Health care teams throughout our nation are currently showing us what it means to be great. Their commitment to serve during the COVID-19 outbreak and their dedication to care is not going unnoticed.
Lots of you have been asking for a way to thank members of our health care teams publicly with a special message or personal note. We’ve got you covered!
Follow these three steps to personally thank our Bon Secours health care heroes:
  1. Print out this form
  2. Write your special message on it
  3. Take a picture of your form and post it online using the hashtag #MyHeroesWearScrubs
It’s that simple! We will be compiling the messages we receive and sharing them  here .
If you don’t have a printer but still want to send a thank you message, you can take a photo with a handwritten note and post it online with #OurHeroesWearScrubs or email it to socialmedia@bsmhealth.org .
These messages will also be shared with the health care teams and leaders from all of our facilities. It will be a very special way for these individuals to receive some much-needed love and joy during this time.

Treasury and IRS Release FAQs to Help Small and Midsize Businesses Navigate Paid Sick and Family Leave Tax Credits
Key Points:
The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service are offering small and mid-size employers more information on refundable tax credits that reimburse them, dollar-for-dollar, for the cost of providing their employees paid sick and family leave wages related to COVID-19.

The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), gives businesses with fewer than 500 employees funds to provide employees with paid sick leave and family and medical leave related to COVID-19.

Eligible employers can receive a credit in the full amount of the qualified sick leave and family leave wages paid for between April 1, 2020, and December 31, 2020. 
Employers can be reimbursed immediately by reducing their federal employment tax deposits. If there are insufficient federal employment taxes to cover the amount of the credits, employers may request an accelerated payment from the IRS.


TOWN HALL MEETING WITH CONGRESSMAN MCEACHIN
Congressman McEachin has been hearing from many of his constituents that they are concerned about the state of our country and the path forward. I want to invite you to join Congressman McEachin on Thursday, April 9, 2020 at 6:30PM for a telephone town hall. On the call we will have community leaders and experts ready to listen and take your questions on the COVID-19 pandemic. Joining Congressman McEachin will be representatives from:

Small Business Administration
Virginia Dept. of Health and Human Services
Virginia Dept. of Commerce and Trade
Richmond Social Services
Hampton Roads Social Services
IRS Taxpayer Advocate

You can register for the telephone town hall at https://mceachin.house.gov/live or by texting “McEachin” to 833-898-5483. Please feel free to share this invitation with anyone who may be interested.