THE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING RESOURCES TO EMPLOYERS AND JOB SEEKERS AFFECTED BY COVID-19 (CORONAVIRUS)

COVID-19 Updates

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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

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Help with applying for Unemployment Insurance

To speak with a  local EDD representative call the numbers below. Leave your name, number and message and a representative will call you back shortly. 

Visalia : 559-713-5150

Porterville: 559-788-1389

Help with applying for Disability Insurance

Help with applying for CalWin Benefits

Help with Registering for CalJobs

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Additional Resource for Businesses an Sole Proprietors

COVID-19 Guide: Playbook for Reopening Your Business in the Age of COVID-19

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Joint Statement by SBA Administrator Jovita Carranza and Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin on the Resumption of the Paycheck Protection Program 

• Revised PPP FAQ

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Pandemic Unemployemtn Assistance (PUA):

As part of the federal CARES Act, the new Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program helps unemployed Californians who are business owners, self-employed, independent contractors, have limited work history, and others not usually eligible for regular state UI benefits who are out of business or services are significantly reduced as a direct result of the pandemic.

• The EDD will begin accepting online applications for this program on Tuesday, April 28.

• Benefits can be retroactive to weeks starting on or after February 2, 2020, depending on your last day of work due to COVID-19.

• Eligibility Requirements

• Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Website

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Financial Assistance:

• Small Businesses Now Have Until July 31, 2020 to File First Quarter Returns

• State is also allowing small businesses to defer payment of sales and use taxes of up to $50,000, for up to 12 months

• California Small Business Loan Guarantee Program

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Coronavirus Aid, Relief & Econimic Security Act (CARES Act):

• Paycheck Protection Program and Loan Forgiveness Infographic (US Chamber of Commerce)

• PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM (PPP) INFORMATION SHEET: BORROWERS​

• Summary of Small Business Provisions in CARES Act including Paycheck Protection Program and Loan Forgiveness 

• Summary of Key Unemployment Insurance Provisions in CARES Act

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Essential Businesses: 

• IDENTIFICATION OF ESSENTIAL CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE WORKERS DURING COVID-19 RESPONSE
• Tulare County Guidance on Essential vs Non-Essential Services and Workforce

  For questions or to talk to the Business liaison call 559-624-7277 or email TCCovidBusiness@tularehhsa.org.

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HR Assistance:

• ​Labor and Workforce Development Agency ​

• U.S. Department of Labor

• California Employers Association,

  • Coronavirus FAQ for Employers​

  • Layoffs Furloughs and more FAQ

  • Remote Work FAQ

Paid Leave: 

• Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) 

• Download FFCRA Posters for your workplace

• Treasury, IRS and Labor announce plan to implement Coronavirus-related paid leave for workers and tax credits for small and midsize businesses​

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Health Departments:

• U.S. Department of Health

• California Department of Health

• Tulare County Health & Human Services

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Other Resource for Businesses:

• Cal/OSHA Guidance

• ​Employment Development Department (EDD)​​​​

• Department of Industrial Relations​

• CA Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank (IBANK)

• California Chamber of Commerce​