Resource Center

COVID-19 Resources from AGC of America and AGC Georgia

Below are quick links to the many subject areas offered through the AGC of America COVID-19 Resource Center.

Worker's Compensation Info

• Why COVID-19 is NOT likely to be compensable as an occupational disease

Executive Orders of Note

• 4/30/2020 - Governor Kemp extends Public Health State of Emergency to June 12 
• 4/3/2020 - Governor Kemp issues order explaining Sheriffs and their deputies have authority to enforce closure of businesses (construction projects)
• 4/2/2020 - Governor Kemp issues Shelter in Place Order - AGC GEORGIA SUMMARY
• 3/30/2020 – Governor Kemp issues SECOND order relating to Private Plan Review and Inspection Guidelines - AGC GEORGIA SUMMARY
• 3/30/2020 – Governor Kemp issues FIRST order relating to Private Plan Review and Inspection Guidelines - AGC GEORGIA SUMMARY
  Note: If a municipality where you have an ongoing project is not providing plan review and/or inspection services, our friends at ACEC and AIA have provided a list of members eligible to offer services through private contract. Along with reaching out to A/Es in your local area to learn if they can provide services, you may use these two lists as a resource. 
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• (VOID with Governor's 4/2/2020 EO)  March 24, 2020 – City of Atlanta’s Executive Order, including construction as an essential service

Taking Care of Your People

• Dedicated website focusing on how Construction Firms are Protecting their Workers and the Public
• Risk assessment for employees returning to work, in conjunction with Holder Construction 
• Coronavirus & Construction: How to Support Your Team's Mental Health

Top Requested Safety Information

• 5/19/2020 - OSHA Revises Recordkeeping Guidance/Interim Enforcement Response Plan for COVID-19 - Summary |  Full Memo
• DOL publishes workplace poster in 13 languages to help prevent spread of coronavirus
• Safety Posters, Signs, Labels, etc.
• New AGC of America weekly safety tips
• Online safety training classes available with member discount through ClickSafety
• Sample Plan for COVID-19 Exposure Prevention, Preparedness and Response - last pages include Toolbox Talk Topics (MS Word  or Adobe Acrobat)
• Jobsite Proactive Measures, including a pre-screening questionnaire
• Protecting Your People and Your Projects – featuring Howard Mavity with Atlanta’s office of Fisher Phillips (Watch Recording OR Review Slides)
• Jobsite list of "important" people to with their contact information to post for all to have access to - credit Holder Construction
• CDC recommendation for self-made cleaner and hand sanitizer from bleach - Review
• Six PowerPoint slides featuring safety best practices – asking industry to share
• Message from AGC of America CEO urging all members to understand their vital role in keeping construction moving
• Checklist for COVID-19 plan development and auditing – originally designed for healthcare, but has application in any industry

Jobsite Posters

• Printable Posters on topics such as
  • 30 Days to Slow the Spread
  • What to do if you are sick
  • Stop the Spread of Germ
• Using Cloth Face Coverings

Federal Information

• 6/17/2020 - New EZ and Revised Full Forgiveness Applications for PPP
• 6/3/2020 - House and Senate pass H.R. 7010, offering flexibility for PPP Loans - for summary of improvements, click here
• 5/15/2020 - AGC of America Comments to SBN in Response to Notices of Interim Final Rules for PPP
• 5/14/2020 - AGC of America Letter to Speaker Pelosi on HEROES Act
• 5/13/2020 - New safe-harbor guidelines for self-certified firms receiving less than $2M and provisions for firms receiving over $2M found not to be in compliance (See Q46)
• 5/5/2020 - Extension of deadline to return PPP loans from May 7 to May 14 - See Last page of document
• 4/23/2020 - New PPP Loan Guidance
• 4/17/2020 - Construction Employment Stats as of March 2020; Trending downward, Georgia holds steady
• 4/17/2020 - V3.0 of CISA's Essential Critical Infrastructure Workforce - includes more detailed mention of commercial construction 
• 4/14/2020 - SBA provided more guidance on PPP for self-employed and partners/partnerships
• 4/10/2020 - OSHA offers new guidance for recording cases of COVID-19, no longer recordable incidents
• 4/9/2020 - EEOC updated COVID-19 technical assistance publication
• 4/8/2020 - Tell President Trump and Congress to add more funding to and simplify the eligibility requirements for SBA loan programs
• 4/7/2020 -Firms with 500 or fewer employees to now qualify for Paycheck Protection Program Loans
  • 4/5/2020 - Flaw Found in SBA Loan Guidance Program
• Updated March 30, 2020: Construction-focused review of the CARES Act
• Podcast breaking down $2 trillion recovery package
• FFCRA Info
• Small Business Administration offering assistance (Paycheck Protection) (Loan Resources)

Extensive resources from local firms

• CLA
• Fisher Phillips 
• Moore Colson CPAs and Advisors
• Smith & Howard
• Smith, Currie & Hancock