The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- District of Columbia
- Level
- State
- Authority
- Protecting Businesses and Workers from COVID-19 acts; Consumer Protection Procedures Act; Mayor's Orders 2020-080, 2020-119, 2021-004 and DC Health guidance for gyms
- Issued
- 2021-02-04 Feb. 4, 2021
- Effective
- 2021-02-04
- End
- compliance obligations 'over the next year' (to Feb. 2022) (read as 2021-09-30)
- In force
- Feb. 4, 2021 to Sept. 30, 2021
- Quarters
- 2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesStanding duty
- Addressees
- specified businesses (gyms and workout studios); by the Attorney General's statement, businesses generally
- Character
- enforcement record
- Collection
- Standing duties: District of Columbia DUT-DC
Operative words
The company must comply with COVID-19 safety measures required by District law and public health guidance. Among other terms, Urban Athletic Club must require everyone inside the gym to wear a mask, require those who are within six feet of each other outdoors during gym activities to wear a mask, and provide masks to all employees.
Penalty
$10,000 penalty paid to the District; additional $10,000 on default; one-year compliance obligation
What it required
Records the $10,000 penalty ('$5,000 to the District within one week of the settlement and another $5,000 within six months') and the consent terms: compliance with 'COVID-19 safety measures required by District law and public health guidance', masks indoors and within six feet outdoors, masks provided to all employees, continued suspension of indoor group classes and of outdoor classes of more than 25 'while the current COVID-19 Order is in effect', compliance 'with all future orders and legislation affecting gyms and workout studios', and an additional $10,000 penalty on default. Character as recorded: enforcement_record (press release; order_penalty layer).
Retrieval noteThe settlement made 'public health guidance' part of the legally required measures the company must follow, the same treatment the orders give DC Health guidance ('must be followed', Exs. DC-029, DC-079; 'are to be treated as lawful regulations', Ex. DC-057).