{"id":"VA-045","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Virginia","state":"VA","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Governor Ralph S. Northam","authority":"Va. Const. art. V, §§ 1 and 7; Va. Code § 2.2-103","instrument":"Executive Directive Number Eighteen (2021)","title":"Ensuring a Safe Work Place","dateIssued":"2021-08-05","effective":"2021-09-01","end":"Until amended or rescinded (in force through 2021 Q3)","startDate":"2021-09-01","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2021Q3"],"types":["VAX","MASK","EMP"],"addressees":["all Executive Branch employees","state contractors who enter the workplace or have public-facing duties","institutions of higher education","executive-branch authorities","Department of Human Resource Management"],"clause":"A. Disclosure of Vaccine Status. All Executive Branch Employees and state contractors who enter the work place or who have public-facing work duties must disclose their vaccine status to the designated agency personnel. B. Weekly Testing. Executive Branch Employees who are not fully vaccinated or who refuse to disclose their current vaccine status... must undergo weekly COVID-19 testing and disclose weekly the results of those tests to the designated agency personnel. C. Mask Requirement. 1. All Executive Branch Employees and state contractors who have not been fully vaccinated must cover their mouth and nose with a mask in accordance with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention while indoors and conducting public business.... This Directive does not apply to Executive Branch Employees or state contractors while they work remotely without in-person contact... This Executive Directive shall be effective September 1, 2021.","enforcement":"DHRM policies and procedures (issued by Aug. 15, 2021); employment conditions for state employees and contract terms for contractors","functions":["WF workforce","HR","PL placements at client (State) sites","CS client site visits (state agencies and universities)"],"notes":"Reaches every private contractor and staffing vendor whose personnel enter State workplaces, and every public college and university\u0027s workforce; recites that the Commonwealth\u0027s policies over the prior 16 months included \u0027expanding telework policies, masking, and social distancing measures\u0027.","sourceUrl":"https://www.governor.virginia.gov/media/governorvirginiagov/executive-actions/ED-18-Ensuring-a-Safe-Work-Place.pdf","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20210805183622/https://www.governor.virginia.gov/media/governorvirginiagov/executive-actions/ED-18-Ensuring-a-Safe-Work-Place.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":290311,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"VA","url":"/library/VA-045","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/VA-045","citation":"Governor Ralph S. Northam, Executive Directive Number Eighteen (2021) (Aug. 5, 2021) (Ex. VA-045)","stateName":"Virginia","related":[]}