Essential Business? (I Think So)

Yes, the governor of Arizona listed us as an essential business, and we had our people in the governors office confirm it with the chief legal counsel for the state of AZ. So we are still operating. All of my employees that can work from home have been for over a month now. Anybody onsite is wearing full PPE with N95 masks and gloves, along with maintaining enhanced biological protections. Our production team already wore lab coats, face masks, and gloves normally. They also work in clean room environments with positive pressure HEPA filtration. So not much needed to change for them. Our fulfillment team are all wearing masks and gloves while onsite now as well. We got tons of N95 masks with exhaust valves on them, which makes them a lot easier to wear for long period. In addition to that, we got rapid antibody test kits in. So we can do our own screenings for COVID-19 exposure. We have a whole pandemic response plan in place. So if anyone on my team starts feeling sick, they know exactly what to do. They immediately inform our HR director and go home to isolate. We have a couple clinics by our facility we are contracted with where our employees can go for $0 out of pocket, and we have Teladoc on the health insurance we provide our employees. They know to get in with the doctor as soon as they can, and get a diagnosis. They also cannot return to our facility till they have a doctor's note clearing them. Pair that with our rapid antibody tests, and we can isolate and address anything that comes up. Nobody on my team has been diagnosed with COVID-19 yet, though. So that's good. Our processes are working as they should, and everyone is taking things seriously. Anyone that does get sick is completely covered. They get their full pay without it affecting their sick time or vacation time. They know we have them covered, and understand our #1 goal it to ensure the health and safety of our team.