Seyfarth Synopsis: Late yesterday,
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf issued additional guidance regarding
his Order from yesterday, which directed non-“life
sustaining” businesses to close. [You can read
Seyfarth’s alert on his earlier order
here]. Governor Wolf supplied a revised list of “life
sustaining” vs. non-“life sustaining” business
categories, along with a series of FAQs to assist businesses with
compliance.
The revised “life sustaining”
list expands the categories of businesses that may
continue physical operations (while practicing social distancing
and other mitigation measures). Among other things, it allows
hotels, laundromats, specialty food stores, and certain other
businesses to remain open. It also clarifies that a number of
non-“life sustaining businesses” (such as residential
building construction) may continue to make emergency
repairs.
