COVID-19 Resources

Coronavirus has had an unprecedented impact on our communities, our economy, and our industry. Staying up to date is more important than ever before. United Contractors COVID-19 website provides information, guidance, and toolkits to support our industry through this challenging time.

COVID-19: Top-Requested Info 

• California COVID-19 SPSL Relief Grant Program Update (1-11-23)
• Revised CDPH Guidance on Definition of “Close Contact” (10-14-22)
• CDPH Statewide Face Mask Guidance (9-20-22)
• California COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave FAQs (Labor Commissioner) (10-1-2022) 
• California SPSL Required Employer Poster - English | Spanish (10-1-22)
• UCON - California COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Construction Industry FAQ (12-28-22)
• Cal/OSHA Proposes Permanent Standard to Replace ETS (6-29-22)
• UCON Master COVID-19 Prevention Plan IIPP (5-6-22)
• Cal/OSHA COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards FAQ (11-8-22)
• COVID-19 Isolation & Quarantine - What Employers & Workers Need to Know (5-6-22)
• UCON COVID-19 Vaccination FAQ (1-26-22)
• UCON Guide - COVID-19 Workers' Comp Compensability (10-19-22)
• UCON Guide - COVID-19 Workplace Exposure Notices (10-19-22)
• California Employer COVID-19 Compliance Portal

COVID-19: Vaccination Information

• Federal Contractor Mandate Now Blocked Nationwide (12-8-21)
• UCON COVID-19 Vaccination FAQ (1-26-21)
• UCON Guide - Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate (12-8-21)
• Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate (Executive Order 14042) Survival Guide (11-2-21)
• Carpenters (N. CAl) Letter-Employer Mandated COVID-19 Vaccination Policies 9-7-21
• UCON-Carpenters (N. CA) re Owner Mandated COVID Vaccinations 09.2021 - Fully Executed
• UCON-Pile Drivers (N. CA) re Owner Mandated COVID Vaccinations 09.2021 - Fully Executed
• UCON Carpenters (S. CA) MOU - COVID Vaccine Policies (08-06-21)
• UCON Vaccination Tailgate Topic (3-1-21)
• How Employers Can Reduce Vaccine Hesitancy (3-2-21)

COVID-19: Bulletins

• State Relaxes Indoor Masking Requirements Including for Cal/OSHA COVID-19 ETS (3-3-22)
• New California COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Effective Feb. 19 (2-9-22)
• California Introduces Bill to Reinstate COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave (2-3-22)
• Cal/OSHA Revised COVID-19 ETS FAQ | Statewide Mask Mandate Extended (1-7-22)
• Readopted Cal/OSHA ETS | Federal OSHA ETS Status | Statewide Mask Mandate (12-21-2021)

COVID-19: Tools & Checklists

• Checklist - Confirmed/Presumed COVID-19 Case on Jobsite + Close Contact Procedures (4-2-20)
• Checklist - Potential/Actual Job Shutdown Action Plan & Notices (1-24-22)

COVID-19: Safety, Health & Security

• Revised CDPH Guidance on Definition of “Close Contact” (10-14-22)
• CDPH Statewide Face Mask Guidance (9-20-22)
• Cal/OSHA Proposes Permanent Standard to Replace ETS (6-29-22)
• UCON Master COVID-19 Prevention Plan IIPP (5-6-22)
• COVID-19 Isolation & Quarantine - What Employers & Workers Need to Know (5-6-22)
• UCON Guide - COVID-19 Workplace Exposure Notices (10-19-22)
• Cal/OSHA COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards FAQ (11-8-22)
• UCON Vaccination Tailgate Topic (English & Spanish) (3-1-21)
• CalChamber Summary Table - Cal/OSHA, AB 685 SB 1159 (12-21-20)
• Cal/OSHA Reporting & Recording Requirements of COVID-19 Cases (9-4-20)
• "Zero Tolerance" Campaign Poster
• Cal/OSHA Guidance - COVID-19 Related Illnesses (4-9-20)
• CDC Guidelines & Updates
• Coronavirus Fighting Products
• Critical Safety Tailgate Topic: Coronavirus (COVID-19) (English / Spanish)
• Poster: Help Prevent the Spread of Respiratory Diseases like COVID-19 (English / Spanish)

COVID-19: Template Legal Notices

• UCON Legal Memo - COVID-19 Exposure Notices (AB 685) (1-8-21)
  • Policy Against COVID-19 Related Discrimination, Harassment & Retaliation (9-25-20)
  • COVID-19 Notice to Subcontractors (9-25-20)
  • COVID-19 Notice to Employees (9-25-20)
  • COVID-19 Notice to Unions (1-8-21)
  • COVID-19 Notifications – Union Contacts (12-23-20)
• Notice to General Contractor of Actual Delay
• Notice to General Contractor of Potential Delay
• Notice to General Contractor of Suspension of Work
• Notice to Owner of Actual Delay
• Notice to Owner of Suspension of Work
• Response to Contractors Request for Impact
• Response to Owners Request for Impact
• Sample List of Impact Costs
• Subcontractor Ordered to Work - Disagreement with GC Re: Exemption
• Subcontractor Ordered to Work - Issues with Working Conditions

COVID-19: Small Business Stimulus Resources

• SBA Announces Opening of Paycheck Protection Program Direct Forgiveness Portal (8-4-21)
• COVID-19 Small Business Guidance & Loan Resources

COVID-19: Human Resources

• COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Memorandum of Agreement UCON SCDCL (11-29-2022) 
• California COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Construction Industry FAQ (12-28-22)
• California COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave FAQs (Labor Commissioner) (10-1-2022) 
• California SPSL Required Employer Poster - English | Spanish (10-1-22)
• CalChamber Summary Table - Cal/OSHA, AB 685, SB 1159 (12-21-20)
• UCON Guide - COVID-19 Workplace Exposure Notices (10-19-22)
• UCON Guide - COVID-19 Workers' Comp Compensability (10-19-22)
• COVID -19 Notifications - Union Contacts (12-23-20) 
• California Employer Leaves of Absence Chart (2-25-22)

COVID-19: State & Local Information & Advisories

• Los Angeles County COVID-19 Vaccination & Testing Ordinance (12-17-21)
• CDPH Statewide Indoor Masking Requirement (2-28-22)
• Indoor Mask Mandate for Bay Area Counties & Berkeley (8-2-21)
  • Alameda County
  • City of Berkeley
  • Contra Costa County
  • Los Angeles County
  • Marin County
  • Sacramento County
  • San Francisco (City and County) - revised order | FAQ
  • San Mateo County
  • Santa Clara County
  • Sonoma County
  • Yolo County
• State of California - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Official Site
• Each city, county, and local government in California is working to respond to COVID-19. 
  See local information for California counties here

COVID-19: Caltrans Directives

• Caltrans Construction Operations During COVID-19 (4-1-20)
• Caltrans Notice of Extended Lane Closure Operations During COVID-19 (3-26-20)
• Caltrans: Coronavirus Impact on Contracts (3-16-20)

COVID-19: Union & Trust Fund Information

• Paid Sick Leave CBA Waivers Statewide (12-15-22)

Union Specific COVID-19 Certification

United Contractors union partners have developed online COVID-19 training classes to educate union-workers on how to protect themselves, their fellow workers, and stop the spread of COVID-19. Learn more about each craft's certification below:

• Carpenters (N. CA) COVID-19 Course
• COVID-19 Preparedness Qualification Presentation (English / Spanish)
• COVID-19 Preparedness Test (English / Spanish)
• COVID-19 Instructor Preparedness Test (Spanish )
• Carpenters (S. CA) COVID-19 Course
• Laborers (N. CA) COVID-19 Course
• Laborers (S. CA) COVID-19 Course
• OE3 COVID-19 Course
• OE12 COVID-19 Course

COVID-19: Northern California Unions

• Northern California Carpenters Regional Council
  • Carpenters (N. CA) Letter-Employer Mandated COVID-19 Vaccination Policies 9-7-21
  • UCON-Carpenters (N. CA) re Owner Mandated COVID Vaccinations 09.2021 - Fully Executed.
  • UCON-Pile Drivers (N. CA) re Owner Mandated COVID Vaccinations 09.2021 - Fully Executed.
  • Carpenters (N. CA) SF Back To Work Emergency Ordinance Waiver
  • Pile Drivers (N. CA) SF Back To Work Emergency Ordinance Waiver
  • Carpenters MLA Waiver - San Francisco, San Jose, and other Paid Sick Leave Ordinances (4-14-20)
  • Carpenters (N. CA) COVID-19 Training (4-9-20)
  • Carpenters Relief Fund for Unemployed Members - Forms & Information
• Cement Masons Northern California
  • UCON-Cement Masons (N. CA) COVID-19 SB 114 MOU (3-8-2022)
  • UCON-Cement Masons (N. CA) MOU – Voluntary FFCRA 4-30-21
  • Cement Masons (N. CA) Memo re: SB 95 (4-6-21)
  • UCON Cement Masons FFCRA MOU (7-1-20)
  • PPP Memo – Pay Non-Working Employees under PPP – NorCal Cement Masons (6-8-2020)
• Ironworkers
  • UCON-Iron Workers COVID-19 SB 114 MOU (3-7-2022)
  • Iron Workers Letter – Waiver of SFPHELO and San Jose COVID-19 PSL (5-12-20)
  • Iron Workers COVID-19 MOU on Rehiring (3-20-20)
• Northern California District Council of Laborers
  • UCON-NCDCL COVID-19 SPSL SB 114 Letter of Agreement (3-10-22)
  • UCON-NCDCL COVID-19 Relief MOU (4-8-21)
  • Laborers (N. CA) SB 95 Letter of Agreement (3-29-21)
  • Laborers (N. CA) SF Back To Work Emergency Ordinance Waiver
  • PPP Memo –Pay Non-Working Employees under PPP – NCDCL (5-12-2020)
  • Laborers Trust Funds COVID-19 Reporting – FFCRA, Voluntary Payouts, PPP
• Operating Engineers Local 3
  • UCON-OE3 COVID-19 SB 114 MOU & Trust Fund Memo (2-28-22)
  • UCON-OE3 MOU - Voluntary FFCRA & SB 95 Payments (4-8-21)
  • OE3 Trust Fund Instructions for COVID-19 Related Employee Payments (4-8-21)
  • COVID-19 Relief MOUs - UCON-OE3 (7-24-20)
  • OE3 SF Back To Work Emergency Ordinance Waiver
  • PPP MOU – UCON-OE3 (5-21-20)
• Teamsters
  • SF Back-To-Work Emergency Ordinance Waiver (7-21-20)
  • PPP Memo- Paying Non-Working Employees under PPP – Teamsters (6-18-20)
  • COVID-19 Relief MOUs – UCON-Teamsters (5-7-20)

COVID-19: Southern California Unions

• Carpenters Union (Southwest)
  • UCON-Carpenters (S. CA) Payments to Employees LOU Extension (SB 114) (3-11-2022)
  • Contractor Vaccination Policy Information Request Form - Carpenters (S. CA) (8-11-21)
  • Apprentice Vaccination Policy (English) - Carpenters (S. CA) (8-11-21)
  • Apprentice Vaccination Policy (Spanish) - Carpenters (S. CA) (8-11-21)
  • UCON Carpenters (S. CA) MOU - COVID Vaccine Policies (08-06-21)
  • UCON Carpenters (S. CA) MOU - Payments to Employees Extension (4-29-21)
  • UCON Carpenters (S. CA) MOU - Non-Mandatory Training Extension (4-29-21)
  • Southwest Carpenters Notice - Assistance with Fringe Benefits for Paid Vaccination Time (3-30-21)
  • Carpenters (S. CA) Letter re COVID-19 Contractor Assistance Program (2-2-21)
  • Carpenters COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Waiver – County of L.A., City of Long Beach
  • COVID-19 Relief MOUs - UCON- Carpenters S. CA (4-10-20)
  • UCON - Carpenters LA Paid Sick Leave Waiver (4-3-20)
• Cement Masons S. CA 
  • UCON-Cement Masons (S. CA) SB 114 COVID-19 MOU (3-22-2022)
  • UCON-Cement Masons (S. CA) MOU – Voluntary FFCRA Payments and SB 95 (4-9-21)
  • UCON - Cement Masons (S. CA) - MOU AB 1867
  • UCON-CM City of Los Angeles COVID-19 PSL Waiver (5-19-20) 
  • UCON-CM L.A. County and City of Long Beach COVID-19 PSL Waiver
  • Cement Masons Confirm Waiver of LA Paid Sick Leave Ordinance (4-7-20)
  • UCON-CMs (S. CA) FFCRA Payments
  • Cement Masons (S. CA) Memo re: COVID-19
• Ironworkers -  California Ironworkers Field Welfare Plan
  • UCON-Iron Workers COVID-19 SB 114 MOU (3-7-2022)
  • Iron Workers Letter – Waiver of City of L.A. COVID-19 PSL (5-12-20)
  • Iron Workers COVID-19 MOU on Rehiring (3-20-20)
• Southern California District Council of Laborers
  • COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Memorandum of Agreement UCON SCDCL (11-29-2022) 
  • UCON-SCDCL COVID-19 PSL Waiver - L.A. City and County (9-1-20)
  • UCON-SCDCL COVID-19 Relief MOU (4-29-20)
  • UCON-SCDCL L.A. Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Waiver (4-29-20)
  • SCDCL COVID-19 Memo (3-17-20)
• Operating Engineers Local 12
  • OE12 COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Waiver – County of L.A., City of Long Beach
  • OE12 Trust Fund Guidance - FFCRA Payments
• Teamsters (S. CA)
  • Teamsters (S. CA) Benefit Trust