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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

Posted by pmb (aka pmb) Mar 20 '20, 11:56

attorney. This is pretty essential for us, but who knows? The people who do that are essentially alone in a huge office.

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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

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