Access Granted! Join us for a webinar series on how to access resources during COVID-19. This June 18th edition will focus on how to obtain free legal counsel.
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A webinar about available small business resources and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program certification guidance due to COVID19
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The Office of Business Opportunity presents Access Granted, a series of webinars designed to help small businesses navigate the challenges brought on by COVID-19.
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The HSBLC coalition is a coordinated effort with the City of Houston Office of Business Opportunity and participating law firms providing FREE, holistic, focused consultations via telephone with pro bono lawyers assisting Houston area small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The COVID-19 Global Health Crisis presents an existential challenge to many small businesses. This panel will begin with a discussion of these key challenges and approaches that prior IC100 winners are taking to address them.
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A Message from Social Security Commissioner Andrew Saul. Action Needed for People Receiving SSI with Dependents and Who Do Not File Tax Returns to Receive $500 Per Child Payment.
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The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA or Act) requires certain employers to provide their employees with paid sick leave and expanded family and medical leave for speci ed reasons related to COVID-19. These provisions will apply from April 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020.
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Health and government officials are working together to maintain the safety, security, and health of the American people. Small businesses are encouraged to do their part to keep their employees, customers, and themselves healthy.
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The Families First Coronavirus Response Act will help the United States combat and defeat COVID-19 by reimbursing American private employers that have fewer than 500 employees with tax credits for the cost of providing employees with paid leave taken for specified reasons related to COVID-19.
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In the U.S. today, the COVID-19 emergency presents a time of significant health and economic uncertainty for individuals with disabilities, as well as their families and communities. Tthe LEAD Center, a project of the Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), is hosting a two-part webinar series that will provide information, financial tools, and strategies that individuals and workforce professionals can use immediately in response to the urgent challenges ahead.
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Don’t wait to get your application submitted. If you are hoping to apply for the program, and for loan forgiveness, you will need to move quickly. Here is an in-depth walkthrough on how to apply so you know what you’ll need to prepare for your application.
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The United States is currently in the process of shattering nearly every existing record for new unemployment claims. Over 3 million people filed for unemployment just last week alone, and that’s as the growth of the number of coronavirus cases in the U.S. continues to explode.
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More than half a million Texans have filed unemployment claims in the last 18 days due to COVID-19, according to the Texas Workforce Commission.
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Are you looking for a new job due to #COVIDー19? There are tens of thousands of jobs available in the greater Houston area.
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We understand that our existing policies and procedures may not work for Texans with disabilities during this unprecedented time.
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If you are a resident of Harris County and/or the City of Houston, and you feel that you need to be tested for COVID-19, you may be able to be tested at a number of sites throughout the Greater Houston Area.
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On behalf of First Lady Donna Edwards and my entire administration, it is with heavy hearts that we mourn the loss of our dear April. She brightened everyone’s day with her smile, was a tremendous asset to our team and an inspiration to everyone who met her.
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Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo announced Monday morning they have a new online screening tool to held with testing for COVID-19.
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It’s during times of hardship that Houstonians come together. Reach out to get help. Reach out to give help.
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