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Law Practice,
Government

Mar. 23, 2020

State shutdown order creates legal uncertainty for some businesses

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s executive order instructing people to stay at home statewide due to the coronavirus outbreak left attorneys and their clients very uncertain over which businesses are considered vital and basic details such as whether employees can come to work.

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s executive order instructing people to stay at home due to the coronavirus outbreak left attorneys and their clients very uncertain over which businesses are considered vital and other basic details, such as whether employees could come to work.

The Thursday evening order, which is similar to other orders signed Friday by governors across the nation, instructs Californians “to stay home or at their place of residen...

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