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S
haina Holman anticipated a broken arm or a burned down office, but she never anticipated a pandemic.
The Chapel Hill dentist has had her own practice for three years. She was committed to paying her hygienists, office workers, and assistants a living wage from the jump. If an emergency were to happen, she wanted to be able to continue paying them for up to three weeks, while they looked for other jobs. So she saved.
In March 2020, an emergency happened.Â
Despite North Carolina never shutting down dentistsâ offices, Holman decided that closing would be the safest option as the country learned more about COVID-19. She told her employees sheâd continue paying them for three weeks while they signed up for unemployment. She also informed her clients.