Due to public concerns with the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), CRCA will not be holding any in-person meetings or events through April 30. Please monitor CRCA's website & social media for updates. If you have any questions, please contact info@crca.org

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Useful Links

• Illinois Shelter in place order
• DOL COVID Poster / FAQs
• DOL Paid Sick Leave Info
• OSHA COVID Page
• City of Chicago COVID Page
• State of IL COVID Updates Page
• CDC Guidance
• How to donate PPEs in IL

March 20, 2020

Illinois Shelter in Place Order:  Gov. Pritzker is expected to announce a shelter in place order during his daily address this afternoon. Residents can still go to the grocery store, pharmacies, gas stations and road will be open. Learn more at Chicago Tribune: www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-illinois-shelter-in-place-lockdown-order 

Chicago City Hall Closed to Public: Effective 3/20, Mayor Lori Lightfoot made the decision to close City Hall to the public indefinitely in an effort to prevent further spread of COVID-19 Learn more about how to manage your Building Department needs Please check the Dept. of Buildings site for up-to-date information

COVID-19 Coronavirus - Labor and Employment Implications of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act by Hendrick Phillips Salzman & Siegel

CPS/Construction Criteria Due to COVID-19: CPS has established a list of criteria for work within owned and leased CPS facilities until March 31.

CRCA sending letters to local officials: In addition to NRCA's letter that was sent to the White House yesterday to urge the Trump Administration to deem roofing as an essential service, CRCA is sending letters today to Gov. Pritzker, Mayor Lightfoot, State of Illinois Legislators, and local municipalities to request that CRCA Members can continue to operate their businesses.

The CRCA office has received many questions already Gov. Pritzker's Executive Order (EO). Based on the EO, it appears that individuals in Critical Trades may leave their homes "to perform any work necessary to offer, provision, operate, maintain and repair Essential Infrastructure. Essential Infrastructure "including but not limited to":

• "...construction...housing construction...building management and maintenance..." (EO Item 9, paragraph 2)
• Critical Trades: "Building and Construction Tradesmen and Tradeswomen..." (EO Item 12H)

March 19, 2020

Employment Law FAQs: CRCA Member Hendrick, Phillips, Salzman & Siegel has put together COVID-19 Coronavirus Frequently Asked Employment Law Questions and Answers. If you have any questions on these Q & A's please reach out to HPSS directly

Worker's Comp: Workers may be entitled to worker’s compensation benefits if they are infected with the coronavirus as a result of employment. Note: Each case, of course, will be extremely fact specific. Ultimately, the employee carries the burden. He or she will have to show that they contracted the virus after an exposure, the exposure was peculiar to work, and that there are no alternative means of exposure demonstrated. 

What Employers Need to Know About H.R. 6201: The Families First Coronavirus Response Act

City of Chicago Building Dept. is still open, with a slimmed down staff. They are still working on surveys, inspections and planning. Their intent is to keep projects and planning moving so that there continues to be projects in the pipeline.

NRCA Letter to the White House: NRCA and multiple roofing industry stakeholders have drafted and delivered this letter directly to the White House this morning making the case that “roofing” be included in any definition of “essential services” at the federal level so that our members may continue to operate their businesses. 

CRCA encourages all members to reach out to their local elected officials with a similar message. Members located in Illinois can find their local legislators here. You should also contact your state's US Senators. IL Senators: Tammy Duckworth & Dick Durbin

One Wisconsin firm is restricting travel to and from Illinois by employees and for deliveries.

March 16, 2020

Safety Check's ToolBox Talk on COVID-19 Best Practices here, Spanish Version here

Additional Recommendations

Toilet facilities (portable) will be provided by the contractor. This is another way roofers can avoid entering the customer facility./ El contratista proporcionará baños (portátiles). Esta es otra forma en que los techadores pueden evitar entrar a las instalaciones del cliente.

Crew size will be limited to 9 roofers. This will maintain compliance with current CDC recommendations/ El tamaño de la tripulación estará limitado a 9 techadores. Esto mantendrá el cumplimiento de las recomendaciones actuales de los CDC.