The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- District of Columbia
- Level
- State
- Authority
- D.C. Home Rule Act sec. 422; D.C. Act 23-328; Public Health Emergency Authority Additional Extension Emergency Amendment Act of 2020, D.C. Act 23-411 (eff. Oct. 5, 2020); D.C. Official Code 7-2304, 7-2304.01, 7-131 et seq.
- Issued
- 2020-10-07 Oct. 7, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-10-07 (immediately) (read as 2020-10-07)
- End
- 2020-12-31 (extended by MO 2020-127); telework clause modified Nov. 25, 2020 (MO 2020-119) and Dec. 23, 2020 (MO 2020-127) and removed Mar. 22, 2021 (MO 2021-038) (read as 2021-03-31)
- In force
- Oct. 7, 2020 to Mar. 31, 2021
- Quarters
- 2020 Q42021 Q1
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Emergency declarationTelework mandateWorkplace rules
- Addressees
- nonessential non-retail businesses
- District agencies
- the public
- Functions reached
- OF telework clause for every nonessential non-retail business
- EMER predicate through Dec. 31, 2020
- DR outdoor dining fees waived
- Collection
- District of Columbia DC
Operative words
Section IV of Mayor's Order 2020-075 is repealed and replaced with the following language: PHASE TWO NONESSENTIAL NON-RETAIL BUSINESSES 1. Businesses shall have employees and contractors telework to the extent that is consistent with their current business operations. 2. Businesses are encouraged to develop plans to safely return employees and contractors who are telecommuting to their offices, following guidance from the Department of Health... Mayor's Order 2020-080... and Mayor's Order 2020-081... instituted requirements in Phase Two for the wearing of masks in the District of Columbia and to self-quarantine after non-essential travel. Those requirements, and the other requirements in those Orders, remain in effect
Enforcement
D.C. Official Code 7-2307 penalties (sec. VI); 'Guidance issued by the Department of Health and any applicable orders of any regulatory agencies for specific activity... must be followed' (sec. VI.3)
Notes
The telework clause quoted here is the operative office rule from Oct. 7 to Nov. 24, 2020; DC Health's Phase Two guidance and regulatory agencies' orders made mandatory by sec. VI.3
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