Workforce Development Board of Rockland County

Connecting Rockland's Workforce to Economic Development

℅ RTCI, Stony Point NY
(845) 770-2900
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COVID-19 Resources for Employers

Reopening Resources

  • Find the Pandemic Business Recovery Initiative Programs That Are Right for Your Business
  • Reopen NY – Implementing CDC guidelines (posted May 20, 2021)
  • Rockland Forward– Policies, practices, and processes for welcoming employees and visitors back into County facilities
  • NY Forward
  • Implementing CDC guidance in NYS

Grant Opportunities

      • “Raising the Bar” Restaurant Recovery Fund
      • NY Forward Loan Fund
      • All SBA COVID-19 Relief Options

    • Rockland Small Business Development Center
    • NYSDOL’s Frequently Asked Questions for Employers
    • NY Forward Safety Plan Template
    • CDC released additional industry and community specific guidance on mitigation activities and actions.
    • U.S. Chamber of Commerce
    • COVID-19 and the Fair Labor Standards Act FAQs
    • ESD’s Coronavirus FAQ for Businesses
    • Guidance for Businesses on executive order 202.6
    • SBA COVID-19 Relief Options
    • COVID-19-Related Tax Credits for Required Paid Leave Provided by Small and Midsize Business FAQs
    • COVID-19 Employment Law Resource Center by Greenwald-Doherty Counsel for Employers
    • United Way of Rockland County Business Resources: COVID-19 Resource Page
    • USDOL revised enforcement policies that require businesses to keep records of any employee who tests positive for COVID-19 and is work related.
OSHA COVID-19  website here you will find:

  • Hazard Recognition
  • OSHA Standards (including enforcement guidance (for example, on handling complaints and illness reports), directives and workers’ rights and employers’ responsibilities)
  • Medical Information regarding COVID-19
  • Guidance Employers and Workers on Control and Prevention of COVID -19
  • CDC Website with Resources for Business and Employers
  • Interim Guidance for Businesses and Employers to Plan and Respond to COVID-19
  • Cleaning and Disinfecting your Facility
  • Preparing your Small Business and Employees for the Effects of COVID-19
  • Implementing Safety Practices for Critical Infrastructure Workers Who May Have Had Exposure to a Person With COVID-19

Important SBA tips from our public assistance unit 

 

Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act

If your business is forced to close, you should provide required notices as soon as possible and identify the circumstances that required the closure. The 90 day notice requirement has been waived due to COVID-19

Private sector employers in New York State that employ more than 50 employees must file a WARN notice when:

  • Closings affecting 25 or more workers
  • Mass layoffs involving 25 or more full-time workers (if the 25 or more workers make up at least 33% of all the workers at the site)
  • Mass layoffs involving 250 or more full-time workers
  • Certain other relocations and covered reductions in work hours

Notice must be sent to:

  • Employees
  • Their representatives
  • The State Labor Department at WARN@labor.ny.gov, and
  • Local workforce development (LWD) partner (djthomasrcwdb@gmail.com in Rockland County)
Shared Work Program

Consider the Shared Work program as you manage business cycles and seasonal adjustments. Shared Work lets you keep trained staff and avoid layoffs. Employees can receive partial Unemployment Insurance benefits while working reduced hours. Full-time, part-time and seasonal employees are eligible.  For more information call 518-549-0496 or email sharedworkinfo@labor.ny.gov

Eligible business will have:

  • Employed at least two employees working in New York State
  • For four consecutive calendar quarters, you or your predecessor, must have:
    • Paid UI Contributions or
    • In lieu of contributions, elected reimbursement of benefits paid to your former employee
  •  A Shared Work plan that must:
    • Reduce work hours and corresponding wages 20 – 60%
    • Apply to employees who normally work no more than 40 hours per week
    • Not reduce or eliminate fringe benefits unless fringe benefits are also being reduced or eliminated for the entire work force
    • Not extend beyond 53 weeks (when nearing the end of the plan, you may submit a request for a new plan)
    • Replace a layoff of an equal percentage of employees
The FFCRA Employee Notice Requirements are now in effect, meaning your business must either post the informational poster at your work place, or digitally send the poster to your employees if they are not on site. The poster can be found HERE.

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Connecting Rockland’s Workforce to Economic Development

“The partnership between local government and the Workforce Development Board of Rockland County is critical to our success as a county in both the short and long term.

Coordinating training and support services for job seekers with the skills and certifications employers are looking for is the best way to get our residents into quality, high paying jobs that will allow them to support their families and lead to further success here in Rockland.”

–Ed Day, County Executive

County Executive Ed Day

Connecting Rockland’s Workforce to Economic Development

We are a volunteer body responsible for policy guidance and oversight of workforce development in Rockland County.  We direct federal, state, and local funding to programs for adults, dislocated workers and youth to help them acquire the skills employers want and help employers access the talent pool they need to compete and win in a global economy.

Contact Us

(914) 393-3649

Our Location

14 Liberty Square Mall
Stony Point, NY 10980
c/o RTCI

Our Partners

County of Rockland
New York State Department of Labor
Rockland Community College
Rockland County BOCES

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