(Bloomberg) -- Salesforce.com is “strongly encouraging” its employees in California to work remotely this month, it says in statement..“During this time, we will continue to pay our vendor hourly service providers”Follows same recommendation on March 4 for employees in Seattle-area offices.To contact the reporter on this story: Jim Silver in New York at jsilver@bloomberg.net.To contact the editor responsible for this story: Polina Noskova at pnoskova@bloomberg.net.©2020 Bloomberg L.P.