Results show half not surviving more than two months without help
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Patrick Connor, Washington State Director, [email protected]
or Tony Malandra, Senior Media Manager, [email protected]
OLYMPIA, Wash., April 2, 2020—From Patrick Connor, Washington state director for NFIB, on the release of its poll showing 92 percent of small-business owners negatively affected by the coronavirus and about half of small employers saying they can survive for no more than two months, and about one-third believing they can remain operational for 3-6 months.
“The new federal paid sick leave and extended paid family and medical leave programs do not replace Washington state’s paid sick-and-safe leave or paid family and medical leave mandates. Small-business owners are clearly suffering as a result of coronavirus-related closures and drastic decreases in sales. A mistake in applying state and federal leave laws could push a teetering business over the edge. We urge small-business owners to educate themselves about these overlapping obligations to ensure they are fully compliant with both federal and state law.”
Click here to read NFIB’s national news release and here for the six-page poll results with bar graphs.
Keep up with the latest Washington state small-business news at www.nfib.com/washington or by following NFIB on Twitter @NFIB_WA or on Facebook @NFIB.WA
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