COVID-19 Resources with Links

Friends,

I hope you and your loved ones are safe and following all the recommendations to ensure your health and the health of our community.

Over the last few weeks, our lives have changed immeasurably and in ways we still do not yet know. To help you navigate this health and economic upheaval, I’ve personally curated a list of links focused on your health, the growth and protection of your business, and federal and state laws that have been enacted. Simply click on the words and you will have access to the website.

As additional laws are passed, and relevant information is put out, I will add those links as well, so please bookmark this site and check back often.

Please know, I am here for you. I am in this with you.

Please call or email me if I can help you in any way.  You can even schedule time directly with me at this link.

State and Federal Financial Aid and Resources

To date, here are resources to address your business and financial issues.  For qualified businesses, some programs offer outrights grants with no obligation to repay.  Other programs offer low interest rate loans with deferred payments.

• Payroll Protection Program Loan FAQs #1
• Payroll Protection Program Loan FAQ #2
• Application for Payroll Protection Program Loan
• Summary of the CARES Act – $2T Stimulus Package
• US Chamber of Commerce SBA Checklist for Paycheck Protection Protection SBA Loans
• SBA Disaster Loan Relief – Application for Assistance
• Michigan Economic Development Corporation (Grants and Loans)
• Blue Cross Blue Shield FAQs re HI coverage during COVID
• List of Banks offering loan assistance

Michigan Unemployment Issues and Executive Orders

New state and federal laws are impacting every business.  Here are a few links that will help your business address these issues.  Also, in the next Section are links that help explain new federal laws on these topics.

• Michigan Work-Share
• Michigan Chamber of Commerce 
• State of Michigan Coronavirus Website
• Detroit Chamber of Commerce Coronavirus Website
• Small Business Association of Michigan (SBAM) Coronavirus Website
• Governor Executive Order 2020-10 (Expansion of Unemployment Benefits)
• Governor Executive Order 2020-21 (Stay Home, Stay Safe)
• Governor Executive Orders – List of all orders
• Michigan Businesses Allowed to Stay Open (under Department of Homeland Security regulations)
• Oakland County Emergency Health Screening Order In Follow-Up to Gov. Executive Order 2020-21 (Stay Home, Stay Safe)

New Federal Laws On FMLA and Sick Leave

Federal and state laws protecting workers are being issued at rapid speed.  These are a list of articles and summaries of these laws to date

• DOL – Families First Coronavirus Relief Act:  Questions and Answers
• DOL – COVID 19 and FLSA Questions and Answers
• DOL- COVID-19 FMLA Questions and Answers
• DOL -Families First Coronavirus Relief Act: Employee Paid Leave Rights
• DOL – Families First Coronavirus Relief Act: Employer Paid Leave Requirements
• DOL – COVID-19 OSHA Issues
• Summary of the New CARES Act
• Article 1 on new Federal Sick Paid Leave and FMLA Leave 
• Article 2 on new Federal Sick Paid Leave and FMLA Leave
• Department of Labor – Coronavirus Issues
• IRS – Coronavirus Issues
• U.S. Treasury Department – Coronavirus Issues
• Coronavirus.gov
• USA.gov/coronavirus

Local, State and Federal Health Agencies & Departments

• Centers for Disease Control
• National Institutes of Health
• Michigan Department of Health
• Oakland County Department of Health
• Wayne County Department of Health
• Macomb County Department of Health

Food and Drug Delivery Options

Though we are, for the most part, sheltering in place, we still have food and medical needs.  Here are few links to have your food and prescriptions delivered to you

• Meijer Delivery
• Kroger Delivery
• Target Delivery
• Plum Market Delivery
• Express Scripts – Mail Order Prescriptions
• CVS Pharmacy Delivery
• Rite Aid Delivery
• Walgreens Delivery
• Shipt
• Instacart

Quotes on Fear

I know these can be fearful times.  To help get us through, I reviewed my collection of quotes on fear.  I couldn’t pick just one, so here are a few to provide you with inspiration and courage:

“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”— Franklin D. Roosevelt

“Fear defeats more people than any other one thing in the world.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Fear has two meanings: ‘Forget Everything And Run’ or ‘Face Everything And Rise.’ The choice is yours.” — Zig Ziglar

“I have learned over the years that when one’s mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear.” — Rosa Parks