Governor Jared Polis Orders 50% Reduction of In-Person Workforce

Governor Jared Polis has ordered a 50% reduction of Colorado's in-person workforce.

In an effort to help curb the spread of the coronavirus and reduce the amount of human-to-human contact, the governor on Sunday made the announcement, which applies to non-critical workplaces. The governor wants these businesses to temporarily reduce their in-person workforce through April 10.

It may sound extreme and far-reaching, in reality, there are a lot of businesses and operations that will be unaffected by the order. Here is a list of businesses the state considers critical and exempt from the order.

Healthcare Operations
Critical Infrastructure, including utilities, fuel supply, and transmission, public water, telecommunications, transportation, hotels, organizations that provide for disadvantaged people, and food supply chain.
Critical Retail, including grocery stores, liquor stores, farms, gas stations, restaurants and bars for takeout, marijuana dispensaries but only for medical or curbside delivery, hardware stores
Critical Services, including trash and recycling, mail, shipping, laundromats, child care, building cleaning and maintenance, auto supply and repair, warehouses/distribution, funeral homes, crematoriums, cemeteries, animal shelters, and rescues.
News Media
Financial Institutions
Providers of Basic Necessities to Economically Disadvantaged Populations
Construction
Defense
Public Safety Services like law enforcement, fire prevention, and response, EMTs, security, disinfection, cleaning, building code enforcement, snow removal, auto repair.
Vendors that Provide Critical Services or Products including logistics, child care, tech support, or contractors with critical government services.
Critical Government Functions

The governor encouraged working from home as much as possible.

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