[Michlib-l] Paying Staff During Mandatory Closure.

[Mary Harrison]

Hi Eric,

 

The Coloma Public Library is paying all library staff their normally scheduled hours for the duration of the closure, however long it turns out to be.  I am hoping to explore if public libraries can be included in the program for “Employee Retention Credit for Employers Subject to Closure Due to COVID-19 Crisis <https://www.irs.gov/forms-pubs/employee-retention-credit-for-employers-subject-to-closure-due-to-covid-19-crisis> ” as an offset--though even if we aren’t, it doesn’t change our plan to pay staff.

 

HTH, Mary

 

Mary Jean Harrison

Director

Coloma Public Library

151 W. Center Street

Coloma Michigan  49083

269-468-3431

 <http://www.colomapubliclibrary.net> www.colomapubliclibrary.net

 

The most important asset of any library goes home at night – the library staff.

Timothy Healy

 

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Subject: [Michlib-l] Paying Staff During Mandatory Closure.

 

Hello,

I am collecting Information about how many libraries are continuing to pay staff during the Governor's mandatory closure. This has been an issue of conversation in my particular co-op and I am curious how it is handled state-wide. If you are willing then please reply off list to the following questions:

1.	Are you continuing to pay staff during the period they are not working within the library building?
2.	Have you found it necessary to make a distinction between paying staff who would not ordinarily telecommute (for instance, clerks and pages) and staff who are able to telecommute?
3.	If the mandatory closing is extended to the end of April or beyond, how will (or *will*) that information impact your library's decision to continue paying staff not present within the building? 

Eric Hansen

Director
 <http://www.vicksburglibrary.org/> Vicksburg District Library 

EHansen at VicksburgLibrary.org <mailto:EHansen at VicksburgLibrary.org> 

269-649-1648

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