Empire State Development Corporation (ESD) issued guidance for determining which businesses are essential and not subject to the 75 percent workforce reduction requirements. Specifically, for purposes of Executive Order 202.6, essential businesses include:
5. Essential services
• Trash and recycling collection, processing, and disposal
• Mail and shipping services
• Laundromats and dry cleaners
• Building cleaning and maintenance
• Child care services
• Auto repair
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Warehouse distribution and fulfillment
• Funeral homes, crematoriums, and cemeteries
• Storage for essential businesses