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March 18, 2020

Essential Businesses in the State of Pennsylvania

Effective Tuesday, March 17, Governor Wolf strongly urges all non-essential businesses to close to mitigate the spread of the Coronavirus in the State of Pennsylvania.

According to the Governor’s office:

Non-Essential Businesses

“Non-essential businesses include public-facing industries such as entertainment, hospitality, and recreation facilities, including but not limited to community and recreation centers; gyms, including yoga, barre, and spin facilities; hair salons and barber shops, nail salons and spas; casinos; concert venues; theaters; sporting event venues and golf courses; retail facilities, including shopping malls except for pharmacy or other health care facilities within retail operations.

Further, the Governor has ordered that all restaurants and bars close their dine-in facilities to help stop the spread of COVID-19. Businesses that offer carry-out, delivery, and drive-through food and beverage service may continue to do so, but eating and drinking inside restaurants and bars are temporarily prohibited. These businesses offering carry-out, delivery, and drive-through food and beverage should employ social distancing best practices and be aware of the Trump Administration’s guidance to avoid gatherings of 10 or more people.

Essential Businesses

Essential services and sectors include but are not limited to food processing, agriculture, industrial manufacturing, feed mills, construction, trash collection, grocery and household goods (including convenience stores), home repair/hardware and auto repair, pharmacy and other medical facilities, biomedical and healthcare, post offices and shipping outlets, insurance, banks, gas stations, laundromats, veterinary clinics, and pet stores, warehousing, storage, and distribution, public transportation, and hotel and commercial lodging.

Other businesses, including but not limited to legal services, business and management consulting, professional services and insurance services are encouraged to have employees work remotely or telecommute. If that is not possible, they should employ social distancing best practices and be aware of the Trump Administration’s guidance to avoid gatherings of 10 or more people.”

As you work and overcome these hurdles of closures we encourage to read our recent  blog post  about business continuum amid this shutdown for direction and guidance

Please contact us to help you navigate your “Plan B” for your business throughout these unprecedented circumstances.

 

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