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Support of Businesses by the State of PA with Katie Muth

31 Jul 2020

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With businesses re-opened, and as schools across Pennsylvania consider how best to re-open, many business owners and leaders are looking for answers and support from the government at many levels. We spoke with Senator Katie Muth, the PA Senator for the 44th District in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. We discussed how the State of PA is working to support businesses in Chester County and the greater Philadelphia area.LinksSenator Katie Muth’s websiteSenator Muth on Twitter: @senatormuthMatt Reimold of Victory Brewing Company talking about Victory’s customer surveyAustin Morris, Jr., sharing about business insurance and COVID-19NotesWhere does Sen. Muth get health information about COVID-19?General health information about COVID-19:Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource CenterDr. David Rubin, MD, MSCE at CHOPPennsylvania State Dept. of HealthDr. Rachel Levine, PA Secretary of HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevent (CDC)Challenges of Reopening in PennsylvaniaCustomers not following safety guidelines can cause problems for business ownersInsurance coverage historically not cover pandemics; that has changed in a couple of states – Catch our conversation with Austin Morris, Jr., to learn more about insurance and COVID-19.Guaranteed paid sick leave in a time of health pandemicEmployer-based health insurance when there is significant levels of unemploymentWhat is PA doing to ensure employee and customer safety in efforts to reopen the economy?In our conversation with the Victory Brewing Company, we learned about how Victory’s customers were concerned about how other customers would respond to health guidelines.Most steps from the State of PA have happened through Executive OrderEnforcement of health guidelines around wearing masks can be very confusingIn the State of PA, 20% of non-compliance is 2 million peopleWe can legislate deterrence to behaviorPublic “shame train” can help, but the State of PA needs to find ways to support good operatorsWorking to address personal protection equipment (PPE) shortages in the statePPE is not widely manufactured in the United StatesThe State is now working to encourage PA manufacturers to produce PPE The State is working to have tests produced locallyThe State is coordinating with tech companies to produce a contact tracing system1/3 of countries across Pennsylvania are experiencing an increased positivity rate of COVID-19, including Chester CountyHow is the State of PA supporting working parents with school age children?That’s a work-in-progress at the state levelOver 170 day care centers have closed since COVID-19 startedThere are real challenges in working from home and teachingThe post Support of Businesses by the State of PA with Katie Muth appeared first on Start Local.

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