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LIR: The question is who decides what is "non-essential" business. Already getting people here thinking that because our payroll department still

Posted by oblique (aka kkuphal) Mar 20 '20, 11:53

prints checks in house that they would likely be asked to come in to do that task. Technically if there is a mandatory lockdown they are defying the state order if the state is the one to decide what is essential or not

Same idea I guess that Spawn basically is saying. He's essential to his business but who makes that call?

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For PA, the governor's office put out a breakdown by sector and industry - znufrii Mar 20, 11:57 2
- I really wonder if I'm going to get screwed - decline Mar 20, 12:04
- Yeah, for us, being construction, I'm not sure where we land -- nm - oblique Mar 20, 12:00
Right. We have people go into our office and collect the mail, notify people if any business related mail is included and scan or send it on to the - pmb Mar 20, 11:56 15
- That...sounds illegal? A law firm is an essential business? -- nm - JackDawson Mar 20, 11:58 14
  - We represent banks. They need to function no? There are really difficult issues being dealt with right now. -- nm - pmb Mar 20, 12:01 13
    - (by the way, I'm pretty sure we are also sending people to collect mail...I'm just seeing utilatarianism in this more naked than in other stuff, which - JackDawson Mar 20, 12:05 2
      - The amount of mail will drop off fairly quickly, I'd expect -- nm - zork Mar 20, 12:10 1
        
        already mail is not really a thing, but there are for sure things that have to be mailed or done in person--see: my closing. -- nm - JackDawson Mar 20, 12:12
    - not just banks - laws passed daily - small biz owners - lafarrow Mar 20, 12:04
    - Right, law firms are working remotely. Sending people to collect the mail seems like something else altogether but what do I know. - JackDawson Mar 20, 12:04 8
      - Lawyers here got something in the mail from the USSC yesterday. -- nm - Max Mar 20, 12:18
      - There is basically one or 2 people doing this. Occasionally a tech person may need to go onsite to deal with our remote tech issues. - pmb Mar 20, 12:07 6
        
        Right, we have that too - more than one tech person, in fact. I just think the line drawing becomes interesting and revealing about us as a society - JackDawson Mar 20, 12:11 4
        
        I get what you're saying, but the are essential to the economy (or what's left of it). Not all contracts have force majeure clauses (generally Credit - pmb Mar 20, 12:19 3
        
        I don't mind it at all and I think it's the right balance to strike. I was just curious cause I thought you fell more on the "we need to shut down AL - JackDawson Mar 20, 12:22 2
        
        Well, I can say this: We're not laying anybody off. Even people who can't function in their jobs while being off (like people who manage food service - pmb Mar 20, 12:26 1
        
        That’s excellent and refreshing to hear. In my mind that tips the scales decisively in favor of “essential” -- nm - JackDawson Mar 20, 12:30
        
        Someone to go in and turn on machines that shut down from being updated - zork Mar 20, 12:09
Uber? -- nm - zork Mar 20, 11:55
The business has to be essential, and the call is made by the executive order/rule in listing the examples. -- nm - JackDawson Mar 20, 11:55 1
- this guy is full of sh*t - lafarrow Mar 20, 11:57

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