Develop a protocol for cleaning and disinfecting your facility and equipment:
- Conserve your PPE – View Conservation Strategies (CDC)
- Your management team should set the standard for infection control practices and model desired behaviors.
- A written checklist should be developed for each area of the facility (waiting room, examination rooms, treatment area, surgery suite and kennels) that specifies the frequency of cleaning, disinfection procedures, products to be used, and staff responsible.
- Identify specific staff to be in charge of cleaning/disinfecting all restrooms and common spaces on an established schedule, as well as door handles, grab bars, etc.
- Disinfect everything that is frequently touched—keyboards, phones, doorknobs, counters, etc.
- Cleaning products and disinfectants may contain components harmful to human health. Employers should provide training as required by OSHA—detailing all physical, chemical and biological hazards in workplace and MSDS should be easily accessible.
- List of selected disinfectants for pathogens
- EPA disinfectant list for COVID-19
- OSHA’s recommendations for preparing workplaces
- Checklist for Risk Mitigation Strategies (GVMA)
Business Recovery & HR Decisions
- Vet Hospital Business Considerations of COVID-19 (KSM)
- COVID-19 Loan Options & Which One is Right for You (KSM)
- Small Business Administration Coronavirus Loan Guide & Resource Center (Now made accessible to Georgians!)
- Update on Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA)
- FFCRA / CARES ACT / PPP
- Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act Eases PPP Rules (KSM)
- 4/23: Congress Provides More Funding for Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program (KSM)
- The PPP is out of Money. Now What? (AAHA)
- Guidance for Self-Employed Individuals & Independent Contractors on PPP Loans from SBA (KSM)
- Paycheck Protection Program
- Highlights of the FFCR Act and the CARES Act
- Section by Section Analysis of portion of the CARES Act most relevant to veterinary practice
- FAQ on Small Business Loans
- CARES Act Paycheck Protection Program (KSM)
- Paycheck Protection Program To Do’s (KSM)
- Paycheck Protection Program FAQ (US Dept of Treasury)
- IRS Issues New Guidance on Delayed Payment of Payroll Taxes for Paycheck Protection Program Loan Recipients
- The IRS has clarified that employers who expect to receive a loan under the Paycheck Protection Program can delay payment of the employer portion of Social Security payroll taxes until the lender notifies the employer that they will experience loan forgiveness. The amounts delayed are still eligible to be deferred until Dec. 31, 2021, and Dec. 31, 2022, with 50% of the delayed payments due by each date. This is welcome news for many. Prior to this clarification, loan applicants were left to interpret whether they qualified to delay employer payroll taxes and/or if previously delayed amounts would become due upon loan forgiveness.
- The IRS has issued guidance allowing all individual and other non-corporate tax filers to defer up to $1 million of federal income tax (including self-employment tax) payments due on April 15, 2020, until July 15, 2020, without penalties or interest. The guidance also allows corporate taxpayers a similar deferment of up to $10 million of federal income tax payments that would be due on April 15, 2020, until July 15, 2020, without penalties or interest. This guidance does not change the April 15 filing deadline. READ MORE
- Business Tools & Resources during COVID-19 pandemic (KSM)
- Tips for Managing Cash Flow (KSM)
- US Chamber of Commerce Coronavirus Business Preparedness Checklist and Toolkit
- Georgia Department of Labor Information on Filing Partial Unemployment Claims
- Industry Impact Tracking (VetSuccess)
- Budgeting & A Break Even Calculator (AAHA)
- Employer Resource for Documenting Sick Leave (National Law Review)
- IRS Disallows Deductions for Expenses Reimbursed by Forgiven PPP Loans
- The deadline for making an application for a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan will be extended to August 8th.On 7/01, the House passed a bill that extends the application deadline for the PPP. The Senate passed the bill by unanimous consent Tuesday night. The extension comes one day after the Small Business Administration (SBA)’s loan forgiveness program had reached its application deadline of June 30th. The bill will extend the program’s application deadline from June 30 to August 8. The bill is expected to be signed into law by the President shortly. With roughly $132 billion in remaining PPP funds, the extension provides more time for borrowers to apply. However, this is not the last of the changes for PPP – lawmakers continue to discuss changes for the program, and we anticipate additional rules to continue to be promulgated by the SBA.