Medical & Health
Medical & Health Resources
- FAQs: COVID Vaccinations from Ascension
- The Pandemic Impact – on Wellness Visits and Vaccinations for Children and Adolescents from Merck
- Importance of Detecting Lung Cancer Early from Merck
- Lung Cancer and COVID-19 – Impact of the pandemic on screening and diagnosis from Merck
- COVID-19 Pandemic – Public guidance, FAQs, travel advice, media resources, research and development updates and more from the World Health Organization (WHO)
- COVID-19 Resource Center – Resource to help advance the understanding of the virus, inform the public and brief policymakers; updated continuously from Johns Hopkins University’s
- COVID-19 Resources – Resources and information about COVID-19 with an emphasis on individuals with underlying heart conditions from the American Heart Association
- Mental Health and COVID-19 Information and Resources – Mental health effects of COVID-19 from Mental Health America
- Working Remotely During COVID-19: Your Mental Health and Well-Being – Provides guidance on how to maintain your mental health while working remotely from the Center for Workplace Mental Health
Employer Organizations
Employer Organization Resources
- Changing the COVID Conversation – Language that works to improve vaccine acceptance: Communications Cheat Sheet from de Beaumont Foundation
- COVID-19 VACCINE: Get the Facts from the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchasing Coalitions
- COVID-19 VACCINE: Get the Facts (Spanish translation) from the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchasing Coalitions
- The History of Vaccines from the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchasing Coalitions
- The History of Vaccines (Spanish translation) from the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchasing Coalitions
- Trusting Vaccines from the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchasing Coalitions
- Trusting Vaccines (Spanish translation) from the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchasing Coalitions
- COVID-19 and Immunizations: Guiding Employees Through Uncertain Times to Ensure Vaccine Adoption from the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchasing Coalitions
- COVID-19 Infographic from the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchasing Coalitions
- COVID-19 Employer Resources from the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchasing Coalitions
- COVID-19 Resources from the Metropolitan Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce (MMAC)
- COVID-19 Resource Page from the Waukesha County Business Alliance
- Resources and Guidance Page from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce