{"id":"DUT-VA-017","kind":"duty","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Virginia","state":"VA","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Office of the Governor (document hosted by the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry)","authority":"Office of the Governor, Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Executive Order Fifty-Three (Mar. 2020) (as posted by the Va. Dep\u0027t of Labor \u0026 Indus.)","instrument":"Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Executive Order Fifty-Three","title":"Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Executive Order Fifty-Three","dateIssued":"2020-04-13","effective":"2020-03-24 11:59 p.m. (EO 53), \u0027until Thursday, April 23 at 11:59 PM\u0027 as the FAQ states, later extended to May 14, 2020","end":"2020-05-14 (EO 53 closures; Exs. VA-007, VA-009)","startDate":"2020-03-24","endDate":"2020-05-14","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["CLOSE","CAP","GATH","TELE","EMP"],"addressees":["specified businesses (recreation and entertainment; restaurants and beverage; non-essential retail); employers generally (professional services; essential businesses)"],"clause":"Non-essential retail businesses must limit their operations to ten patrons or less with adequate social distancing. If they cannot limit their operations to 10 patrons or less with adequate social distancing, then they must close.... Where telework is not feasible, such businesses must adhere to social distancing recommendations, enhanced sanitizing practices on common surfaces","enforcement":"Class 1 misdemeanor under section 44-146.17 (EO 53 paragraphs 1, 3, 4 and 6)","functions":[],"notes":"The Commonwealth\u0027s own explanation of EO 53\u0027s duties on every business class: recreational and entertainment businesses \u0027must close to the public\u0027; restaurants \u0027must close their dining and congregation areas\u0027; non-essential retail \u0027must limit their operations to ten patrons or less with adequate social distancing\u0027 or \u0027must close\u0027; other businesses \u0027should utilize teleworking as much as possible\u0027 and, where telework is not feasible, \u0027must adhere to social distancing recommendations, enhanced sanitizing practices\u0027; essential businesses \u0027must, to the extent possible, practice social distancing, increase sanitizing of common surfaces\u0027; employees concerned that an employer was not following the guidance were directed to \u0027contact OSHA or the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry\u0027; \u0027Businesses in violation of this order may be charged with a Class 1 misdemeanor.\u0027","sourceUrl":"https://www.doli.virginia.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Frequently-Asked-Questions-Regarding-EO-53.pdf","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20200413120207/https://www.doli.virginia.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Frequently-Asked-Questions-Regarding-EO-53.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":139428,"grade":"primary","character":"guidance_incorporated","description":"","collection":"DUT-VA","url":"/library/DUT-VA-017","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/DUT-VA-017","citation":"Office of the Governor (document hosted by the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry), Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Executive Order Fifty-Three (Apr. 13, 2020) (Ex. DUT-VA-017)","stateName":"Virginia","related":["VA-007","VA-009","VA-004"]}