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# During the time then the plague of corona virus is rampant in the world there is a lot to rely upon to have tashmish. Someone who wants to be strict can do so.<ref> [https://www.yutorah.org/sidebar/lecture.cfm/949166/rabbi-ally-ehrman/is-tashmish-hamitta-permitted-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic-/ Rabbi Ehrman on yutorah]</ref> | # During the time then the plague of corona virus is rampant in the world there is a lot to rely upon to have tashmish. Someone who wants to be strict can do so.<ref> [https://www.yutorah.org/sidebar/lecture.cfm/949166/rabbi-ally-ehrman/is-tashmish-hamitta-permitted-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic-/ Rabbi Ehrman on yutorah]</ref> | ||
==Laid off Workers Because of Corona== | |||
#If there's a employee that is unable to work because of a societal or national crisis the employees should continue to be paid by the employers according to many opinions or at least they should make a compromise.<ref>[https://www.yutorah.org/sidebar/lecture.cfm/949287/rabbi-michoel-zylberman/coronavirus-and-laid-off-employees/ Rabbi Zylberman on yutorah]. Mordechai b"m 343 writes that if there's a decree in the town that the teachers can't teach the teachers should still be paid. Rama C.M. 321:1 cites this Mordechai and applies it to any worker in 334:1. The Sama 334:2 argues with the Mordechai and holds that since the employee can't work and both aren't at fault and both couldn't foresee this the employer is exempt. Netivot 334:1 limits the idea of the Mordechai to a teacher and not other employers since a teacher is paid for sachar betela (see [[Laws_of_Learning_Torah#Taking_Money_for_Learning_and_Teaching_Torah]]). Shach 334 holds that this opinion of the Mordechai only applies if majority of the town ran away because of a crisis but if only a minority runs away then the employee isn't entitled to payment. Aruch Hashulchan 334:10 has another approach. If the situation prevents the worker from working then he is entitled to pay but if he runs away then he isn't. Rabbi Zylberman explained from Mishpat Poalim we think that this is a case of Hamotzei Mchavero Alav Harayah. Rav Asher Weiss 2:106 says that they should make a compromise, and Rav Bleich (Contemporary Halachic Problems v. 4) thinks that we follow the Rama. Chatom Sofer felt that they should pay but he couldn't force everyone to pay it so he told them to pay half. Rav Reiss had a case where they made a compromise. </ref> This applies to contractors for cancelled events as well.<ref>[https://www.yutorah.org/sidebar/lecture.cfm/949287/rabbi-michoel-zylberman/coronavirus-and-laid-off-employees/ Rabbi Zylberman on yutorah]</ref> | |||
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==Links== | ==Links== | ||
*[https://rabbidunner.com/coronavirus-qa-with-rav-hershel-schachter/ Transcription of Q&A with Rav Schachter by Rabbi Dunner] | *[https://rabbidunner.com/coronavirus-qa-with-rav-hershel-schachter/ Transcription of Q&A with Rav Schachter by Rabbi Dunner] | ||
