TTC COVID-19 Updates & Resources

To all our clients and partners,

We are here to assist our clients during this complicated time and hope everyone is staying safe!

The TEAM Companies, LLC (TTC) is fully operational and providing all our services as usual. While ensuring there is no disruption to business, we are protecting our workforce by implementing our remote working plan and using limited personnel in all office locations. In cases where cities or states that we operate in require following a shelter-in-place plan, we remain fully functional. Please note that you can continue to reach your TTC rep during standard business hours using their TTC email address and phone number.

We know many employees have questions about their taxes, workers’ compensation and unemployment insurance. Federal and state governments are hard at work updating their policies. TTC is tracking all regulatory changes and will be ready to implement updates as required.

Please see below for additional helpful information and resources. Feel free to email our Client Services team at [email protected] if you have any questions. Our workers’ compensation department can be reached at [email protected].

We will continue updating this post as additional resources become available.

TTC TECHNOLOGY

During this time, it is more beneficial than ever for clients to use TTC’s technology solutions to streamline processes and reduce reliance on paper. TTC Online is a web-based onboarding and time card system designed specifically for commercial production.

For advertising clients, TEAM Online Client System (TOCS) helps manage business affairs functions like estimates, talent payments and rights management. For tours clients, TOCS streamlines the payment process for crew, musicians and singers on tour.

Employees who want instant access to paystubs or W-2s should register for an account in our Employee Self Service (ESS) portal at ess.ttconline.com.

GENERAL RESOURCES

• AICP COVID-19 Workplace Guidelines and Considerations
• AICP Gold Standard for Personnel Screening (Sample questionnaire & videos)
• TTC HR Insights: Reopening a Business After the Coronavirus Shutdown
• Families First Coronavirus Response Act Small Employer Exemption: DOL Guidance
• Families First Coronavirus Response Act Notice FAQ
• DOL Non-Federal Employee Rights Poster
• Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Questions and Answers
• OSHA Guidance on COVID-19
• CARES Act: Small Business Loan Overview

PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM (PPP) RESOURCES

• Application Deadline for Small Business Loans Extended
• What to Do After Receiving a PPP Loan
• PPP Guidance for Employees Refusing to Return to Work
• SBA Releases Streamlined PPP Loan Forgiveness Form
• SBA Issues Two Additional Interim Final Rules
• SBA Unveils PPP Loan Forgiveness Application

CALIFORNIA

• California Employee Leave Laws
  California Leave Laws – Family and Medical Leave
  2021 COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave FAQs
  2021 COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Poster
  
  
• California Media Production
  Los Angeles Reopening Protocol for Music, Television and Film Production
  
  
• California Workers’ Compensation
  California Workers’ Compensation – Employee Eligibility
  
  
• California Unemployment
  California Unemployment Compensation – Employer Contributions

  State of California Employment Development Department COVID-19 Information and Resources

• California Department of Industrial Relations
  COVID-19 and FAQs on laws enforced by the California Labor Commissioner’s Office

NEW YORK

• New York Requires Employers to Implement Airborne Disease Safety Measures
  Governor Kathy Hochul Announces Designation of COVID-19 as an Airborne Infectious Disease Under New York State’s HERO Act
  New York HERO Act Workplace COVID-19 Rules Updated & Delayed
  New York Passes Hero Act to Prevent Further Spread of COVID-19
  
  
• New York State to Adopt New CDC Guidance on Mask Use and Social Distancing for Fully Vaccinated Individuals
  https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-cuomo-announces-new-york-state-adopt-new-cdc-guidance-mask-use-and-social-distancing
  
  
• New York Excused Leave for COVID-19 Vaccinations
  New York Public and Private Employees Will Be Granted Up to Four Hours of Excused Leave Per Injection
  
  
• New York Paid Sick Leave
  Employees can waive coverage of New York Paid Family Leave if:
  • • They regularly work 20 hours or more per week, but won’t be in employment with that employer for 26 consecutive weeks; or
    • They regularly work fewer than 20 hours per week and will not work 175 days in a 52-week period.

If employees meet this criteria and wish to opt out, they can do so by completing a Paid Family Leave waiver. Employers must provide a waiver to those who qualify for one. Employers should keep completed waivers on file. Employees may voluntarily revoke their waiver at any time. If their schedule changes such that they no longer qualify for a waiver, the waiver will be automatically revoked. If the waiver is revoked, employers may begin taking payroll deductions and may retroactively collect deductions from the date the employee signed the waiver.
Employee Opt-Out of Paid Family Leave Benefits Form

• New York City Paid Sick Leave
  NYC Changes to Paid Sick Leave Law Take Effect 09/30/20
  
  
• New York Media Production
  FAQS: Production Activity on Public Property in NYC During the COVID-19 NY State Emergency
  Plain Language Guide to MOME Commissioner’s 07/20 Directive
  Reopening New York: Media Production Guidelines for Employers and Employees
  Interim Guidance for Media Production during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
  
  
• New York Workers’ Compensation
  New York Workers’ Compensation Claims Process

  New York State Workers’ Compensation Board Response to COVID-19

• New York Unemployment
  New York Unemployment Compensation – Employee Eligibility

U.S. NEWS

• States Update Employee Leave Requirements for Coronavirus
• DOL Clarifies Exemptions to Coronavirus Paid Leave Laws
• DOL Issues Temporary Nonenforcement Policy for Coronavirus Paid Leave Rules
• New Coronavirus Relief Law Requires Paid Employee Leave
• Coronavirus Bill Requiring Paid Employee Leave Signed Into Law
• States Relax Unemployment Benefit Eligibility for Coronavirus