The links below are provided as a tool for churches and schools in their quest for information during the COVID 19 situation. Links on this page will relate to the LC-MS, the Indiana District, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) as well as any similar laws and regulations that may come. Please use it as you seek information and while this is not an exhaustive document, we will add links as we are able.
LC-MS & INDIANA DISTRICT
https://www.lcms.org/how-we-serve/mercy/health-ministry/pandemic
https://in.lcms.org/category/news/
https://in.lcms.org/resources/administration/
LCEF
https://lcef.org/business-continuity-statement/ – Covid responses from the organization.
FEDERAL
Department of Labor
https://www.dol.gov/coronavirus – U.S. Department of Labor Coronavirus Resources
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/pandemic – U.S. DOL Wage and Hour Division – Covid 19 and the American Workplace
https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/WHD/posters/FFCRA_Poster_WH1422_Non-Federal.pdf – FFCRA Employee Rights Poster
Small Business Administration
https://www.sba.gov/page/coronavirus-covid-19-small-business-guidance-loan-resources – SBA Coronavirus Guidance & Loan resources
https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/loans/coronavirus-relief-options – SBA Coronavirus Relief Options
Internal Revenue Service
https://www.irs.gov/coronavirus/get-my-payment – check on status of individual economic impact payment
STATE & LOCAL – INDIANA
https://www.coronavirus.in.gov/ – Indiana Covid-19 home
https://www.in.gov/dwd/3704.htm – Indiana Unemployment FAQs
https://www.in.gov/dwd/dua.htm – Indiana Pandemic Unemployment Assistance
https://www.in.gov/dwd/files/Unemployment_Insurance_Brochure-One_Page-Final.pdf – Unemployment Brochure
STATE & LOCAL – KENTUCKY
https://govstatus.egov.com/kycovid19 – KY Covid-19 home
https://kentuckytoday.com/stories/church-child-care-workers-among-eligible-for-unemployment,25078 – KY Pandemic Unemployment Assistance story
https://kcc.ky.gov/career/Pages/What%20You%20Need%20To%20Know.aspx – KY Unemployment Need to Know
https://kcc.ky.gov/Pages/default.aspx – KY Unemployment Insurance home (please verify with the state as to eligibility)
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