RVP Waiver Extension

RVP Waiver Extension

As you are aware, CEMA has been negotiating with the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and the Department of Consumer Protection for weeks about clarifying and extending the RVP waiver already proposed by the federal government. The waiver language was...
RVP Waiver Extension

CEMA’s COVID-19 Heroes Nominations Now Open

We would like to thank all of our members for the important role you are playing during this public health crisis. As an essential business, you and your employees bravely face the public every day to make sure that they can fill up their cars, ensure that their...
RVP Waiver Extension

Revised Safe Workplace Rules for Essential Employers Issued

Governor Lamont signed an Executive Order that builds upon his efforts to encourage mitigation strategies that slow down transmission of COVID-19. In addition to the Governors order the Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) has revised their Safe...
DEEP Issues Policy on Enforcement Discretion

DEEP Issues Policy on Enforcement Discretion

The Department Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) announced a new enforcement policy that will provide broad leniency to regulated entities that encounter “extenuating circumstances” associated with the COVID-19 emergency that would prevent you...
RVP Waiver Extension

Safe Store & Workplace Rules Update

Governor Lamont issued Executive Order 7BB which goes into effect on Tuesday, April 21, 2020 at 8:00pm. The Order requires the following –   Cloth face coverings or higher level of protection required in public wherever close contact is unavoidable Any...
CARES Act Overview

CARES Act Overview

As we’ve reported, Congress passed and the president signed into law the CARES Act last Friday. While we issued guidance on one part of the law yesterday, the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) that allows for forgiveable payroll loans, there are actually many...