Congress has tentatively reached a deal on a stimulus package that is expected to be signed by President Trump. This new package includes provisions that impact many of our EDO's and chambers of commerce.
The Virginia Department of Labor and Industry (DOLI) released a revised proposed permanent standard (included via link below) to protect employees in the workplace from COVID-19. The emergency temporary standard (ETS) on this topic that went into effect in late July expires at the end of January.
Funding will fulfill pending grant awards for over 300 eligible small businesses and nonprofit organizations
RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today allocated an additional $20 million in federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding to the Rebuild VA economic recovery fund to meet demand for the program and fulfill pending grant applications. This new funding will bring the program total to $120 million and will enable more than 300 small business and nonprofit organizations that applied before the last round of funding was exhausted in early December to receive grants. Eligible applicants that are still in the pipeline have been notified via email that their applications have been re-opened.
Virginians should stay at home from 12 a.m. to 5 a.m., wear masks in indoor and outdoor settings, limit social gatherings to 10
Governor Ralph Northam today announced new, targeted measures to slow the spread of COVID-19 as new cases and hospitalizations continue to rise in all areas of the Commonwealth. Executive Order Seventy-Two directs Virginians to stay at home between the hours of 12:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m., implements a universal mask requirement, and lowers the limit on social gatherings from 25 people to 10 people. The order will take effect at 12:01 a.m. on Monday, December 14 and remain in place through January 31, 2021, unless rescinded or amended.
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