Exactly who is an essential employee?

Exactly who is an essential employee?

EVER SINCE GOVERNOR GRETCHENWHITMER RELEASED HER "STAY ATHOME" EXECUTIVEORDER YESTERDAY -- WE'VE GOTTENA LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT WHOEXACTLY IS ANESSENTIAL EMPLOYEE.FOX 47'S KELLAN BUDDY TALKEDWITH AN ATTORNEY TO GET SOMEANSWERS."I'M SURE THERE'S A LITTLE BITOF CONFUSION EVEN WITH CERTAINBUSINESSES, SOME SERVICES MAY BEESSENTIAL, WHILE SOME OTHERS MAYNOT."GOVERNOR WHITMER'S EXECUTIVEORDER TELLS PEOPLE TO STAY HOMEIF THEIR WORK IS "NOT NECESSARYTO SUSTAIN OR PROTECT LIFE.""THERE ARE A LOT OF BUSINESSESTHAT FALL INTO THE EXCEPTION OFTHE RULE.

IF YOU'RE IN FOODSERVICE, HEALTHCARE, NECESSITIESOF LIFE...SO YOU'D EXPECT THATPHARMACIES WILL REMAINOPEN, GROCERY STORES ARE GOINGTO BE MAINTAINED."ABOOD SAYS IF YOU HAVE THE LEGALRIGHT TO STAY HOME FROM WORK IFYOUR EMPLOYER DOESN'T MEETTHE DEFINITION OF ESSENTION INTHE ORDER."IF YOU BELIEVE THAT YOUREMPLOYER IS REQUIRING YOU TOCOME INTO WORK IN VIOLATION OFTHE ORDER,NUMBER ONE YOU SHOULD PROTECTYOURSELF, NUMBER TWO, IF ITDOESN'T FIT IN WITH THE EXACTPARAMETERS OF THE ORDER, THEN ITHINK YOU HAVE A LEGITIMATEBASIS TO STAY HOME."ABOOD SAYS IF YOU LOSE YOUR JOBOR ARE FACE OTHER RETALIATIONIT'S BEST TO GO TO THEAUTHORITIES."IT'S A CRIME TO VIOLATE THATORDER, AND IF SOMEONE ISN'T INCOMPLIANCE, THEN YOU CANFILE A COMPLAINT WITH THEATTORNEY GENERAL OR THEEXECUTIVE BRANCH AND I SUSPECTTHEY'LL BEINVESTIGATED."KELLAN BUDDY, FOX 47 NEWSFOR THOSE WHO DO GET LAID OFFOR FURLOUGHED... ABOOD SAYS...THEY MIGHT BEABLE TO DELAY MORTGAGE...RENT... OR LOAN PAYMENTS.HE SAYS THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMICIS CONSIDERED... AN "ACTOF GOD"... AND IN SOME CASES...THAT COULD WAIVE ANY PAYMENTSTHAT YOU MIGHT NOT BEABLE TO MAKE.GOVERNOR WHITMER'S "STAY ATHOME" ORDER RUNS THROUGH APRILTHIRTEENTH.YOU CAN READ IT IN FULL ON OURWEBSITE... "FOX 47 NEWS DOTCOM"... AND ON THE F