Kate Davenport, Eureka Recycling - Minnesota

As a recycling company in Minneapolis that has been classified as an essential business, we looked into the Family First Act’s paid leave and paid sick days programs from the beginning. For our business and for our employees, this has been a massively important tool to help keep us operating while putting our employees’ safety and public health first, as well as supporting our employees to help take care of their families. Its implementation through our payroll company has been key so that we immediately receive the tax credit.

We are committed to serving our community with recycling service and doing so with an abundance of caution. These programs are there for us if a staff member gets sick, needs to take care of family, or had challenges with child care due to COVID. We’ve used the programs to take action to keep our staff and our community safe. I can’t think of a more vital investment right now.