Essential employee

[Mark Zuckerberg]

A person that wants to stay at home in quarantine due to COVID-19 but cant due to the fact they cannot [telecommute] and there are no legal protections in place for the employee. So, she/he has to make a choice between (A) working for money with the increased risk of exposure, (B) staying at home and burning [PTO] until it runs out, or (C) leaving the company and having no income. Those living [paycheck to paycheck] (for whatever reason that may be is inconsequential at this point), wind up putting themselves and their family at greater risk because they have to keep a roof over their heads, clothes on their backs, and food on the table.