Brett Bartlett discusses workplace issues as states reopen or relax restrictions. He also reveals why working as a waiter helped prepare him for the current moment.
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Making objections was much easier and more dignified. The students raised "Objection Paddles" to the screen. Much more polite than yelling "objection!" I imagine there will soon be a litigation package for Zoom where you press "O" for the word "OBJECTION" to flash upon the screen.
Not to change the topic here:
California Loosens Its Unprecedented Stay-at-Home Order, Allowing Some Businesses to Reopen
A woman walks past closed shopfronts in what would be a normally busy fashion district in Los Angeles.
California businesses received highly anticipated new guidelines Thursday from Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration that outline the first widespread changes to a statewide stay-at-home order that shut most retail shops to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
Newsom is allowing some businesses, such as clothing stores, florists, bookstores and sporting goods shops to open their doors for the first time in nearly two months, with some restrictions. The governor has said the order detailed Thursday won't include other close-contact businesses, such as dine-in restaurants and hair salons.
Coronavirus: Menomonee Falls downtown business owners get creative
Whether it is creating bloody mary take-home kits or selling handmade strawberry-rhubarb-scented hand sanitizer, Menomonee Falls downtown business owners are using all their creative ideas to get through the coronavirus pandemic.
On one hand, it might seem logical that these business owners want to just get back to normal. But Business Improvement Director Felicia Reichard sees things differently.
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Because, she said, business owners are using their most creative ideas, teaming together like never before and working harder than they ever have.
More than 1,200 Applications Filed for Loudoun Business Relief Grants - Loudoun Now
The county Department of Economic Development tallied 1,247 applications for grants from Loudoun's Business Interruption Fund during the three days applications were open.
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The window was open to accept applications from noon April 29 until noon May 2. Some of those applications, said Loudoun Economic Development Marketing and Communications Manager Brian Tinsman, may be duplicates.
He said he expects the department will finish its work today to determine which applications meet the program's eligibility requirements, working with the county budget office and Treasurer Roger Zurn.
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Servers go through a shift change at a makeshift hand-washing and sanitizer station outdoors at the Flora-Bama roadhouse in Perdido Key, Fla. Florida allowed restaurants to open this week at limited capacity and with new safety protocols. Debbie Elliott/NPR hide caption
As more states begin to ease coronavirus restrictions, restaurants are working through exactly how they will get back to business.
This sprawling 11-acre complex on the Gulf of Mexico at the Florida-Alabama state line is known for its local musicians, Gulf oysters and cold beer.
Pinellas County accepting applications for personal and business grants
The payments of up to $4,000 will help stabilize low-income individuals and families. Likewise, small businesses with fewer than 25 employees could receive a one-time payment of $5,000 to cover employee wages, vendor bills and rent, according to the county. The county received $170 million from the CARES Act, a federal stimulus package.
County administrator Barry Burton told commissioners that none of the money is going to local governments.
The grants to help individuals and families, called the Pinellas CARES Financial Assistance Program, is being coordinated with 2-1-1 Tampa Bay Cares. Residents can apply here: https://covid19.pinellascounty.org/pinellascaresindividual/
Mitch McConnell is right: Reopened businesses need liability shields - The Washington Post
To understand this fight, put yourself in the shoes of a small- or medium-sized-business owner today. Until March, you were doing fine. Indeed, the biggest challenge you had was finding workers — because unemployment was so low that there were more than 1 million more job openings than unemployed Americans to fill them.
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Then, suddenly, a once-in-a-generation pathogen arrived on our shores from China — and the government ordered you to cease operations to protect the public health. Overnight, most of your revenue dried up. You were forced to furlough or lay off most of your workers, and now you don't know if you will be able to pay your rent. If you don't open soon, your business may go under.
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