Pennsylvania Issues Guidance for Businesses Concerning COVID-19 Mitigation Efforts

On Thursday, March 19, 2020, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf increased Pennsylvania’s COVID-19 response with an unprecedented Executive Order requiring all “non-life sustaining businesses” in Pennsylvania to close their physical locations by 8:00 p.m.  Click here to view the Governor’s Order.  “Non-life sustaining businesses” are listed here and include businesses in the following industries, among others: construction; manufacturing; retail; and leisure and hospitality.  Notably, in extenuating circumstances, exemptions will be granted to businesses supplying or servicing health care providers.  Any non-life sustaining businesses failing to comply will be subject to enforcement action as of March 21, 2020 at 12:01 a.m.