(This is the fifth in a series on the impacts of the coronavirus on employment and the workplace. Read part one, part two, part three and part four.)
On Friday, President Trump announced a task force on reopening the national economy. Also on Friday, several Governors, including California Governor Newsom, announced they were developing plans on state reopening processes and strategies.
Good. Though the dates for reopening our economy will depend on the COVID 19 case data we’ll be getting over the next few weeks, now is the time to plan for reopening. COVID 19 has no economic precedent. But we are not without guidance. We can draw on the ways that essential businesses that have continued operations over the past six weeks have adapted and innovated. Though little noted in the media, within a short time, businesses have moved rapidly to develop new protocols and even forms of collaboration to meet the changed COVID 19 environment.
To help us understand the adaptions and lessons going forward, let us bring in Paul P. Josephson, a partner at Duane Morris LLP, and former Chief Counsel to the Governor of New Jersey. Josephson has been advising businesses, as they take aggressive measures for safety of workers and customers, while continuing operations.
To read a longer excerpt from this article by Duane Morris attorney Michael Bernick, please visit the firm website. To read the full text of this article, please visit the Forbes website.