No Snoozin’ for You (If You’re Essential): Treasury Secretary
March 31, 2020 by Allison Bell
For workers in insurance, being classified as “essential” may involve more than an excuse to go into the office during a COVID-19 “shelter in place” period.
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin hinted Tuesday, in a statement about financial services sector workers’ status as “essential critical infrastructure workers,” that the ability to leave the house to go to work comes with responsibilities.
Many states have been trying to slow the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that causes COVID-19 pneumonia and COVID-19 heart inflammation, by shutting down schools and entertainment venues, and by encouraging or requiring many “nonessential workers” to work at home.
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