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Senators balance paid sick leave with worries about impact on small business
The U.S. Senate is weighing a coronavirus virus relief package but the issue of paid sick leave has emerged as a sticking point for some lawmakers. The House of Representatives passed a relief package that includes paid sick leave for workers and President Donald Trump has said he supports it. Pennsylvania's two U.S. senators say they want to ensure workers who aren't getting paid get the help they need, but not at the cost of destroying “thousands of small businesses,” reports PennLive in the Harrisburg Patriot-News.

A message from your chamber of commerce
From Main Line Chamber of Commerce President & CEO Bernard Dagenais: “These unprecedented times call for unprecedented measures. The Chamber team is committed to serving our members through this period of heightened concern. This will include providing additional communications and guidance, sharing information about topics such as remote work technologies, practices and policies, government aid, disaster preparedness and other shared resources provided by members and government.” This inaugural issue of COVID-19 Recovery Resources, a service of The Main Line Chamber, is one example.