A recent report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that adults who tested positive for COVID-19 were twice as likely to have reported eating at a restaurant within the prior two weeks. There’s a lot more to that story, however. The study authors themselves admit to at least five significant limitations…
Read More »Last week, we reported separately on an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) guidance as well as one from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) relating safety inspections/reports and reopening guidance respectively. In our rush to get the most timely information out to our readers, we didn’t connect the two issues as clearly as we…
Read More »In that same vein, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) last week released reopening guidelines broken down for specific industries – including restaurants. The 60-page guidance “Opening America Up Again”, which is available here as a pdf for download, includes instruction on how to scale-up operations, sanitation practices, social distancing procedures, health monitoring guidelines and…
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Every two months, the staff at DDIFO convenes an editorial meeting to decide the theme, focus and content of the next issue of Independent Joe. As we contemplate and discuss various possibilities, we do so with one eye on the timeliness of the potential subject matter. Our discussions are always geared toward which subjects could…
Read More »As more news of the coronavirus spreading across the globe is reported, it seems timely to review some of the information available about Covid-19 (the formal name for the virus) and what steps employers should consider taking to protect themselves, their employees and their business to minimize the risk of contagion. In that regard, we…
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McLean, Virginia (PRESS RELEASE – February 19, 2011) – Starting February 28, 2011, the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) 504 loan program will begin accepting applications for refinancing of existing qualified real estate debt for small business owners who are facing impending balloon payments before December 31, 2012. In a recent press release, SBA Administrator…
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