{"id":"SEC-25-004","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"New York","state":"NY","metro":"","industry":"25","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"New York State Department of Health and Empire State Development (New York Forward Interim Guidance), under Governor Cuomo\u0027s Executive Orders 202.6, 202.8, 202.16-202.18 and the Phase Two/Three reopening orders","authority":"N.Y. Exec. Law s. 29-a (as amended by ch. 23 of 2020); EO 202.6 and 202.8 (non-essential business closure); EO 202.31 and successors conditioning reopening on \u0027adherence to Department of Health guidance\u0027 (NY-022)","instrument":"Interim Guidance for Media Production During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (as of June 23, 2020)","title":"Interim Guidance for Media Production During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency","dateIssued":"2020-06-22","effective":"2020-06-23 (Phase Two regions; New York City July 6, 2020 with Phase Three) - \u0027When you have read this document, you can affirm at the bottom\u0027","end":"2021-06-15 / 2021-06-25 (industry guidance lifted with EO 202.111 and the rescission of the EO 202 series, NY-057, NY-049)","startDate":"2020-06-23","endDate":"2021-06-15","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2"],"types":["EMP","CAP","MASK","QUAR","TELE"],"addressees":["owners and managers of film, television, music and other media production businesses and their employees, contractors and vendors"],"clause":"For the purpose of this guidance, \u0027media production activities\u0027 encompass all activities undertaken in motion picture, music, television, and streaming productions on set, on location, or at any production or recording site... any activities taking place in offices must operate in accordance with \u0027Interim Guidance for Office-Based Work\u0027...; any activities related to construction must operate in accordance with \u0027Interim Guidance for Construction Activities\u0027...; any activities related to hair and make-up must operate in accordance with \u0027Interim Guidance for Hair Salons and Barbershops\u0027... and \u0027Interim Guidance for Personal Care Services\u0027...; any activities related to food services must operate in accordance with \u0027Interim Guidance for Food Services\u0027...; and any activities related to real estate for locations or property scouting must operate in accordance with \u0027Interim Guidance for Real Estate Services\u0027... These guidelines are minimum requirements only... The Responsible Parties - as defined below - are accountable for adhering to all local, state and federal requirements relative to media production.","enforcement":"Reopening conditioned on affirmation and compliance under the Executive Orders (EO 202.31 et seq.); N.Y. Pub. Health Law s. 12 civil penalties and Exec. Law s. 29-a directives","functions":["FP film, television and commercial production (crew caps, testing, screening, cohorts)","AV staging, lighting and sound","EN performers","HR hiring and screening","OP production offices under office guidance","WF workforce","CB studios, networks and advertisers"],"notes":"The Background section recites EO 202 (Mar. 7, 2020), EO 202.6 (Mar. 20: \u0027directing all non-essential businesses to close in-office personnel functions\u0027), EO 202.16, 202.17 and 202.18 (face coverings), so the document is the State\u0027s own account that media production was closed as non-essential from Mar. 22, 2020 and reopened only under these conditions.","sourceUrl":"https://www.governor.ny.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/MediaProduction_MasterGuidance.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":374551,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"SEC-25","url":"/library/SEC-25-004","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/SEC-25-004","citation":"New York State Department of Health and Empire State Development (New York Forward Interim Guidance), under Governor Cuomo\u0027s Executive Orders 202.6, 202.8, 202.16-202.18 and the Phase Two/Three reopening orders, Interim Guidance for Media Production During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (as of June 23, 2020) (June 22, 2020) (Ex. SEC-25-004)","stateName":"New York","related":["NY-057","NY-049","SEC-25-GM-001","SEC-25-GM-002","SEC-25-GM-058","SEC-25-GM-060","SEC-25-GM-076"]}