Business Guidance & FAQ Documents

NATIONAL REOPENING GUIDELINES

• Opening Up America Again (White House) | DOWNLOAD
• Blueprint for Recovery (National Restaurant Association) | DOWNLOAD
• COVID-19 Reopening Guidance (National Restaurant Association) | DOWNLOAD
• Planning Now for a Return to Occupancy (AHLA via Cozen O'Connor) | DOWNLOAD
• AHLA Safe Stay Initiative | VIEW
• AHLA Safe Stay Housekeeping Frequency Recommendations | DOWNLOAD
• Post-Pandemic FAQs for Employers (Fisher Phillips) | WEBSITE
• Collection of Reopening Resources by James Beard Foundation | VIEW
• Centers for Disease Control Considerations for Restaurants and Bars | VIEW
• Centers for Disease Control Decision Tree for Restaurants & Bars | VIEW
• Centers for Disease Control Resources to Aid Reopening | WEBSITE
• Centers for Disease Control What Hotel, Resort, and Lodge Workers Need to Know About COVID-19 | VIEW
• Centers for Disease Control Pool Guidelines | VIEW

RESPONDING TO A COVID-POSITIVE EMPLOYEE

• Restaurant Law Center Responding to a COVID-positive Employee | DOWNLOAD
• Restaurant Law Center Employee Temperature Checks | DOWNLOAD

PENNSYLVANIA REOPENING DOCUMENTS

• Plan for Pennsylvania (Wolf Administration) | WEBSITE
  • Process to Reopen PA
  • FAQs for Businesses Operating During the COVID-19 Disaster Emergency | VIEW
  • Restaurant Industry Specific Guidance | VIEW
    • DOH FAQs on July 15 Order | VIEW
  • Restaurant Self-Certification | VIEW
    • ​DCED FAQs on Self-Certification | VIEW
    • PA DOL Occupancy Guidance | VIEW
      • Calculating Occupancy: International Building Code-Means of Egress | VIEW
  • General Business Operational Guidance | VIEW
    • NOTE: Businesses must download, print, sign, and hang the "COVID-19 Safety Procedures for Businesses" flyer 
  • FAQs for Summer Recreation, Camps, and Pools | VIEW
• PLCB Guidance and Advisories for Licensees
  • PLCB Guidance for Licensees in All Counties (8th update - 1/4/2021) | VIEW
  • PLCB Guidance for Licensees in All Counties (5th update - 10/20/2020) | VIEW
  • PLCB Guidance for Licensees in All Counties (4th update - 9/22/2020) | VIEW
  • PLCB Advisory Notice #25 on Sale and Marketing of Alcoholic Cider, Mead, and Fermented Fruit Beverages (9/2/2020) | VIEW
  • PLCB Advisory Notice #27 on Temporary Measures Regarding Fees, Renewals, Validations, and Safekeeping During COVID-19 (updated 11/18/2020) | VIEW
  • PLCB Guidance for Licensees in Green & Yellow Counties (3rd update - 7/22/2020) | VIEW
  • PLCB Guidance for Licensees in Green Counties (5/29/2020) | VIEW
  • PLCB Advisory Notice #26 on Temporary Extended Premise (4th revision - 9/23/2020) | VIEW
• Philadelphia Guidelines for Restaurants & Mobile Food Vendors | VIEW
• Philadelphia Temporary Outdoor Dining Guidelines (issued 6/11/2020) | VIEW
  • Philadelphia Temporary Outdoor Dining Instructions | VIEW
  • Philadelphia Temporary Outdoor Dining Application | VIEW
• Pennsylvania Golf Owners Association Reopening Guidelines | VIEW

CARES ACT

• National Restaurant Association CARES Act summary | WEBSITE
• National Restaurant Association Employee Tax Credit White Paper | DOWNLOAD
• American Hotel & Lodging Association CARES Act FAQs | WEBSITE
• U.S. Senate Committee on Finance | Employee Retention Credit FAQ | WEBSITE
• Unemployment Insurance Questions Answered | VIEW

PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM

• PPP First Draw Borrower Application (1/8/2021) | VIEW
• PPP Second Draw Borrower Application (1/8/2021) | VIEW
• Interim Final Rule on PPP as Amended by Economic Aid Act (released 1/6/2021) | VIEW
• Interim Final Rule on Second Draw Loans (released 1/6/2021) | VIEW
• Guidance on Accessing Capital for Minority, Underserved, Veteran, and Women-Owned Business Concerns | VIEW
• U.S. Treasury & SBA release updated FAQs on PPP (releases 8/4/2020) | VIEW
• *New* PPP EZ Loan Forgiveness Application | DOWNLOAD  | EZ Application Info
• Full PPP Loan Forgiveness Application | DOWNLOAD
• *New* PPP Application (revised 6/12/2020) | DOWNLOAD
• PPP Flexibility Act: U.S. Treasury & Small Business Administration "Interim Final Rule on Revisions to First Interim Final Rule" (6/11/2020) | VIEW
• *New* Revisions to Loan Forgiveness Interim Final Rule and SBA Loan Review Procedures Interim Final-Rule (6/22/2020) | DOWNLOAD
• PPP Flexibility Act - National Restaurant Association Summary of Changes | VIEW
• PPP Flexibility Act - AHLA Summary of Changes | VIEW
• PPP Treasury Guidance/FAQ (May 27, 2020, version) | VIEW
• U.S. Treasury Interim Final Rule on Loan Forgiveness (May 22, 2020) | VIEW
• U.S. Treasury Interim Final Rule on SBA Loan Review Procedures and Related Borrower and Lender Responsibilities (5/22/2020) | VIEW
• U.S. Treasury Lender Processing Fee Payment and 1502 Reporting Process (5/21/2020) | VIEW
• U.S. Treasury Interim Final Rule on Second Extension of Limited Safe Harbor with Respect to Certification Concerning Need for PPP Loan and Lender Reporting (5/20/2020) | VIEW
• Paycheck Protection Program FAQs for Small Business | VIEW
• National Restaurant Association PPP White Paper | DOWNLOAD
• PPP & Bankruptcy  | DOWNLOAD

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FAMILIES FIRST CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE ACT

• Dept. of Labor FFCRA: Questions and Answers | WEBSITE
• Dept. of Labor, Wage & Hour Division Resources for Businesses | WEBSITE
• IRS | Tax Credits FAQs | WEBSITE

SMALL BUSINESS GUIDANCE

• U.S. Chamber of Commerce | Small Business Guidance & Checklist  | VIEW
• Guide to Access Small Business Loans | VIEW
• National Restaurant Association EIDL White Paper | DOWNLOAD
• Department of Labor, Wage & Hour Division, Quick Service Restaurant Compliance Toolkit | WEBSITE

PENNSYLVANIA UNEMPLOYMENT DOCUMENTS

• Employer Unemployment Compensation FAQs | WEBSITE​
• Unemployment Compensation Filing Materials Checklist | DOWNLOAD
• Unemployment Compensation Office Form 1609 | DOWNLOAD
• Unemployment Compensation Office Form 1921 | DOWNLOAD
• Unemployment Compensation Office Troubleshooting Guide | VIEW
• Unemployment Compensation Office Important Information | WEBSITE

PLCB GUIDANCE

• Guidance for Obtaining Product as Businesses Reopen | DOWNLOAD
• Limited Special Order Program | DOWNLOAD
• PLCB Guidance for Licensees in Green Counties (5/29/2020) | VIEW
• PLCB Advisory Notice on Temporary Extended Premise (6/3/2020) | VIEW

OTHER PA GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS/ORDERS

• Pennsylvania Guide on Responding to COVID-19 | WEBSITE
• Secretary of Health Mask Order | VIEW
• COVID-19 Safety Procedures For Businesses | VIEW

GENERAL CORONAVIRUS INFORMATION

• Centers for Disease Control - General Guidance for Employers | WEBSITE
• Centers for Disease Control - General COVID-19 Information | WEBSITE
• World Health Organization - General COVID-19 Information | WEBSITE
• Food Safety Focus - General Information & FAQs | VIEW
• US Foods Reopening Blueprint | DOWNLOAD