{"id":5963,"date":"2020-04-11T08:00:28","date_gmt":"2020-04-11T12:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eastwindsorchamber.com\/site\/?p=5963"},"modified":"2020-04-11T08:00:28","modified_gmt":"2020-04-11T12:00:28","slug":"update-from-rep-hall-4-10-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eastwindsorchamber.com\/site\/update-from-rep-hall-4-10-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Update from Rep. Hall 4\/10\/2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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School Closure Extended<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Yesterday, Governor Lamont announced an extension to the closure of Connecticut’s public schools. They will be closed until May, 20th<\/sup>. However, as new information and data becomes available on COVID-19 the state may extend the school closure to an even later date.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Unemployment Insurance Filing Questions<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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The Connecticut Department of Labor has issued a shorter FAQ document to specifically answer unemployment insurance filing questions. This document included contact phone numbers for workforce partner agencies that can help answer basic information about unemployment benefits.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Avoiding Fraud and Scams<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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The Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) issued a\u00a0statement<\/a>\u00a0warning Connecticut residents of faux ‘work from home’ employment schemes. In addition, DCP has issued warnings about potential profiteering schemes, false charity scams, and phishing attacks.<\/p>\n

The DCP has created a resource page with information and instructions on how to report incidences of potential fraud.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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As part of the state’s effort to limit the spread of the coronavirus outbreak, Governor Lamont has issued a number of executive orders to ensure workplace safety for workers and customers. These executive orders include “Stay Safe, Stay Home<\/a>” which mandated the closure of in-person non-essential business and “Safe Stores<\/a>” which mandated social distancing procedures in retail establishments. His latest order issued earlier this week outlined “Safe Workplace” rules for those essential employers that remain open.<\/p>\n

Below are a few key examples of the mandated guidelines:<\/p>\n