Small Business Guides

• Bet Tzedek Small Business Resources

IRS Guidance

• PPP Borrowers Fact Sheet
• Economic Injury Disaster Loans

Stimulus

• Small Business Administration COVID-19 Page
• LA County Current Regulations
• LA County COVID-19 Updates

California regulations – CDC

• “Interim Guidance for Businesses and Employers Responding to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), May 2020”
• “Public Health Recommendations for Community-Related Exposure” target=”blank”

General Resources for Los Angeles and LA County

• Los Angeles COVID-19 Resource List
• County of Los Angeles Public Health Coronavirus Resources Homepage
• County of Los Angeles COVID-19 Homepage
• LA County COVID-19 FAQs (Updated July 23, 2020)
• LA County Small Business COVID-19 Guide
• LA County Department of Consumer and Business Affairs Coronavirus Information for Customers and Businesses
• LA County COVID-19 Information and Resources for Businesses
• SCORE Webinars

County-Specific Information (Outside LA County)

• Orange County Health Officer’s Orders & Recommendations (Updated July 14, 2020)
• County Variance Info (Updated August 4, 2020)

Statewide Resources

• CA Illness and Injury Prevention Program (IIPP) E-Tool
• CAL/OSHA and Statewide Industry Guidance on COVID-19
• California COVID-19 Regulatory and Legislative Activity (Updated July 24, 2020)
• California Department of Public Health Guidance for the Use of Face Coverings (Released June 18, 2020, revised June 29, 2020)

Federal Resources

• CDC Guidance for Businesses (Updated May 6, 2020)
• CDC Guidance on How to Protect Yourself and Others (Updated July 31, 2020)
• CDC Public Health Recommendations for Community-Related Exposure (Updated July 31, 2020)
• CDC Guidance on Who is at Higher Risk for Severe Illness (Updated June 25, 2020)
• Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) Coronavirus FAQs
• Keep Track of OSHA News and Updates
• United States Department of Labor – OSHA Enforcement Guidance for Recording Cases of Coronavirus Disease (Updated May 19, 2020)

Find Assistance

• Lawyer Referral Websites
• Free Legal Help
• US SBA – Find Local Assistance

Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)

• Find Eligible PPP Lenders
• PPP Loan Forgiveness Application
• Guide to PPP Loan Forgiveness (U.S. Chamber of Commerce)
• Overview of the Small Business Paycheck Protection Program with Tools
• U.S. Treasury Paycheck Protection Program Loans Frequently Asked Questions (Updated June 25, 2020)
• Small Business Paycheck Protection Program Overview (*Does Not Include Changes Made June 5, 2020)
• SBA Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) FAQs (AICPA)
• Paycheck Protection Program Information

State and Local Financial Assistance Programs

• Links to State and Local Financial Assistance
• Small Business Disaster Relief Loan Guarantee Program
• Supplemental Severely Affected Community (SAC) Contribution Lender and Borrower Certification (Updated March 9, 2020)
• Los Angeles City Small Business Emergency Microloan Program (Updated July 23, 2020)

Families First Coronavirus Response Act

• Families First Coronavirus Response Act Employee Paid Leave Rights Information

Reopening Business

• Resilience Roadmap (Stages for Reopening) (Updated July 24, 2020)
• CDC Guidance for Cleaning and Disinfecting (Updated July 22, 2020)
• California COVID-19 Employer Playbook for a Safer Reopening (Updated July 24, 2020)
• OSHA Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19

Operating a Business

• OSHA Guidance on Returning to Work (Updated June 17, 2020)
• Guidance for Social Distancing (Updated July 3, 2020)
• Protocols for Social Distancing (Updated July 20, 2020)
• Sample Notice to Customers for Coronavirus Risks and Social Distancing Guidelines
• Pandemic Preparedness in the Workplace and the Americans with Disabilities Act (Updated March 21, 2020)
• CDC Information about Cloth Face Covers (Updated June 28, 2020)
• Active List of Price Gouging Protections in California
• Combatting Hate Crimes During the Coronavirus Pandemic (Updated May 1, 2020)
• EEOC Guidance on National Origin and Race Discrimination During the COVID-19 Outbreak
• Inc.’s Essential Business Survival Guide for the COVID-19 Crisis

Industry-Specific Guidance

Statewide Guidance Homepage

• Statewide Industry Guidance to Reduce Risk (Updated August 3, 2020)

Retail Establishments

• Protocols for Retail Establishments Opening for In-Person Shopping (Updated July 18, 2020)
• Protocols for Shopping Center Operations (Updated July 17, 2020)

Warehousing, Manufacturing, and Logistics

• Protocols for Warehousing, Manufacturing and Logistic Establishments (Updated July 18, 2020)
• COVID-19 Industry Guidance – Logistics and Warehousing (Updated July 29, 2020)
• COVID-19 Industry Guidance – Manufacturing (Updated July 29, 2020)

Office Workspaces

• Protocols for Office Worksites (Updated July 17, 2020)
• COVID-19 Industry Guidance – Office Workspaces (Updated July 29, 2020)

Hair Salons and Barbershops

• Reopening Protocol for Hair Salons and Barbershops (Updated July 21, 2020)

Restaurants

• Protocol for Restaurants Opening for On-Site Dining (Updated July 18, 2020)
• COVID-19 Toolkit for Dine-In Restaurants
• COVID-19 Industry Guidance – Dine-In Restaurants (Updated July 29, 2020)

Recreation (Fitness, Aquatics)

• Considerations for Aquatic Venues (Updated July 15, 2020)
• COVID-19 Industry Guidance – Fitness Facilities (Updated July 29, 2020)

Employment Resources

• CA Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) Employment Information on COVID-19 (Updated July 24, 2020)
• What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO Laws (Updated June 17, 2020)
• Cal/OSHA Interim General Guidelines on Protecting Workers from COVID-19 (Updated May 14, 2020)
• CDC Guidance for Critical Workers (Updated April 20, 2020)

Workers’ Compensation and Unemployment

• COVID-19 Resources and Workers’ Compensation (Updated May 18, 2020)
• Completion Instructions for Notice of Reduced Earnings
• CA Employment Development Department Guidelines for Partial Unemployment Claims
• WC Compensability Presumptions (Updated July 28, 2020)
• Workers’ Compensation in California: A Guidebook for Injured Workers
• How to File a Workers’ Compensation Claim

Closing Business and Bankruptcy

• Federal Court Finder
• Credit Counseling and Debtor Education Finder
• Bankruptcy Forms
• What Happens When You File Bankruptcy?
• Bankruptcy Basics
• Filing for Business Bankruptcy: Pros and Cons of Chapter 7, 11, and 13
• Six Steps to Take if COVID-19 Shuts Down Your Business (Updated April 23, 2020)

Contracts and Obligations

• More Information about CA’s Small Business Disaster Relief Loan Guarantee Program
• Economic Injury Disaster Loan Information
• “What is force majeure? The legal term everyone should know during COVID-19 Crisis” (May 21, 2020)
• Lease Provisions to Explore Amid COVID-19 (Cushman & Wakefield, April 1, 2020)
• Pre-Negotiation Letters During COVID-19 (Stroock, April 1, 2020)
• Information on Force Majeure Clauses (UPenn Law, June 26, 2020)

Debt and Liability

• How to Deal with Small Business Debt
• 8 Ways to Limit Personal Liability as a Business Owner (Anderson Legal, Business & Tax Advisors, April 4, 2019)

Landlords and Rent

• LA County Consumer & Business Affairs Temporary Eviction Moratorium with Links to Information About Other Local Moratoria
• Sample Notice to Landlord of Inability to Pay Rent Due to COVID-19
• Sample Notice to Landlord of Inability to Pay Rent Due to COVID-19 (In Spanish)
• File a Complaint for Illegal Rent Increase or Illegal Eviction (Updated July 30, 2020)
• Landlord/Tenant & Legal Service Resources
• LA County Eviction Moratorium Tenant Bill of Rights
• LA County Eviction Moratorium Tenant Bill of Rights (In Spanish)
• Los Angeles Housing + Community Investment Department Renter Protection Info (Updated August 4, 2020)
• Goodwin Proctor Webinar Addressing Commercial Leases During COVID-19
• LA Housing + Community Investment Department Ellis Act Information (Updated August 3, 2020)

Work Sharing Program

• Information About Work Sharing
• Employment Development Department Guide for Work Sharing Employees
• Employment Development Department Work Sharing FAQs
• Work Sharing Employer Requirements and Criteria
• Work Sharing Unemployment Insurance Fact Sheet
• Alternatives to Layoffs
• Unemployment Insurance an Alternative to Layoffs – Work Sharing

Executive Orders and Proclamations

• Safer at Home Executive Order N-33-20 (Issued March 19, 2020, revised May 13, 2020)
• Safer at Home Order FAQs for Businesses (LA County Department of Public Health) (Updated May 8, 2020)
• LA County’s Most Current Health Officer Order and Applicable Resources
• City of Los Angeles Work Protection Order (Revised May 7, 2020)
• Executive Order N-44-20 Placing Restrictions on Price Gouging During the State of Emergency Associated with the Coronavirus Pandemic (Issued April 3, 2020)
• Executive Order N-62-20 with Requirements for Employers and Employees (May 6, 2020)
• LA County Safer at Work and In the Community FAQs