To help AIV serve Vermont’s industrial and business community, we ask that you take a moment to complete our updated and revised survey regarding the ongoing impact of COVID-19 on your business, assistance you need, questions you want addressed, and suggestions or recommendations you have to share from your experiences. Please note that this survey […]
Trade Updates from A.N. Deringer
The following is provided by AIV member A.N. Deringer: USTR Issues More Section 301 Exclusions, Other Exclusions Expire The US Trade Representative (USTR) has provided the “unpublished” announcement of another round of product exclusions from Chinese goods subject to the Section 301 tariffs found on List 4. Meanwhile, many Section 301 exclusions from List 1 […]
Reminder: Vermont Employer Mask/Face Covering Survey
AIV and other business organizations are working together to survey Vermont’s employers to help identify employer masks/face coverings and other personal protective equipment (PPE) needs in the state. The purpose of this survey is to help quantify use, demand (current and future), and supply of masks/face coverings to help inform ongoing efforts to assist Vermont […]
Updated Guidance on Reporting FFCRA Leave from the IRS
Notice 2020-54 provides guidance to employers on the requirement to report the amount of qualified sick leave wages and qualified family leave wages paid to employees under the Families First Coronavirus Response. Employers are required to report these amounts either on Form W-2, Box 14, or on a separate statement. This required reporting provides employees […]
Two Federal Support Programs Operational: the Main Street Lending Program and Primary Market Corporate Credit Facility
The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston on Monday announced that the Main Street Lending Program is now fully operational, ready to purchase participations in eligible loans that are submitted to the program by registered lenders. Click here for more. The Primary Market Corporate Credit Facility is also operational. Click here for an FAQ overview of […]
Reminder: Vermont Department of Health and CDC Guidance on Responding to Positive COVID-19 Tests for Employees
The Vermont Department of Health has posted a two-page guide with links to resources on what employers should do if employees test positive for COVID-19. Some of the information provided includes: What information employers can begin collecting right away upon learning that an employee has tested positive for COVID-19 (even before hearing from the Department […]
Updated Guidance and Resources from OSHA and USDOL
The following are some US Department of Labor and OSHA guidance and resources, both COVID-19 related and not, recently released or updated: USDOL release reaffirming commitment to upholding the USMCA labor provisions. Click here. UDOL release on 75th observance of National Disability Employment Awareness Month this October. This year’s theme will be “Increasing Access and […]
Reminder: PPP Application Deadline Extended to August 8
The President signed into law July 3 legislation to extend the application deadline for the Paycheck Protection Program to August 8. The previous deadline was June 30. Approximately $130 billion remains available for loans under the program, after Congress acted earlier this year to replenish the program following the swift exhaustion of its initial funding. […]
UPDATED | State Economic Relief Grants Announced, Applications Accepted July 6, More Webinars July 2 and 3
The Administration has announced that applications for economic support through one of several different grant tracks created through S.350, which has been signed into law, and H.966, which is expected to be signed into law in the next several days, will be open for submission beginning July 6. The Emergency Economic Recovery Grants, which will […]
PPP Application Deadline to be Extended
Congress has passed and sent to the President legislation to extend the application deadline for the Paycheck Protection Program to August 8. The previous deadline was June 30. Approximately $130 billion remains available for loans under the program, after Congress acted earlier this year to replenish the program following the swift exhaustion of its initial […]