COVID-19

Access & Fuel Letters
Access Letter from the DHS Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), regarding COVID-19:

It is suggested that you download this letter,

On April 1, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued temporary regulations related to the new Families First Coronavirus Response Act.

Giving publicity to persons with known or suspected health conditions may raise invasion of privacy issues.  Further, in some cases it may be defamatory to identify a person as having or carrying a particular disease or it may violate privacy or confidentiality laws.

OSHA provides that if an employee gets sick and misses work because of a work place exposure the employer is required to record it.  

Have a policy for sick employees and those exposed to the virus. If an employee is sick (either testing positive for COVID-19 or showing symptoms),

Form request for media exemption during COVID-19 crisis (created by Mickey Osterreicher, of National Press Photographers Association):
 
To Whom It May Concern:
This letter is to certify that [NAME] is a [TITLE] with [NEWS ORGANIZATION],